Certainly hits the theme.
My suggestion on this shot would be to play with levels.
There is a lot of white in the shot, and cameras will expose it to 18% grey, so you might want to push the whites up (drag the RH levels in) to brighten the whites up and give it a bit more punch.
Of course, I wasn't there, so this might be an accurate portrayal of the exposure...
Not really much of a coincidence since Emus are widely distributed, but there’s an Emu Point/Beach/Cafe in Albany WA , but it links your first & second photos .my wife walking in the surf on Dansky Beach out of Albany today, it's one of her favourite things to do on a day out:
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