blacks beach 7/14/2022

Open sky and calm ocean, and a low sun out of frame carving shadows in the beach sand. Just off center a sailboat has caught the wind, and a single pelican has as well.

Tight shot of lifeguard tower number 5 in the foreground, with a pale orange sunset coming on behind it. A few people sit watching the ocean, while a kid in a wetsuit carries his skimboard back in.

Tall shot of trees reaching upward in silhouette with the growing sunset creating a color gradient in the bakground, from a mid blue at the top through light blue, yellow, grey, and yellow orange at the bottom.

A soft, flat grey purple sky, and a dark green wedge kite hanging in the wind. The kite's body is striped dark green, green, light green, with a pair of long light green tails whipping in the wind.

Barest whisper of sunset remains, the dark sand sprawling out. To the right, cliffs, house, trees, all black. A sliver of Santa Cruz cutting between the water and sky where some orange light clings to it. The lifeguard tower stand in the center, leaning forward to look into the water.

A tighter shot of the same view of the lifeguard tower, somehow more alive. The Walton lighthouse is visible with its dark green beacon, and the lights of the Boardwalk and city behind it are bright. A single person sits on the lifeguard tower's deck with their feet dangling over the edge.