The Christmas season is wonderful time to visit Laguna Beach. The evening air is crisp, shops and restaruants glow with festive lights, the crowds are fewer and the photographic possibilities, countless. We also enjoy this season because the sun sets early, allowing us ample time to enjoy a cup of eggnog and a warm fire. Winter sunsets can offer some of the most dramatic lighting, as evidenced by this image. Often, I deliberately exclude buildings from my landscape photos. In this instance, however, the brightly lit gazebo actually completes the image and adds a seasonal element