This photograph offers a transition from sea to land. I found this surf shop manager setting out belly-boards painted in colorful abstract designs just as another day at the beach begins. I abstract him by shooting from behind, as well as in shadow. The picture is more about what he is doing than what he may look like. In the background, we see the historic roller coaster at Mission Beach’s famous Belmont Amusement Park, giving this image its sense of place.