Lifeguard Tower on the beach flying an American flag two children and clear sky

1st Day of Summer

Panorama beach scene of Lifeguard Tower flying an American flag. Manhattan Beach, CA view North of a lifeguard tower on a wide sandy beach with the ocean (Santa Monica Bay) two children playing, seagulls, blue sky and a row beachfront houses.

'1st Day of Summer'

On this nice sunny day I went down to the beach to see if there were any images around. As I drove along checking things out, the First Street (Neptune) Lifeguard tower in Manhattan Beach, CA caught my eye.

I stopped, watched for several minutes to confirm I saw what I thought I saw and decided to 'go for it'! I got out my 8ft ladder and took it down onto the beach just South of the tower, then I set up my Fuji 617 Panorama camera, composed my image, loaded a roll of film (4 shots on 120 roll) and waited for things to come together. The two kids came into the scene, the flag waived and I clicked the shutter!