Tag:Photoshop

USS Texas

Daily Photo – BB-35 USS Texas

Like the Elissa, the USS Texas is no longer seaworthy. She lies in a berth off the Houston ship channel just north of the San Jacinto battleground where Texas won it’s independence from Mexico. There are plans to make the berth a dry dock but that’s not due to be completed till 2017, so she sits on the mud quietly rusting away.

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Cinderella's Castle

Daily Photo – Cinderella Castle

During the day, Cinderella Castle is a backdrop to the many performances that are staged in front of it. At night, the castle becomes a canvas where Disney’s light artists create a wondrous array of effects. It’s not just the kids that become entranced!

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The Six Pence Pub

Daily Photo – The Six Pence Pub

The Six Pence Pub sits on Bull Street at East Perry Lane in Savannah, Georgia. It’s just a couple of blocks south of Chippewa Square where Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump sat on a bench and narrated his story.

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Harbor Town

Daily Photo – Harbor Town

Harbour Town is a marina/shopping/restaurant area of the Sea Pines zone on Calibogue Sound at the southern end of Hilton Head island, South Carolina. According to their website, the lighthouse was the first privately financed lighthouse built in the USA since the early 1800’s.

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Texaco Station

Daily Photo – Texaco Station

This old Texaco Station sits at the intersection of routes 178 and 303 (Ace Basin Pkwy and Green Pond Hwy) near Green Pond, South Carolina. I spotted it while driving from Charleston to Savannah one day and couldn’t resist framing a shot. Were I passing by again now, I’d probably shoot a bracket for an HDR given the structural qualities of the scene and the tonal range. Just for grins, I decided to remove the yellow from the image and […]

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Flags of Fort Sumter

Daily Photo – Flags of Fort Sumter

The five flags below the current US flag in this image represent the five flags that flew over the fort during the Civil War.

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