A colorful umbrella provides a resting place on a cloudy day at Santa Monica State Beach, California

A colorful umbrella provides a resting place on a cloudy day at Santa Monica State Beach, California
Located just west of Downtown Los Angeles, the 3.5 mile Santa Monica beach is an iconic example of the famed beautiful beaches of Southern California.
The beach sign below has cutouts for the umbrella and the birds so that the colors change depending upon the shade of the sky in the background.
As one of the rarest and most powerful colors in nature, red is particularly important to photographers. With the historic associations between the color red and the emotions of passion and excitement, it’s no surprise that this is a very active color.
In this busy side street, the red umbrella, though partly hidden, draws attention.