I placed the end of the Imperial Beach Pier in the upper left hand corner of this image, and then waited for someone to enter the lower right hand corner to give me a diagonally organized image. I was able to shoot numerous figures moving through that lower corner, but the body language of this surfer on his way home best told the story I was looking for. I wanted an image that summed up the end of a surfer’s day, and the body language of this person – head tilted forward, one arm wrapped around the board and the other handing before him – perfectly matched my intentions. The landmark restaurant at the end of the pier identifies the locale, while the pattern of broken clouds floating over a pink sky underscore the end of this surfer’s day.