Sidewalks in Savannah

There is something about the pathways in Savannah that allow you to escape to a time when horses were the means of transportation and when women didn’t smell as good as they do now ( I am guessing, ha). Many of the walkways, especially in the Squares that dot the Historic District have large oak trees with Spanish Moss hanging freely. It is easy to imagine that you’re back in the 1800′s. The horse drawn carriages and historic houses/buildings  help with that mental image. I guess this is part of Savannah’s charm.

The main sidewalks in the city offer little of this old-time’ charm. Usually it is touristy (is that a word) shops accompanied by the smell of horse piss. You have to get off the beaten path a bit to find these ‘trails’. Try the eastern part of town. Washington Square and Warren Square (pictured below) are two of my favorites.

Twilight in Warren Square, Savannah

I am spending more and more time trying to find these simple compositions when I am walking around downtown in Savannah. There is something about taking a photograph that in its simplicity, is beautiful.

This is Warren Square. It is located on Habersham Street. It isn’t a fancy square, it doesn’t have a statue or a fountain, but what it lacks in flair, it makes up for with charm. Aside from the ugly parking garage bordering Warren Square on one side, this is a very picturesque area of Savannah. I sometimes pass through Warren Square in the late afternoon, right before dark. I can usually find people who live in the surrounding blocks out playing with their pups or just relaxing on the benches in Warren Square.

This photograph is an HDR photograph. It was 5 exposures. However, I blended the darkest exposure, the -2, back into the photo pretty heavily. I really hate how people tone map an image and leave it all bright and evenly-lit. Twilight is supposed to be dark, right?