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Not easy to shoot in the dark while they are moving!

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Castle Pinckney was a small masonry fortification constructed by the United States government by 1810, in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.[2][3] It was used very briefly as a prisoner-of-war camp (six weeks) and artillery position during the American Civil War. It was named

If you have ever visited Charleston, South Carolina, you may see many of these "earthquake bolts" on the sides of many historic homes and buildings.
Charleston had an earthquake in 1886, the strongest earthquake on the east coast. Many Charlestonian's didn't have the money after the Civil War to repair their homes so they used iron rods with bolts on the ends to pull the homes back together. Most of these bolts are decorative to hide what they actually were used for.

Nikon D7100, Nikkor 18-300mm lens, CPL
ISO 200, F/6.3, 1/2000s

Charles Towne Landing~Charleston, South Carolina

Mount Pleasant/Charleston, South Carolina

Shem Creek~Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

And... a little different perspective.

A little closer zoom.

All the sunrise pictures are also hand held. I had limited time to get them without missing the actual sunrise, so even though I had my tripod with me, I didn't take the time to attach it.

Only editing I did on these Sunrise pictures was to straighten the horizon. All the colors are as seen in the camera.

Shot from Mount Pleasant Memorial Waterfront Park

A fountain near the bay in Charleston, South Carolina.

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Charleston Harbor Resort and Marina, in South Carolina.

More photos of the area in my South Carolina album on Village Photos.

Charleston Bay, South Carolina, taken from Patriot's Point.

More photos of the area in my South Carolina album on Village Photos.