Charleston Fountains

[Mike Buckley]

These two fountains are in Charleston's Waterfront Park, which is located between the bay and the buildings in the historic district.

[rpcrowe]

They are both nice images but, I love the pineapple effect in #2... Do pineapples have any connection with Charleston?

[Mike Buckley]

Do pineapples have any connection with Charleston?

"Seafaring captains from east coast ports including Charleston, would impale fresh pineapples – souvenirs of their lengthy travels to tropical ports – atop the porch railings of their homes when they returned. It was a symbol then that the man of the house was home – albeit briefly – and receiving visitors. The pineapple is still visible today in the architecture and interior décor at homes throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry as a universal symbol of welcome."

The above is from this website.

[GBO25]

A couple of interesting images. I think though that I would prefer either a much faster shutter speed to freeze the water or (preferably) a longer speed to really give it that silky texture -and hopefully not lose the detail behind the upper part of the fountain in #2.

[John 2]

"Seafaring captains from east coast ports including Charleston, would impale fresh pineapples – souvenirs of their lengthy travels to tropical ports – atop the porch railings of their homes when they returned. It was a symbol then that the man of the house was home – albeit briefly – and receiving visitors. The pineapple is still visible today in the architecture and interior décor at homes throughout the South Carolina Lowcountry as a universal symbol of welcome."

The above is from
this website.

Well you learn something every day Mike. Nice images. I wonder who conceived the pineapple motif for the second one. It is a work of art.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, folks!

I think though that I would prefer either a much faster shutter speed to freeze the water or (preferably) a longer speed to really give it that silky texture

I tried various shutter speeds and preferred the look of these photos. It's all just a matter of personal choice about the overall impression one hopes to achieve. Using more of a milky look produced by a slower shutter speed failed to display the force of the water. Stopping the action produced by a faster shutter speed failed to display the flow of the water. The style presented in these photos displays both the flow and the energy for me and no other shutter speed did that.

[Donald]

They are both very nice images, but the light in the second one, particularly on the trees in the background (both right and left of the waterfall) is just absolutely tremendous. And the sky is wonderful. Beautiful image.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Mike, I like them both but #2 is special for me

[IzzieK]

Me too...my pic is #2 although #1 is strong water...just too strong for me...

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you to Donald, Binnur and Izzie.

#1 is strong water...just too strong for me...

It's likely that my choice to display the scene that way is because I'm being heavily influenced by the sight and sounds of the fountain. It's a loud, noisy fountain, not at all providing sensations of tranquility as in the case of most fountains or the fountain in the second photo. Indeed, the dozen or so water sources powerfully collide in the center and it's that power that I wanted to convey in the photo.

[IzzieK]

Well...you succeeded in conveying that in that power shot...