Beach during the golden hour

This surfer in Cocoa Beach was catching wave after wave, so I caught several shots of him.

Last week, while searching for Christmasy photos and riding my motorcycle, I stopped to check out the beach. I saw that the waves were providing some fun action for surfers. One of them, also a fellow photographer, noticed my big lens and said he had been out shooting earlier, too. After that strange fog rolled through Brevard County, he said, the surf was about head-high and smooth. I took plenty of shots.

The setting sun makes for golden surf, hence the name of the hour around sunset.

The surfer scoots up on his board.

Gathering an audience.

A skimboarder gets a piece of the action. Skimboarders start on the beach instead in the water.

A beach lounger feeds a gull on Cocoa Beach.

Even for gulls, Cheez-Its are worth fighting over.

Earlier, I stopped at the beach near Patrick Air Force Base and caught this young lady having fun with the crashing surf.

Most of the birds are back from up north, so we're seeing many flocking around Brevard County.

More of the crashing surf.

A surfer off Patrick Air Force Base beach catches a nice wave.

What's that old guy looking at?

After the fog rolled in last week, the weather offshore still was interesting, which is apparent in these golden clouds complete with the pileus formation.

A golden gull during the golden hour.