Hazy Morning on Ha Long Bay Pillow

This image is of some of the many islands in Ha Long Bay, which is about 150 km east of Hanoi. The bay contains about 2000 islands/islets, nearly all of which are limestone karst formations. These islands rise sharply out of the water, making it very difficult to land on any. The area has been populated for many thousands of years. Today, people live in the bay in floating fishing villages My image was taken in the early morning from a cruise ship, one of the many that ply the waters of the bay. The haze created wonderful layering, defined by the relative distances of the individual islands from my vantage point. The image is almost completely monotone.