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a story for one reason or another but are too good to simply fade into obscurity and languish in the archives, forever unpublished.

As the sun beams down and the weather heats up, a woman takes cover under her pink umbrella as the couple walks down the Promenade in Long Beach on Monday, June 27, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
A hand-held bubble machine blows out shimmering orbs as the sun sets on Day One of the Day Trip house music festival on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
An ice cream vendor makes his way across Junipero Beach on a sunny hot day in Long Beach on Thursday, June 23, 2022. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.
A festival-goer twirls glowing poi during Day One of the Day Trip house music festival near the Queen Mary on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A damaged Elmo doll lies in a watery grave near Pier J at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A person records the crowd on their iPhone during Day One of the Day Trip house music festival near the Queen Mary on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
Two men wait on the Metro A Line platform at Long Beach Boulevard and Anaheim Street on Friday, June 24, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
Adrian Morena, 23, massages his friend’s shoulders during the Day Trip house music festival near the Queen Mary on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.
A festival-goer holds up a fan that reads “bitchy” as the sun sets on Day One of the Day Trip house music festival on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photo by Brandon Richardson.