No kink in this chain, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

An anchor chain securing an old battleship to the quay in Baltimore, MD, USA.

Hawsepipes, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

Another ship photo, this time of the lower part of the bow, showing the red hawsepipes on either side.

Watercolor, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

Reflections in the water at Baltimore’s waterfront.

Point of contact, originally uploaded by raoulpop.

Ropes meet at the bow of an old battle ship moored at Baltimore’s waterfront.