This photo was taken by Roe Ethridge at Rockaway Beach in 2008 (http://blindspot.com/store/page4.html?edition_id=ethridge_rockaway) 

I have chosen this photo because it looks like a calm, warm, and peaceful place to be. The surfers in the water, the boardwalk, and the lamp post with the seagull on it represents the season of summer. From the numerous amounts of surfers in the water, I visualize a perfect beach day where the waves are not too aggressive or too calm. Overlooking the water in the distance where the sunset meets it, gives me a feeling of hope, determination, and calmness. From the shadows on the boardwalk and the sunset, I assume the day is ending. The colors in the sunset and the ocean bring out the shadow of the lamp post, which makes it seem that the lamp post is in the background and the water and sunset are up close.