Located on East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina, Rainbow Row is a stretch of 13 Georgian-style row homes painted in bright pastels. The area is a must-see for visitors, where architecture, colors, flower boxes wrought-iron accents and balconies combine for a great scene. However, capturing a wide street view all but impossible. Construction dumpsters, vehicles, pedestrians, shadows, and wall signs dash any notion of a clean shot. While doing so research for our visit, I read someone’s opinion that such views are best left to painters who can imagine the view without cars and obstructions. Mine is the shot directly below. Next is a rough raw shot of what we were dealing with and finally, Marcy’s creations. No dumpsters, signs or cars!
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Traffic was light on the morning we visited, so we camped on Bay Street to try and get a good shot.
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More than four hours of work later, Marcy comes up with a clean rendering of Rainbow Row.
I think this one of Marcy’s came out well.
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