A blue steel bridge on golden concrete piers stretches across turquoise water beneath a cloud-streaked sky.

Where Blue Recedes

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Florida Keys · 2021-08-27

About this piece

A blue steel bridge sweeps diagonally across turquoise water, its repeated concrete piers diminishing toward the distant horizon. Strong sunlight lends the supports a golden warmth and casts angular shadows, while rippled reflections loosen the structure’s precise geometry. The expansive sky gives this study of weight and distance an airy calm.

The story

Late August light gathers on the weathered piers, turning their broad faces gold. Beneath them, small waves break the reflections into wavering strips of blue and amber. A distant boat leaves a pale wake across the open water. The eye follows each support toward the horizon, where the immense crossing narrows to a thread.

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