Pelicans and Gulls Populate a Pier, Portersville Bay

Brown Pelicans and Seagulls Populate the Remains of a Fishing Pier

on Portersville Bay, near Bayou la Batre, Alabama

These and other birds can be found in the "Fauna" Gallery

Evening Sunrays Illuminate a Shrimp Boat on the Bay

Early Evening Sunrays Illuminate a Shrimp Boat in Portersville Bay, Alabama
This and other such photographs can be found at the gallery, "Elsewhere in Alabama"

Brown Pelican Fishing in Twilight, Portersville Bay

Brown Pelican Fishing at Twilight on Portersville Bay, near Bayou la Batre, Alabama

This and other birds can be found at the "Fauna" Gallery.

Lowland Marsh near Mobile Bay, Theodore, Alabama

On a recent trip down to Bayou la Batre, Alabama, I happily concluded my business errands shortly before sunset with the opportunity to photograph lands and waters along the western side of the Mobile Bay.

My last photograph of the day was made at this lowland marsh, whose waters would slowly become more saline as they moved toward the bay.

A fiery sunset blazes in the western sky and reflects off the marsh's still surface as the air begins to chill, shrugging off the day's warmth.

Lowland Marsh at Sunset near Mobile Bay, Theodore, Alabama

Broken-Down Pier in Arnica Bay, Elberta, Alabama

Broken-Down Pier in Arnica Bay, Elberta, Alabama

A Pier in the Darkness, Bayou la Batre

In resuming a set of photographs from last week, this decrepit fishing pier was actually photographed in much darker conditions than it appears. The light pollution from the towns that surround the Mobile Bay that was reflecting off the low-hanging clouds served to create a different atmosphere in the photograph than I was experiencing.

Pier in the Darkness, Gulf of Mexico, Bayou la Batre, Alabama

Warm Thoughts for a Cold Weekend

You know how I like to remind myself that there will again be warm days in the future? I think about the several days that Anna and I spent at Point Clear, Alabama on the Mobile Bay last summer. And that just about does the trick...until I step out to run and my ears hurt and eyes water from the cold.

Point Clear, Alabama :: Canon AE-1 with Kodak Gold 200