Pilot Photographer Doug Zimmerman traveled to the...

Pilot Photographer Doug Zimmerman traveled to the Balboa Pier looking

for a photo that depicted the clear, warm weather Newport-Mesa had

been experiencing.

Originally, Doug had another idea for a photo to shoot on the

pier, but it didn’t come together as he had hoped. He spied a couple

watching the sun set over Catalina Island from a lifeguard tower near

Balboa Pier and maneuvered to frame them against the setting sun with

a 300-millimeter lens. A few moments after the sun set over the

horizon -- which left the sky ablaze with color -- Doug had a

silhouette of the couple. He also had a front page photo, which ran

Thursday.