New York Harbor View

I took this photo with my camera on August 31, 2013 while riding  ferry from Manhattan to Staten Island. It was a  hot and humid evening of the last day of summer, but still it was a beautiful day. The soft shining of the sun setting down creates an amazing gold reflection on the slightly rippling water surface. The horizon consists of the New Jersey coast line, which separates the picture into two equal parts- the sky and the Harbor.  A sail boat on the left side and the Statue of Liberty on the right  side are almost in the same line with the horizon, which gives the image a good balance. The sky looks pretty clear except for a few cloud flakes. The dominant impression from this picture is  peaceful, tranquil and quite meditative. The reality effect is created by the reflection of the setting sun, the sailing boat, and rippling  Harbor water.