Seeing 2013 (#12)

For your consideration:  the view from Baker Beach, nearing sunset on an autumn afternoon, just beyond the entrance to the Golden Gate. The weather was as splendid as the scenery.

This large tanker steadily, slowly steered its way towards safe harbor; perhaps its home port?  Undoubtedly the crew was anticipating a welcome respite from the unrelenting challenges, perils and ironic confinement of navigating the vast open ocean.

This scene is emblematic of the close of what has been a long, trying week. There have been stretches  of calm and clear steerage . . . and significant intrusions of torrid, harrowing, raging weather. Emergence into warm, soothing sunlight, calm seas and the promise of a safe berth is mouthwatering indeed.

(PS:  happy Arizona Statehood Day [2/14/12] . . . rest assured there are no vistas like this in my home state!)

(Golden Gate) Incoming, #0502-7D; 

© 2013 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: October 13, 2012, Canon 7D; f/10 @ 1/600 sec; —2/3 EV; ISO 320;
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM @ 207mm

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