Before sunset: Yuigahama-beach (Kamakura)

The sun is sinking steadily, making the sky aglow above the far horizon. Low-hanging masses of gray-blue clouds are tinged by the golden light of the setting sun while drifting quietly in the winter sea breeze. Soon, these dense clusters of clouds will catch the final, fleeting sparkle of the sun to emit their last fiery glow before darkness comes.

As the evening deepens over the quiet seaside, the rhythm of the waves is gently sounding all around and makes me feel the secret beating of the earth. I realize that I am standing alone here at this moment as a minute and illusionary being within the infinite universe.

The calm waves, lighted dully by the setting sun, are washing the sandy shore one after another. The setting sun continues painting the ever-changing tableau of a majestic winter seascape before night's curtain falls finally.