Harbor Fog

I think I took this picture of the harbor in Monterey in February 2012, or so.

I was standing in a small parking lot near the Junipero Serra statue that overlooks the bay from what is called Lower Presidio.

I think it was about 7:00am.

This is actually a color photograph, but the overcast, the shadows, and the natural colors make it look (almost) like a black and white photo.

I take this beautiful place for granted way too much.

Harbor Illusion

This cluster of boats at anchor

in the Monterey Harbor

makes an appealing composition

in itself,

and they disguise the fact

that the Coast Guard Pier

cuts a horizontal line

through the middle of the photo.

But almost dead center in the frame

is a transport vehicle

that at first glance 

seems out of place.

Taken 30 September 2011.