Palmetto Tree and Crescent Moon – Charleston, South Carolina

This picture of the moon rising over palmetto trees is evocative of the South Carolina state flag. It was taken by Rodger Painter of Gaffney South Carolina on the Isle of Palms in August 2006. Rodger describes taking this beautiful picture: “I was walking at dusk to the beach behind my hotel at the Isle of Palms, when I noticed the crescent moon beyond the palmetto trees. The scene struck me as being reminiscent of the image on our state flag. I had just enough time to shoot the photo hand-held with my Sony Cybershot as passing clouds and darkness intervened.”