The sand was yellow in color until I "enhanced???" the picture in Photoshop. For some reason it made the sand look like it does. As for the small wooden boat I took it out of the picture completely for now. I saved the scene and put it aside and plan to work on it at another time. Some times taking a break from a scene will refresh your thoughts and give you a new perspective when you come back to it at a later time. I thank everyone for their input and will post a message when the final version is ready.