The Remains of Ladner Pier

Remains of post-Hurricane Katrina fishing pier. Pre-Katrina, it was a nice public fishing pier that extended over 800 feet into the Mississippi Sound, with a boardwalk, railings, weather shelters, 24-hour attendant, and a couple of small buildings near the shore end. People would frequently fish all night long. This is all that was left standing after the hurricane; photo taken 6 months later at sunrise. I was out testing a new 80-400mm lens. The lens was racked most of the way out for this shot, jpg straight from the camera, tripod, no filter, regular matrix metering, Nikon D70s.