Beach Blue Hour [Explore] - a photo on Flickriver

Woke up today to frozen water meter in Colorado and morning temperatures in the single digits, so I felt it nice to work on images from a warm sunset on SoCal beaches.

I took this image over five years ago when I lived in San Diego. I loved living there and the friends I was surrounded by, but the lifestyle and the costs began to make less sense as I moved deeper into my retired professional life.

Now, living in rural Southwest Colorado, I enjoy time with my wife and dogs, I've met new friends and neighbors, I can spend as much time exploring nature as I choose, and not have to endure traffic or congestion, nor be hundreds of people deep in every place I want to go. Today was cold; but not horribly so. The lack of water slowed the day's start, but, did not grind my spirit to a halt. I was warmed by my immediate surroundings in our log home, a hot fire, a hotter wife, and some loving animals to keep my heart buoyed. So, here is an image that takes the cool blue tones of post-sunset and merges them with the remaining warm light of the evening, as an homage to how life can be both warm and cool, but always worthwhile.

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#53 ⭐ Jan 20, 2025

Taken in: United States / California / La Jolla (show map)

Taken on: August 28, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, f/11.0, 1.6 sec, 22mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Lens:	TAMRON SP 15-30mm F/2.8 Di VC USD A012
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	1.6
Focal Length:	22mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 14.1.1 (Windows)
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