Two shots, same spot, a north side view of the aforementioned Houston Street pier, in different seasons - although probably at the same hour of the day. 

The first shot was taken in late October, or early November, right after Oprah, when once Daylight Savings Time switched, it would be dark before 5PM.

The grey one, while appearing chilly, was in fact, taken in the late spring, almost summer, after one of those short sudden showers of May. There are two party boats docked - one strictly gay and tres disco, the other blasting Latin for blacks and hispanics in samba dresses and business suits - in front of the Con Edison tug, a clear sign of the long, hot summer to come.