Chapter 01 — The Frames · Complete
The full gallery
Every frame worth keeping — the Santa Cruz coast at every hour, from burning sunsets to quiet gray mornings, plus a few detours inland. Click any photo to see it full size.
Red sky over the boardwalk
Ferris wheel in silhouette
Walton Lighthouse, burning sky
Ember light on the shore
The wheel, lit up after dark
Lenticular cloud over the cliff
Dusk on the wet sand
Still water, mirrored lights
Golden hour on the tideline
Magenta over the coaster
Sun through the coaster
Cotton candy sky
Crimson over the bay
Pastel evening on the river
Boardwalk after dark
Blue water on the rocks
Cirrus over an empty beach
Creek in the redwoods
Amanita on the forest floor
Sea foam, Christmas morning
Last light on the water
Silver surf at sunset
Its Beach and the bluffs
Storm light over the rides
Redwoods and open lawn
Dusk from the river mouth
Evening on the wharf
The wharf at last light
Quiet morning, empty sand
Winter foam on the beach
Sundown over the point
Boulders at blue hour
Moonrise over the lights
Soft dusk on the boardwalk
Evening tide, pier lights
Sunrise over the pool
First light on the horizon
Dawn breaking, orange line
Surf against the rocks
The wharf on a clear day
Low sun, long beach
Mushrooms after the rain
Green hills, gray sky
Overcast over the rides
Flat light on the sand
Dune grass at dusk
Winter afternoon, wide beach
Pre-dawn glow
New Year gray
Christmas dusk
Early light, low tide
Pug in the sea foam
Boardwalk lights at blue dusk
Storm clouds over the dawn beach
White surf under drifting clouds
Sea foam blankets the dusk shore
Tiny mushrooms on a mossy log
Scarlet fly agaric among pine needles
Sun glinting off the winter tide
Amber afterglow over the pier
Tidal creek under a grey sky
Fire on the horizon at dawn
Pink dawn above the quiet pool
Orange dawn on a glassy sea
The long wharf under blue sky
Blazing dusk behind the ferris wheel
Sun sinking behind the distant pier
Amber twilight over rolling surf
Crescent moon above the amber horizon
Rose clouds over the bluff houses
Weathered sea caves in the cliff
Tall redwoods against a summer sky
Sun setting behind the roller coaster
Grey sky over the boardwalk rides
Boardwalk mirrored in still water
Pastel dusk over the river trestle
Cirrus streaks over the summer beach
Purple sunset over the glowing boardwalk
Winter sun star over the bay
On the forest floor
Deeper into the forest
Dusk begins over the point
Winter light on the tideline
Late afternoon, winter beach
Sun over the wharf
May dusk over the water
Last light, late May
Summer night on the water
The rocks at nightfall
The sky catches fire
The meadow and the old snag
July night, deep blue
Blue hour, mid-July
The glow after sundown
Early evening, clear sky
The light gets low
Golden hour begins
Gold on the coast
The warmest minute
Fifteen minutes to sundown
Sundown approaches
Last bright light
Orange bloom, evening light
Pink petals at dusk
Red bloom, wide open
A pair in bloom
Deep red, last light
Small blooms in the dusk
Yellow at day’s end
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