Perspectives of a Canadian in the Old/Deep/New/Geographic South: This is where I ramble on about nothing in particular and post a few nice pictures.
Paid a visit to Charles Towne Landing for the first time today. Buried in the middle of the city, it’s a remarkably quiet place with a lot of gorgeous scenery, wide marsh views, native Carolina animals and lots of history.
While I was sitting around waiting for my fellow photowalkers, the person manning the visitor’s center told me an alligator had just swam up to the bridge, so I walked out to get a few photos.
There’s a lot to see and a lot of trails to wander around. Head down to the creek and check out the Adventure, a replica cargo vessel that would have carried cargo to ports up and down the east coast.
There’s also the Animal Forest, where you can see animals native to the Carolinas, including a few bison!
While you’re walking along the trails, keep an eye out to avoid stumbling into things like this
Charles Towne Landing is a gem of a place and definitely worth multiple visits.
These guys are pretty common around the house. This one was a particularly large one.
The photo meetup group was lucky enough to score several invites to the opening bash on Friday for the Red Bull Illume photo exhibit currently on display (through March 27) in Marion Square.
We arrived about an hour before sunset and set about doing the things photographers do.
Being the pollen season, everything was getting washed up a bit before the lighting up took place.
The Red Bull Illume exhibit from a higher vantage point
There were drinks and snacks (provided by Caviar and Bananas) and lots of people hanging out. Then it was time to turn on the lights and show off the photos.
There were some pretty amazing photos in the exhibit. It’s open from 7 – 11 PM until March 28. Definitely worth checking out.
