Photo Opportunities Desired in SC (Page 3): You have to go the The Center for Birds of Pray. North of Charleston. They fly birds of pray, take your telephoto and get ready to take...

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

You have to go the The Center for Birds of Pray. North of Charleston. They fly birds of pray, take your telephoto and get ready to take amazing pictures of owls and hawks as the fly right at you. Also look up the oldest live oak in the US, it is around Edisto Island, while your at Edisto check out botany bay plantation heritage preserve which was just featured in November 2014 issue of National Geographic. The beach is amazing. Also check out the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston , you can walk over it and take photo's of the bridge.

PhotoBiker Loc: Charleston, SC

SoShootMe wrote:

Hi all. My wife and I are wintering in SC just below Charlotte (Fort Mill SC) for a month or month and a half. I am looking for interesting places to visit with my camera as day trips. We like parks and hiking (not too strenuous as we are in our 60s), scenic towns/villages, fun events that may be taking place, open to most anything. Would also be happy to meet up with any photographers in the area.
Thanks for your help.

Hi, I live in Charleston and would like to meet up with you and your wife one day to take you around for photo opportunities. Send me a PM and we can discuss date and place(s) of interest.

Kathy

Retina Loc: Near Charleston,SC

SoShootMe wrote:

Hi all. My wife and I are wintering in SC just below Charlotte (Fort Mill SC) for a month or month and a half. I am looking for interesting places to visit with my camera as day trips. We like parks and hiking (not too strenuous as we are in our 60s), scenic towns/villages, fun events that may be taking place, open to most anything. Would also be happy to meet up with any photographers in the area.
Thanks for your help.

For wetlands with great birds, here are two. The walks are not long or difficult:
Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner (as much or little as you care to walk. The alligators are all sleeping now--not a problem.)
Huntington Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach (easy parking to great bird sites)

Of course, you must know about historic Charleston. Take a horse carriage to get the scope so you will know where you want to walk. Plenty of some of the oldest churches, etc. in North America. SC is full of great places, these are just a few that are relatively easy on the legs.

sirkeys Loc: Hilton Head, SC

Hunting Island state park is very photogenuic and it has a lighthouse too.

ad9mac

We were in Charleston about a year ago.
IMO forget Charleston unless you have at least several days or more. A week better.
Just too much to see. You'll be frustrated at having to leave.
Plan a separate trip .
Charleston is , well, phenomenal. A walk back in time.
Did I mention the food? Oh man!!
Got this photo of the Ravenel bridge w/ ground fog. Thought it was pretty cool.

Ravenel bridge (Cooper River Bridge)

dikh123

Having lived in the Carolinas previously, here are a few destinations I might visit: Charleston, Ashville, Camden, Brattonsville, Charlotte, Kings Mountain, The Grand Strand, The Outer Banks, and perhaps...Paris Mountain. Wishing I was there at the moment! Good shooting!

Way2slk Loc: Bluffton SC

CHG_CANON wrote:

Get up early one morning, maybe a Saturday with a forecast for sun and drive down to Charleston to catch dawn or at least as early in the morning as possible and start at the waterfront (White Point Garden) and work your way through the small streets heading toward Market St. Take the ferry to Ft Sumter as well.

We love living here in Bluffton, and Charleston is our favorite city. Charming if you take the horse drawn carriage around the city. Lots of history. Great photo opportunities.

Way2slk Loc: Bluffton SC

PhotoBiker wrote:

Hi, I live in Charleston and would like to meet up with you and your wife one day to take you around for photo opportunities. Send me a PM and we can discuss date and place(s) of interest.

Kathy

Would love to take you up on that offer. We live in Bluffton in Sun City.

Stephen

Beaker Loc: Raleigh, NC

You are welcome to attend a meeting of the Charlotte Region of the Carolina Nature Photographers Association (CNPA). They will be willing to help you. More information is available at their website: http://www.cnpa-charlotte.org. With over 1300 members, CNPA is one of the largest Nature Photography Organizations in the country.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

CHG_CANON wrote:

Get up early one morning, maybe a Saturday with a forecast for sun and drive down to Charleston to catch dawn or at least as early in the morning as possible and start at the waterfront (White Point Garden) and work your way through the small streets heading toward Market St. Take the ferry to Ft Sumter as well.

Just left Charleston Tuesday after a 4 day visit. There is plenty go see and do, and plenty to photograph. Unfortunately, flowers are not in bloom this time of year, but it's still a beautiful southern city. I agree totally with the above advice. Also, go to eat at Hyman's Seafood on Meeting St. We are just finishing a month long trip to FL with the planned stopover in Charleston on the way home, and Hyman's was the best meal of the trip.

Here are a couple of shots I took. These were quickly processed and are not really "finished" works. They are processed as HDR because I find that HDR is a great way to take shots that have been taken by a million photographers and make them a little different.

HDR of Charleston FD

Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge

Tea Plantation

yellowrallys

Hey, I see you found Rock Hill's new fountain. Right around the corner is Glecairn Garden, which will be getting really nice in the spring. Also a short drive from you is Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden over in Belmont. About 20 minutes from Fort Mill. And actually Savannah is only 4 hrs from you. Riverwalk park is right across the river from you in RH too.

ToniG Loc: South Carolina

Chimney Rock is great for hiking and you can see all the way to Charlotte, NC! Different levels of trails and even one for the kids and it is pet friendly! Great roadside stands to pick up mountain goodies! While you are in the area, drop down to Boiling Springs, SC to Coolies and Strawberry Hill for some fresh farm stuff! BTW, the homemade ice cream at Strawberry Hill is so good! :)

steffro1 Loc: Murrells Inlet, SC

You should start a Travel Office, been to most of these places, Biltmore (incredible), Charleston, kayaked on Lake Lure, been to Chimney Rock! Don't forget Sunset Beach NC, Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State park both in Murrells Inlet SC as well as dining on the marshwalk in MI.

Robert

Elliern wrote:

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SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

In the northern part of South Carolina, there are beautiful mountains and great lakes-- even waterfalls. Start on Hwy. 11 and head west. Take a detour on Hwy. 276 to Caesar's Head, for some really photogenic sights.

Back on Hwy. 11 stop at Table Rock State Park. Farther west you'll see Lakes Jocassee and Keowee. Closer to the Georgia end of Hwy. 11 you'll encounter the very large Lake Hartwell; which includes a large dam, near Hartwell.

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/caesarshead/introduction.aspx

http://www.southcarolinaparks.com/tablerock/tablerock-things.aspx

http://southcarolinaparks.com/lakehartwell/introduction.aspx

Have fun, and be sure to stop at a boiled peanut truck and enjoy the delicacies.

Motels are very scare in the mountains, but you'll find some in Traveler's Rest and in Clemson.

Michael Hartley Loc: Deer Capital of Georgia

THE TREE. On whatever island it's on. Supposedly, the most photographed tree in the country, or world, or something.