Extra Frames is a monthly compilation of images captured by Long Beach Post photographers that are, well, extra. The photos were not used in a story for one reason or another but are too good to simply fade into obscurity and languish in the archives, forever unpublished.

Queen Mary Commodore Everette Hoard gives a tour of the historic ocean liner after being closed to the public for over two and a half years. Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A man walks his bike along bluff park Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
Tito Rodriguez, aka Hood Santa, speaks to a child waiting in line during the 12th annual Local Hearts Foundation A Diamond Christmas toy giveaway event at MacArthur Park in Central Long Beach Saturday, Dec. 24 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A young woman stares out at the Pacific Ocean from Bluff Park Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A ship sails past the Long Beach Shoreline Marina Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A couple sits at the edge of Bluff Park overlooking the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.