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Sacred Ruins
Old Sheldon Church Located outside of Charleston lies ruins from what was originally named Prince William’s Parish Church but known as Sheldon. The first structure was built in the Greek Revival style between 1745 and 1753. The structure was burned by the British Army in 1779, then after being rebuilt in 1826 was burned again […]
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Circa 1885
According to Wikipedia this house is the oldest known house associated with the black community on Edisto Island, SC after the Civil War. It was the home of Henry Hutchinson, who built and operated the first cotton gin owned by a black person on the island from about 1900 to 1920. Henry built this house in 1885 at the time […]
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Tags: 1800's, abandoned, decay, house, photograph, photography, red, tin roof, triptych, windows
Granny’s House
On my way home from a photography outing, I stopped at a place I had been eyeing for years. Maybe I was waiting for time to make it just right. On close inspection I saw some details that I liked. A colorful, granny square afghan hung in one window and lace curtains in others. The […]
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Tags: abandoned, building, HDR, old, photography, window
When arriving at this recent meetup destination I was pleasantly surprised to find more than I had expected. I mean, who knew that just outside of Philadelphia, stood Bryn Athyn Cathedral? … a photographer’s playground! Another pleasant surprise was that two of my friends showed up and we had fun shooting together (at times). Surrounded […]
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Tags: alter, arches, Bryn Athyn Cathedral, cathedral, digital photography, gothic, Huntingdon Valley, PA, philadelphia, photography, romanesque, tower
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