Duck Pedal Boat on Kayseri Causeway at Dusk

Steel-blue ambient light washes over a wind-swept causeway near Kayseri, where a yellow pedal boat shaped like a duck rests on the still water. Heavy overcast skies press low, diffusing the glow of distant city lights that begin to puncture the gray horizon. The dry season leaves the surrounding earth dusty and sparse, against the smooth, wet surface of the pond. Ripples spread from the boat's hull, creating subtle distortions in the reflection of the fading sky. A long concrete barrier runs parallel to the water, its straight edges guiding toward the soft, glowing points of the city in the distance. at the edge is the sharp, dark silhouette of the boat's head against the pale, shimmering water line.