Last Light - First Moon

35mm color film photography on smooth fine art paper.

27x37"

Limited edition 1 of 100.

This evocative photograph features a slender crescent moon hanging over the Pacific Ocean, captured from the iconic Sloat Boulevard parking lot at Ocean Beach. Taken in the autumn of 1978, the image showcases a perfect color gradient—from the deep, ink-blue of the upper atmosphere to a warm, glowing amber hugging the horizon.  It captures the brief, hushed transition between sunset and nightfall. A thin crescent moon hangs high above the Pacific, while the sky fades from deep indigo to warm amber at the horizon. The ocean below is calm and dark, grounding the composition in stillness and scale.

Shot on vintage film with a classic Nikon F, the natural grain adds an authentic, nostalgic texture that modern digital photography can't replicate. It is more than just a landscape; it’s a preserved moment of calm, transition, and the infinite horizon of the California coast.

This is a print on art paper floating over a 3" mat with a wood frame.