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Wymberley Jones DeRenne monument

An Egyptomaniacal monument of a bibliophile in Savannah’s Bonaventure Cemetery.

Posted bygsb03632January 17, 2022January 17, 2022Posted inAmerican funerary portraits, cemeteries, Confederate, photography, U.S. Civil WarTags: Bonaventure Cemetery, D. Glaysker, Egyptian Revival, Egyptomania, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Roman Bronze Works, Savannah GA2 Comments on Wymberley Jones DeRenne monument

Oldest house in the world

No, it’s not the oldest house in the world, or even in European-settled America, but they’d like you to THINK it is!

Posted bygsb03632January 13, 2022Posted inarchitecture, landscape architecture, photographyTags: coquina, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Spanish moss, St. Augustine FL, Tovar HouseLeave a comment on Oldest house in the world

#Confederate

#Confederate: very up-to-date symbolism!

Posted bygsb03632January 10, 2022Posted incemeteries, ceramics, Confederate, photography, U.S. Civil WarTags: Bonaventure Cemetery, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Savannah GA2 Comments on #Confederate

Shell game

A double shell monument offers an opportunity for a brief survey of infant funerary commemoration strategies.

Posted bygsb03632January 9, 2022January 11, 2022Posted inAmerican funerary portraits, cemeteries, photographyTags: baby on the half shell, Bonaventure Cemetery, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Savannah GALeave a comment on Shell game

Savannah Cotton Exchange

Absolutely exceptional terracotta revetments decorate the Savannah Cotton Exchange.

Posted bygsb03632January 5, 2022Posted inarchitecture, photography, public artTags: École des Beaux Artes, Corinthian capital, cotton, Neoclassical, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Richardsonian romanesque, Savannah Cotton Exchange, Savannah GA, terracotta, William G. PrestonLeave a comment on Savannah Cotton Exchange

De Soto terracotta

A stunning architectural terracotta from Preston’s Hotel De Soto (1890) brightens the lobby of the 1968 replacement building.

Posted bygsb03632January 3, 2022January 3, 2022Posted inarchitecture, ceramics, photography, public artTags: DeSoto Hotel, iPhone XS, Savannah GA, Sorrel-Weed House, terracotta, William G. PrestonLeave a comment on De Soto terracotta

Gracie Watson funerary portrait

One of the top-10 funerary portraits in the USA.

Posted bygsb03632January 3, 2022January 3, 2022Posted inAmerican funerary portraits, cemeteries, photographyTags: Bonaventure Cemetery, cradle-grave, funerary portrait, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Savannah GALeave a comment on Gracie Watson funerary portrait

Midday in the garden of evil and good

Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, lends itself to moody, gothic images.

Posted bygsb03632January 1, 2022January 1, 2022Posted inarchitecture, cemeteries, photography, RomanticismTags: Bonaventure Cemetery, gothic, Jack Leigh, John Berendt, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, Romanticism, Savannah GA, Sylvia Shaw JudsonLeave a comment on Midday in the garden of evil and good

Wax myrtle

Bayberry in Nags Head!

Posted bygsb03632December 17, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: bayberry, Jockeys Ridge State Park, Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Wax myrtle

Roanoke Island beach

Sunstar over Roanoke Island!

Posted bygsb03632December 16, 2021December 17, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Roanoke IslandLeave a comment on Roanoke Island beach

NEPA atmospherics, December 2021

Snowfall in the upper atmosphere during a lovely, if momentary, cirrus cloud display today.

Posted bygsb03632December 14, 2021Posted inphotographyTags: atmospherics, cirrus clouds, NEPA, Nikkor Z 20 mm f/1.8, Nikon Z 7ii, Northeastern PennsylvaniaLeave a comment on NEPA atmospherics, December 2021

Nags Head Pizza sunset

A happy coincidence of good restaurant with good sunset views.

Posted bygsb03632December 14, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, sunsetTags: Nags Head, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, U.S. Highway 641 Comment on Nags Head Pizza sunset

Evening patrol

Pelicans! With an after-credits scene. Take that, Captain America!

Posted bygsb03632December 13, 2021Posted inautumn, OBX, photography, seashore, sunsetTags: Hatteras, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon D3400, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Evening patrol

30 seconds over Nags Head

An edited 30-second exposure offers a Nags Head dreamscape.

Posted bygsb03632December 12, 2021Posted inastrophotography, OBX, photography, seashoreTags: moon, Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, Orton EffectLeave a comment on 30 seconds over Nags Head

Storm gull

A lazy gull made for a good protagonist in some storm photos.

Posted bygsb03632December 12, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: gull, Nags Head, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, storm photographyLeave a comment on Storm gull

Mattamuskeet mystic glow

A stand of attractive cypresses is an obligatory pilgrimage site for OBX photographers.

Posted bygsb03632December 10, 2021Posted inOBX, photographyTags: Eve Turek, Lake Mattamuskeet, Nikkor Z 24-200 mm f/4-6.3, Nikon Z 7ii, OBXLeave a comment on Mattamuskeet mystic glow

Trawley sunrise

Trawling at sun-up.

Posted bygsb03632December 9, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 70-200 mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, trawlerLeave a comment on Trawley sunrise

Opportunistic friends

You’d have to like birds to be a fisherman.

Posted bygsb03632December 9, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashoreTags: Nags Head, Nikkor 200-500 mm f/5.6, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, trawlerLeave a comment on Opportunistic friends

Partire è un po’ morire

To part is to die, a little . . . .

Posted bygsb03632December 8, 2021Posted inOBX, photography, seashore, sunriseTags: Edmond Haracourt, iPhone, Nags Head, OBX, preemptive nostalgiaLeave a comment on Partire è un po’ morire

Howard Street redux

Ocracoke at Thanksgiving! Art and fine Mexican food.

Posted bygsb03632December 7, 2021Posted inphotography, autumn, OBXTags: Eduardo's, Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8, Nikon Z 7ii, OBX, OcracokeLeave a comment on Howard Street redux

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