Los Padres National Forest

For just a few weeks each year around the winter solstice the sun sets behind Pfeiffer Arch such that, when conditions are just right, a light beam shines through the arch, causing an orange glow in the doorway of the arch. This photo was taken just minutes before sunset on a cloudless day when the sun lit the ocean spray hitting a rock, causing a firework-like display. I photographed this scene for over an hour and this was the only spray that looked like fireworks - a slower shutter & luck!