This photo was made from in the water using a camera that has a water housing. It was taken at East Beach in Santa Barbara, CA. A couple things I love about this photo is that this beach doesn't get waves very often...so I felt like it was an early Christmas present that I happened to be there on a day with waves while still having it all to myself. The gray trail of smoke in the sky is from the fires that were going on south of Santa Barbara. And in the very far off distance on the beach you can see the only person in the photo which is my son...making the photo very special to me. Thank you!