Bridge to Paradise
by Maryanne Keeling
Title
Bridge to Paradise
Artist
Maryanne Keeling
Medium
Photograph - Fine Art Prints, Canvas, And Metal, Photography And Prints From Original Paintings
Description
As the sun sinks low over the harbor and river, the Ravenel Bridge takes on a magical quality. Its two soaring diamond-shaped towers — each rising roughly 575 feet above the water
— glow softly in the fading light, their sleek lines and cables striking against the warm, golden-to-pink hues of the sky. Below them, the bridge’s 1,546-foot main span arches gracefully over the water, creating a long, elegant silhouette that seems to float between sky and sea. As twilight deepens, lights along the bridge begin to twinkle. The contrast between the sturdy modern structure and the soft, changing colors of sky and water creates a sense of calm grandeur: functional yet poetic — a bridge, a view, a moment.
The Ravenel Bridge is truly a marvelous structure crossing Charleston Harbor into historic, downtown Charleston. I am captured by its grandeur each and every time I cross it, and for me, it is truly "a bridge to paradise"...I love the destinations on both sides of it.
This image was a 2024 International Competition finalist.
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December 9th, 2025
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Comments (7)
Neli Stoyanova
Congratulations on being featured on the home page of the FAA Group “Everything Sunset.” I am proud to display and promote your talents. Please post your featured image in the group's discussion thread so it remains available for viewing in the group.
John Kirkland
Your work deserves to be showcased in the Charleston South Carolina group and has been FEATURED on the homepage. Please consider adding this work to the "2025 - OCT-NOV-DEC - Home Page Feature History" active discussion thread. (l/f 12-10-2025)
Allison Griffin
Congratulations! Your artwork/image has been featured on the homepage of the group, FOR THE ART OF IT!!! Please further promote it in the group discussion threads and support your fellow artists there. Great work! Again, congratulations on your homepage feature!
Steve Rich
Your work deserves to be FEATURED in the "South Carolina” group. Please consider adding your photo to the "Feature Work, South Carolina 2025" active discussion thread. (l/f on 12-9-2025)
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