Composition and design can be major challenges when the artist is at the mercy of his subject. The ocean, sky, and daylight are in perpetual flux, requiring constant premeditation of any artist who wishes to capture their beauty. Creativity and visual mastery are prerequisite.

This piece is visually unique. The electric blue foreground and middleground are not the ocean, but wet sand reflecting a darkened twilight sky. Extreme low tides such as this are not common, and they are even less common during magic hour. 

This piece is a museum quality photograph, created and signed by the artist in his Santa Barbara studio.