Harbor lights at night

This post is just to get in a few of the shots I took as the dive boat came back into Long Beach on Saturday evening.

I liked the way the sea wall made a dividing line between the water and the sky.

Looking back toward the mouth of the harbor.

The sunset was amazing that day and the whole port just glowed.

This is the Gerald Desmond Bridge. Poor thing. It is not as famous as its neighbor, the Vincent Thomas, which is one of my favorite bridges.

Normally this bridge doesn't do much for me visually. But seeing it from this angle for the first time, I had a new appreciation for it.

Cranes and cargo ships operate around the clock at the Port of Long Beach, the second-busiest port in the country.

Someone once told me that George Lucas modeled the walker things in Star Wars on cranes like these. I am not sure that is true, but I can see why it might be.

One of the old port buildings very close to Queen's Wharf, where we docked. Some of the buildings of downtown Long Beach are in the background.

That Vincent Thomas is a nice looking bridge

I have this fascination with the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro.

I think this is one of the nicest looking bridges. I like the shape, the arc, the columns, the color... I just like this bridge. As far as bridges go, I think this is an underrated bridge.

Here is a straight shot of Vinnie (I feel I know the bridge well enough to be so familiar.) I got this shot off google images.

It's a nice bridge isn't it?
It's even better at night since they added some funky blue lights along top of the cables. It's deepened my infatuation with the bridge and I keep trying to take photos of it at night, as the car is moving.

I think I have a problem. I like this bridge too much.

But I did get this cool shot last week as I was driving westbound on the bridge away from Long Beach.