Cold Spring Harbor

I was on my way to my astronomy meeting when I drove through Cold Spring Harbor. I saw the orange patch of light in the sky and saw it reflected off the water, so I stopped to investigate. I thought I would find a kind of traditional seascape when I walked out to the dock. Instead I noticed that the wooden railings around the dock were illuminated by spotlights. That seemed to be an important part of the composition - a "something else" part of the photograph. So I walked along until I found an only partially illuminated section, and I composed the image around this feature.