Best Of 2024

Images from 2024 that stood out for me. Includes pics from Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Colorado Autumn Colors and  California’s Central Coast. Music is Freestyle by Orbital. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen. Most of these images are for sale as prints and wall art at.  https://www.dawn2dawnphotography.com/galleries

 

Cutting Room Floor Material

Videos and images at various speeds leftover from my California Coast trip.

Images From San Simeon

The coast here is sublime……..

Powerful waves crash upon the beach along the Pacific Ocean at San Simeon, California

The Monterey Alternative- Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove’s coastline and beaches at Asilomar State Beach have quite a bit of their own character .

Powerful waves crash upon the beach along the Pacific Ocean at Pacific Grove, California.

Colorful Ice Plant and a Cypress Tree along the coast at Pacific Grove, California

Colorful Ice Plant grows along the coast at Pacific Grove, California

Images From California’s Rugged Coast

A campanion to my earlier video of same area.

Powerful waves crash upon the beach along Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur, California.

Point Lobos State Natural Reserve

Possibly “The crown jewel of the California State Park System”, Point Lobos is about as good as it gets along California’s coastline. Landscape Painter Francis McComas called Point Lobos “the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.” 

Located at Carmel, the park is highly protected because of its natural wonders, above and below the surface of the water.

Waves crash along the coastline at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve in California

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East Coast Trip Slideshow

Images from my recent trip from Colorado to the East Coast and back to Utah. Covered 23 states + Washington DC. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

This National Park Service location is known for its wild ponies(didn’t see any) but also its sea birds.

Giant Egret at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
A Great Blue Heron on the prowl at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia

This Seagul wasn’t quite following the rules.

Sea Shells Are Cool, Broken Or Not.

Found these shells on the beach at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, NC.

All were shot with a iPhone 14.

North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras

I had never been to the coast of Carolina but Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a thin strip of land, made up mostly of sand dunes, beaches and ocean waves. November seems like a good time to visit since there were few tourists and I had long stretches of beach to myself.

Sand Dunes and Ocean Waves make up the scene at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina.

Ripples in the sand and ripples in the sky.

It is one long straight highway, stretching about 60 miles.

Ripples in the Sand Dunes at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina

Not another soul was visible……..

Canada Geese fly in formation at Oregon Inlet at Cape Hatteras National Seashore., North Carolina

The sun sets on Oregon Inlet at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina