Do As I Do..Not As I Say.
The best way to learn is by doing.
That's not a famous quote.
Just something I happen to believe.
Shem Creek has a new long, long boardwalk that let's you walk out to where the shrimp boats (trawlers) leave the creek and enter the harbor.
My buddy Ron was down from Chicago and we spent a few days walking around with our matching
Canon S90 digital cameras.
I stress they are identical. But, Ron's pictures look better than mine.
The panoramic shot of the creek was taken by Ron.
I could have taken the same 4-5 shots and then stitched them together seamlessly.
But I don't have the program he had downloaded into his camera that puts it all together. He told me what program to get and I will.
We both shot these oddly-shaped trees during a Sunday walk on King Street. His shows the shadows better.
I really like the way I caught the flags back-lighted.
They seem to glow.
Ron kept walking and didn't shoot this one.
He had his eye on something up ahead that was small and he crouched down to get an extreme closeup.
Photographers do that all the time.
I started to point back at the
Fulton Five restaurant facade but the sun had gone behind a cloud.
Meh. With the dramatic lighting gone, it didn't look that great.
We continued walking.
The glasses stacked behind the bar at
Leaf restaurant on Beaufain Street were shiny and glistening..
We had stopped and found the Sunday brunch was available for another half hour.
When Ron got his meal, he took some pictures with his camera looking though his glass of water.
The distortion was profound.
My meal was great.
Ron didn't take a picture of his food.
That's something we bloggers do.
Ron doesn't blog.
So that's how the week went.
He would shoot something and usually I'd admire it.
Then we'd discuss how he did it and I would give it a shot.
Or, he liked one of mine and would give it a try.
His usually looked better.
Sigh.
(Click on the photos for more detail.)
Labels: 2nd Sunday on King Street, Fulton Five, Italian flag, Leaf, Please click http://photo.meetup.com/687., Shem Creek
NEW.....at least to me.
Even back when I had a small boat, I never ventured out to the end of Shem Creek.
Now I see what it looks like where it enters the harbor.
The new wooden walkway was quite a sight to see.
And, being able to walk out to the end of the dock.
Nice going county/city/town government.
Good use of government funds.
I had a guest down from Chicago and this was on my list of things to see and do.
We're photographers (we each have a Canon S90) and were there as sunset approached.
It was the night before the Super Moon was to rise, so the tide was exceptionally high.
As an added bonus, a kayak instructor/guide was weaving in and out of the swollen marsh with a group of newbies.
They added a touch of color and symmetry.
And were kind enough NOT to mug for the cameras. Charleston politeness.
Everywhere we looked, there was another scenic view.
Palmettos at sunset.
High tide lapping at the edge of the shore where it usually did not reach.
A chef in his white apron, standing on the bank outside Vickery's, having a smoke.
Wait, I didn't snap that one.
Photographers are advised to look around while shooting.
Turning my back to the sunset, I caught a preview of the rising Super Moon projected for the next evening.
Sunrises, sunsets and even new full moons usually are complemented with the proper mix of clouds.
This was a good example of Mother Nature really showing off.
And, her big show was still a day away.
Think we'll head over to the pier at Folly Beach for that special event.
(Click on the photo for more details.)
I am amazed whenever I thiink about digital photos.
It's all created with
1s and
0s.
Yikes.
Labels: digital photos, extra high tides, Fishing pier at Folly Beach, new boardwalk, Shem Creek, Super Moon, Vickery's
Photos At Night...
It takes light to make pictures.
Well, yes and no.
I was out at Shem Creek a few days ago and the sunset was disappointing.
A storm front had pushed through and there was a little thunder and some rain but mainly it was cloudy.
Scratch the
sunset-at-Shem-Creek idea.
But a visiting friend picked up his camera about an hour later and said
"Time to take some pictures."
He is really good at night photography and we have exactly the same Canon small digital camera.
I was ready for an instant tutorial.
Yikes.
With a "slow" ISO (film speed) of only 80, we took these shots IN THE DARK at f/8.0 for 15 seconds.
We did not have tripods with us but the dock area had plenty of posts and benches and even the pier deck as support for the long exposures.
One group apologized when they realized they had walked past my camera while I was taking a picture.
"No problem," I said.
"It's a time shot and as long as you kept moving, you would not appear in the picture."They didn't.
(Click on the images -twice - for more details of what the Canon S90 can do. Thanks.)
Labels: digital Canon S90., f/stops, night photos, Shem Creek, shrimp trawlers, sunset. long exposure, Vickerey's
The best way to learn is by doing.
I could have taken the same 4-5 shots and then stitched them together seamlessly. 
I really like the way I caught the flags back-lighted. 
My meal was great.
