Wk 4- Cameras Tell Stories

This is Seal Beach, California. I grew up in California and beaches are always something that have been apart of my life. As you can see, even though it was a gloomy day, people still were out and about at the beach. This is the north side of the pier, and many people tend to surf and hang out on this side of the beach.

It’s important that as a community, we focus on keeping our beaches and oceans clean. This picture shows that overall, Seal Beach from afar looks clean and well kept. There are trash cans lined up all through the sand so it’s very easy to throw away any trash that you have or see laying around.

The Seal Beach pier is a place that many locals go to. People like to walk around, enjoy the ocean view, and spend time with family and friends. This is a very popular spot and you can see to the left of the picture that there is a play ground, which means that the area is perfect for all ages. When people are standing on the pier and looking out into the ocean, it’s important that we remember not to throw trash or anything into the ocean. When trash is thrown into the ocean, it can be very dangerous for fish and all other marine life.

Main Street in Seal Beach is definitely a very popular place that many come to. They walk around, and have many different restaurants and dessert places to choose from. There are also small shops that people like to shop at. It’s important that as a community we take care of this street and appreciate everyone who works in the restaurants and shops.

Here is a picture that is taken closer up on the pier. In 2016, the Ruby’s that was located at the very end of the pier burned down. It was a very shocking disaster, especially since the Ruby’s has been on the pier for many years. It’s great to see that people still appreciate and walk to the end of the pier. It’s important that the pier is maintained and in good condition.

This is the south side of the pier. Many people come to this side of the beach as well. Keeping both side of the beach clean is very important because although the pier is dividing the beach into two sides, it’s still all one beach. I would suggest participating in a beach clean up ever so often. It’s a great way to keep our beaches clean. When we have clean beaches, people are able to enjoy their time at Seal Beach.

I chose to tell a story about Seal Beach because it’s a place I have been going to for most of my life. Being from California and growing up in Long Beach, beaches and the oceans are a place where I enjoy going too. I wanted to share the importance of keeping our beaches clean.
I think I did a good job at portraying the beauty of Seal Beach and showing that many people come here to walk on the pier and on Main Street. In my pictures, I was able to get a good view from where I was standing.
I think the image that best represents my story is the first picture. In the picture, it was a really gloomy day and almost started raining. But despite the weather, people still came to the beach and enjoyed their day. This made me realize that many people really do appreciate beaches. And then I started thinking about the importance of keeping our beaches clean so no matter the weather or the day, people can always feel like they have a clean beach to come to.
I don’t think my second picture, the one with the parking lot, is “great”. But I wanted to add it because where I stood to take that picture is spot where people like to sit on benches at look at the ocean. The picture helps me tell my story because it allowed me to show people the different views that people get from sitting at different spots at the beach or on the grass areas around it.
Next time, I would take pictures closer to the water and of surfers. I also wish I went to the very end of the pier.
If I had to do another photo series, I would like to tell a story about animal shelters, adopting dogs, and how abusing animals is a terrible thing.

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