Young man on sunset beach

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A young man stands alone on a quiet beach at sunset, shoulders relaxed and gaze toward the horizon, conveying introspection and the feel of a fading memory. The air carries a gentle breeze that lifts his hair and moves loose clothing, while distant seagulls pick a silent path across the sky. Soft orange and pink tones wash the sand and water, echoing the palette of #FFB07C and #FF8DAA with cool counterpoints of #6FA8D6 and #2E3A45 to shape the scene. The surface of the waves shows delicate highlights and the sand has a warm, slightly grainy texture that reads like an old photograph. Foreground details resolve crisply on the subject with a shallow plane of focus, while receding layers fall softly into cream and muted blue bokeh. Frame the shot in a 16:9 aspect ratio with a medium-tight horizontal crop that places the figure on the left third and leaves negative space to the right for the horizon and gulls. Include one small prop of a single set of footprints trailing behind him to suggest passage and story. Render the image as a cinematic, vintage-toned photograph with film-like grain and gentle contrast, and keep surfaces clean of lettering so the scene reads as a personal memory.
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Prompt breakdown
The image prompt captures subject, setting, and style cues. Primary themes: 16x9-composition, editorial-portrait, memory-storytelling, nostalgic-cinematic.
Technical details
The image model used to generate this AI artwork was Seedream 4. Aspect ratio is 16:9.
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