December 7, 2014

Night of 1000 Candles Dec 2014

Every year, Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina has an event called “Night of 1000 Candles”. It runs over several weekends, and is a popular holiday event in our area. The gardens were once part of an estate owned by the founder of the A&P grocery store chain. The estate was formed by the purchase of three defunct rice plantations, and is relatively undeveloped. There is a zoo, statue and flower gardens, and a river ride. Across the street from the gardens is Huntington State Park, which was also once part of the estate. It has a very nice, large beach area, and several places you can walk on boardwalks into the marsh area and see the wildlife.
I took these pictures using a pocket digital camera, rather than use my phone. I thought it would give me a little better control of the results. A couple of potentially good shots failed to deliver, so I think next year, it’s back to the DLSR body. Hope you like what I got. Double click on the thumbnails to get the full sized photo. All rights reserved by the photographer.