A heavily corroded, mushroom-shaped bollard dominates the foreground, its surface a texture of flaking orange rust and peeling white paint. Thick, weathered hawsers are coiled tightly around the metal base, their frayed gray fibers stretching upward out of the frame against the soft focus of the background. A wide aperture blurs the yellow and black safety curb behind the mooring, isolating the gritty details of the iron and rope. Beyond the concrete pier, the dark harbor water reflects the warm, amber hues of early morning sunlight.