"EYE IN THE SKY" - Newport Beach, CA

There’s a rhythm to coastal life that’s hard to articulate unless you’ve sat in the lineup and watched the sun disappear behind the horizon.  It’s not about the waves anymore—it’s about being there as the day exhales. And then there's the bird—gliding directly across the sun. It wasn’t planned, it wasn’t posed. It just happened. That kind of timing feels like a wink from the universe. A moment of synchronicity that reminds you: you were exactly where you needed to be. The air was thick, the kind that filters noise and turns it into softness. The whole beach seemed to quiet itself as the sun dropped.