Gulf Coast Fishing A fishing trawler heads out to sea from Houston area port.
It's funny you how perspective can change depending on your point of view. I'm talking literally here but that statement applies psychologically as well. This photo was taken at the same time as yesterday's Lego Land Houston, except this is the opposite direction. Yesterday's post was of the Bayport Container Terminal, Port of Houston Authority. And yet, just a short distance away, in the opposite direction, the appearance of peace and tranquility. From the photo, you wouldn't know that these guys are just a 1/2 mile from the Houston Port Authority (see the previous pic on my timeline prior to this one). These four guys were just out doing some morning fishing. Beyond them you can see the channel and the ocean beyond. The overcast sky gave way to fog and haze in the background.
A view across Galveston Bay and just some of the many industrial refineries that sprawl across the landscape east of Houston. Fred Hartman Bridge can be seen to the left. This was shortly after sunrise on an overcast day, with the sunlight straining through the clouds and reflecting off the water. We drove by several refineries and the air was thick with the acrid smell of chemicals. They call oil "black gold" and this is definitely oil country. While I don't usually apply heavy processing to my photos I thought the editing here captured the smell in the air as well as that "black gold" focus.
