South Carolina and all of its natives are no stranger to the sun. Sometimes we would like for it not to shine so brightly, but when we’re without it for a few days we find ourselves looking for that beautiful brilliant ball. Many of us have a love/hate relationship with the sun, but I have something special for you. Below you are going to find 13 times when the sun kissed South Carolina and made it blush so furiously that it became the most beautiful place on Earth.

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Delk Haigler Photography/FB South Carolina’s sun caught in Delk’s crystal ball.

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Jim Crotty/Flicker Jim Crotty caught this hazy sun as it climbed over the saltwater marsh in Hilton Head. It makes for a very ethereal type landscape.

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PROAngi English/Flickr “Good Morning” shows what the sun can do for SC landscape. Look at the glow it gives.

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Nancy Anne L. Merolle/Flickr The artist said this was taken on a cold morning on a golf course in Myrtle Beach. The sun makes it look hauntingly beautiful.

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Jim Crotty/FB “Blessed in Morning Light” was captured by Jim Crotty who has a way with a camera.

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Alistair Nicol/Flickr “Brilliant”. The photographer caught what I have seen many times before in the Lowcountry. When you see the sun break like this it makes your heart sing and your own smile shines as bright.

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Alistair Nicol/Flickr The artist has named this “Reflection”. It was taken at Botany Bay .

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Strange Tea Party/FB The owner of Strange Tea Party, Crystal, finds beauty in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. She is an artist and her camera is an extension of herself as you can see her. She has caught the sun as it just comes over this cotton field.

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Alistair Nicol/Flickr Ah, when the sun just starts to break the barrier between and reaches its fingers over the land, you find scenery like this. The artist has named it “Mirror Marsh”, but it’s just absolutely magical.

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Lori Bee/Flickr “Good Morning from Bluffton” is what the artist named this picture and it does look like it’s going to be just that…a good morning. When the sun looks like this it makes you want to sit outside and watch for a while and listen to the birds sing. They always sing when the days begin like this. Taken at Sunset Bay.

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Scott Kublin/Flickr Mr. Scott Kublin just happened to be in the right place when he caught this amazing sunset which he named, “Million Dollar Sunsets” on Kiawah Island.

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Delk Haigler Photography/FB Look at what the sun can do even as it peeps through the branches of this gorgeous tree. Magic…it’s all definitely magic.

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Shelby Mash/Flickr “You are the flower to my garden and the sun in my sky.” Those are the words that Shelby has under this picture she captured.

We are truly lucky to live in South Carolina because we get to see these beautiful sights year round. There are some places that don’t get sunlight like we do. And, you can hate it if you like, but you know -just like I do- that there are times when you hold your face to that sun and soak in all that it is into you. The sun has a lot of attributes. It helps us make vitamin D, it can relax us, destress us, and even make our landscape magical.

Delk Haigler Photography/FB

South Carolina’s sun caught in Delk’s crystal ball.

Jim Crotty/Flicker

Jim Crotty caught this hazy sun as it climbed over the saltwater marsh in Hilton Head. It makes for a very ethereal type landscape.

PROAngi English/Flickr

“Good Morning” shows what the sun can do for SC landscape. Look at the glow it gives.

Nancy Anne L. Merolle/Flickr

The artist said this was taken on a cold morning on a golf course in Myrtle Beach. The sun makes it look hauntingly beautiful.

Jim Crotty/FB

“Blessed in Morning Light” was captured by Jim Crotty who has a way with a camera.

Alistair Nicol/Flickr

“Brilliant”. The photographer caught what I have seen many times before in the Lowcountry. When you see the sun break like this it makes your heart sing and your own smile shines as bright.

The artist has named this “Reflection”. It was taken at Botany Bay .

Strange Tea Party/FB

The owner of Strange Tea Party, Crystal, finds beauty in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. She is an artist and her camera is an extension of herself as you can see her. She has caught the sun as it just comes over this cotton field.

Ah, when the sun just starts to break the barrier between and reaches its fingers over the land, you find scenery like this. The artist has named it “Mirror Marsh”, but it’s just absolutely magical.

Lori Bee/Flickr

“Good Morning from Bluffton” is what the artist named this picture and it does look like it’s going to be just that…a good morning. When the sun looks like this it makes you want to sit outside and watch for a while and listen to the birds sing. They always sing when the days begin like this. Taken at Sunset Bay.

Scott Kublin/Flickr

Mr. Scott Kublin just happened to be in the right place when he caught this amazing sunset which he named, “Million Dollar Sunsets” on Kiawah Island.

Look at what the sun can do even as it peeps through the branches of this gorgeous tree. Magic…it’s all definitely magic.

Shelby Mash/Flickr

“You are the flower to my garden and the sun in my sky.” Those are the words that Shelby has under this picture she captured.

So, guys, what do you say? Did you enjoy the gallery above? Do you have a photograph in which the sun lights up the landscape of South Carolina and want to share it with us? If you do, please put it in the comments below or you can send it to us at: submit-sc@gmail.com. Remember, that we do reader articles of submitted photographs as well so if you would like to be featured there you can also submit your photo to the same e-mail address above with name, photograph, a link to said photograph, and a resolution of 800×600 or better.

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