Cambria

“Smell the sea and feel the sky, let your soul and spirit fly”

That’s a line from the Van Morrison song “Brand New Day” That’s the feeling I get whenever I make my annual trek to California’s Pacific Ocean coastline. From Cambria up to Carmel, the surf was high and the sky was eclectic.

The surf is up along the Pacific Ocean Coastline at Garrapata State Park, Carmel, California

McWay Falls empties into the Pacific Ocean at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park near Big Sur, California

Pacific Coast Highway follows California’s Pacific Ocean coastline near Big Sur

Distant fog marks the horizon along California’s Pacific Ocean.

The surf is up at San Simeon, California

The sun sets along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline

There were high surf warnings even before the tsunami warning occurred.

Black and White Pacific

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Some B & W’s from California’s magnificent Pacific Ocean. I may just move there. Cambria is a nice town with great coffee and not far from Paso Robles’ wine country. Click on image to start slideshow.

High surf along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline near Cambria

Waves crash along California’s Pacific Ocean Coast near Cambria.

The sun rises over the Pacific Ocean at Cambria, California

High surf along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline near Cambria

Sunrise On the Pacific

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Normally we photograph the setting sun, not rising sun on the Pacific Ocean. But, I woke up around 5am and decided to check it out. In the winter, the sun actually rises more from the Southeast, not East. So I was able to get a vantage point where the color from the sun would be in the frame along with the crashing waves on the beach. With just enough clouds to give the images some depth, it was a glorious sunrise even though I got a soaking from the waves. These images plus more are available for purchase as prints or a downloadable, printable files @ Dawn2Dawn Photography’s Website