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Have you seen the Huntington Beach Pier when it lights up with an outer glow? No? Well the camera doesn't lie...but the picture can be manipulated to create an illusion or different perspective and attitude.

The Huntington Beach Pier is the top recognizable icon, according to tourism studies performed in Huntington Beach. The pier can represent fun, color because of its glowing red-domed restaurant, and from a distance it is recognizable for its prominent horizontal shape.

When visiting Huntington Beach on vacation or business, be sure to step outside your hotel at the Hilton or Hyatt and wander just a few short blocks (four or five) along the paved sand path to the pier. It will take approx. 10 - 15 minutes walking, or a minute riding a bike or driving a car.

The Huntington Beach Pier was first built in the early 1900's but has been knocked down by fierce storms numerous times. The current pier was the first constructed with an engineering process to withstand what other reincarnations could not.

About Huntington Beach: Huntington Beach, California is located in Orange County with San Diego County to the south, Los Angeles County to the north, and borders Riverside County to the east. 40 miles of beach (8.5 of them in Huntington Beach, or roughly 20 percent) include half a dozen beach communities and 34 cities. Claims to fame: John Wayne, the county that became bankrupt, Richard Nixon Library, The OC, MTV Laguna Beach, Sunset Beach soap and a heck of a lot more. Huntington Beach has close to 200,000 population. The climate is mild and seldom reaches freezing. It also seldom rains in this semi-desert region. Long known for oil, Boeing and bedroom community living, the city has transformed like many and is growing its vertical markets. There are two golf courses--on public, one private.

The image was photographed with a nikon digital. After-effects prominently utilized the glowing edges filter.

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