the old wooden slipways before and after the October storm

Fredriksvern Verft in Stavern, Norway is a park that used to be a naval base from the 1700s. they built their own ships on the premises and 3 of the original wooden planked slipways used to launch them are still in tact though they don't get much use. usually only the lowest part of the slipway is under water and the little surf there is from the protected waters of the sound would wash partway up, bringing seaweed and such that dries on the sun- and salt bleached planks

but on October 26th there was a storm and the water reached all the way up to the sheds where the boats were once built. the trick was to get to a place where i could take this shot.

the slipways got a rare soaking making them dark and shiny. the storm surf had washed away virtually all the dried seaweed but while the wind and surf eventually receded the next day's rain placed some autumn leaves along the edges of the slippery planks.