The image that was captured in this photo is not what I had imagined I was taking in the moment. I had expected something brighter and harsher with maybe some strong rays of light that washed out left side of the view as the morning sun came up around the houses perched on the cliff. But the sun was held back just enough to create a much softer faded image, an image that looks like it could have pulled out from a special box covered in dust to show the children the beauty of the California coast decades ago. Although the morning for me felt crisp, bright, and active, just this one trick of the light changed the moment I captured to one of gentle, pleasantly friendly nostalgia.