Weekly Photo Challenge: Extra, Extra

This week’s photo challenge asks us to “share a photo that has a little something extra: an unexpected visitor, or a tranquil landscape with a splash of color.”

While photographing the Venice Beach Pier reflection on the wet sand, I caught a lone surfer on the background.

While photographing the Venice Beach Pier reflection on the wet sand, I caught a lone surfer on the background.

A woman holding red balloons walks right into the frame of my shot of "Urban Lights" at LACMA, LA.

A woman holding red balloons walks right into the frame of my shot of “Urban Lights” at LACMA, LA.

Sailboats peak through the thick fog covering the Santa Monica Bay, CA.

Sailboats peak through the thick fog covering the Santa Monica Bay, CA.