This beautiful entry, which we call Man Versus Nature in Red Hook, comes courtesy of the flickr photostream of one of our favorite local photogs, Sonja Shield.

“The huge concrete blocks in the multi-acre site at the corner of Columbia and Halleck streets trace the outlines of its former industrial use,” she writes. “Now, tall reeds and marshland have asserted themselves. Stands of reeds sprout between concrete and metal pilings. Sea birds alight on the small marshy pond in the middle of the shipyard. The concrete blocks have become museum walls for some of the best graffiti artists in the city.”

Shield has added an entire “Red Hook Marshlands” set.

Catch the vista while you can. The Ikea Red Hook site is just across the way.