The plan: sunset photos at Huntington Beach pier. Bring the tripod. And the zoom lens. Because I’m getting lazy and sticking to my 35mm lens for every occasion.

Reality: it was windy as fuck on the pier. The tripod shook with every gust. Even more with the hefty zoom lens attached. 

While other sunset watching pier dwellers focused on the horizon, I looked around. And then down. Long shadows formed on the beach below. Falling across people completely oblivious to what I could see from up above them. 

A few surfers were still catching their last few waves of the day, but most were walking across the beach to pack up for the day. The surfboards looked impossibly large to me. And they carried them so easily. Is that what I look like carrying my tripod? 

Taken on 16 August, 2019 in Huntington Beach, California.

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