Waves – Page 2

Time Lapse Video Along California Beach

California, Ocean, Time Lapse, video

Shot this last week. Watch at full screen and HiDef. More images and videos to follow soon!

Let’s Go Surfing Now……..Or Maybe Not

California, Humor

OR MAYBE NOT!

Southern California- Part Two

California, City Images, National Parks, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Photography

Surfers during sunset at Bolsa Chica State Beach, California

LA’s Pershing Square

Gotta be Chinatown, “She’s My Sister, My Daughter”

Life Imitates Art

A warped view of a sunset along the Pacific Ocean near Newport Beach.

Pelican in flight along the Malibu coastline.

Setting sun reflecting off Los Angeles office buildings

Tanker ships leaving Long Beach Harbor on Pacific Ocean.

Slow exposure of traffic that is actually moving in downtown Los Angeles.

Construction worker in nighttime in Los Angeles

Something Special and a lot of trash at garment district of LA

Santa Cruz Island at Channel Islands National Park off the Southern California Coast.

Rated PG folks

Koi fish and lilipads at Descanso gardens.

Not enjoying the view

Definitely enjoying the view above the Pacific Ocean along the Mishe Mokwa Trail North of Malibu.

Death Valley’s Mesquite Dunes

California, Death Valley, Desert Southwest, National Parks

Not nearly as tall as Eureka Dunes, the Mesquite Dunes are more popular(Tour Buses pull into the parking lot) and thus has many footprints in the sand.

The Wave Revisited

Arizona, Desert Southwest, National Parks, Utah

It had been 3 years since I last won a lottery permit to visit The Wave at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. More and more people are showing up for the dreaded lottery so its been difficult to get a permit. They only issue 10 per day for walk ins and I was fortunate to get one. About 5o people showed up for this days’ lottery. A few years ago, only 7 showed up for a weekday drawing in January. On one day during the this past year’s Christmas Holidays, 390 hopefuls showed up for the 10 spots, an all-time record.

This is the first of three posts. This first post will show images of The Wave proper. The second post will be from Sand Cove, an unusual geologic wonderland nearby. The third post will showcase abstract images from these two areas.

My friend and photography protege Alison shot a number of the images in these 3 posts and also served as a great model!

The nearby Second Wave.

Pacific Sunsets Without The Sun

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

You don’t necessarily need the sun in your image to produce good sunset shots. It’s the soft light from the sun shining on nearby objects that can result in a memorable image.

The light from the setting sun casts a soft light on clouds over the hills along California's central coast. — The light from the setting sun casts a soft light on clouds over the hills along California’s central coast.

Some more Pacific Ocean Video

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, video

A short video from Sand Dollar Beach along California’s Pacific Ocean Coast. Watch in HiDef at Full Screen

California’s Central Coast

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Images from last week’s trip to the Pacific Ocean. These images and more are available for purchase as prints or downloadable files for personal use at Dawn2Dawn Photography

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach near Big Sur. — Waves pound upon the shoreline along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline at Sand Dollar Beach south of Big Sur.

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline at Cambria — Waves pound upon the shoreline along California’s Pacific Ocean Coastline at Cambria

Waves pound upon the shoreline along California's Pacific Ocean Coastline near Big Sur. — Pacific Valley

A Foggy, Misty, Steamy, Rocky, Cloudy, Atmospheric Pacific Coastline

California, Ocean, Pacific Ocean

These images and more are available as prints or downloadable files at what’s new at dawn2dawn photography

Prices have been significantly reduced.

“…the greatest meeting of land and water in the world.”

Ocean, Pacific Ocean

That’s what landscape artist Francis McComas said about this spot along the Pacific Ocean Coastline at Carmel, California. Point Lobos State Natural Reserve became part of California’s State Park system in 1933. They only allow 150 vehicles in the park at any given time in order to preserve its tranquility.