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Sea/Coast 187 images Created 22 Jan 2022

Seascape photography and coastal images. NOTE: these are reduced resolution images for web display, only — prints will be produced from the full resolution originals.
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  • Rising tide at the famous "potholes" of the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; October 2021.
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  • The sun momentarily appears as a red disc underneath the clouds before it sets; Tabletop Reef tide pools, Solana Beach, California; September 2021.
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  • The sun briefly appears as a faint red dot over the horizon. Tabletop Reef tide pools, Solana Beach, California; September 2021.
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  • A break in the clouds at the Tabletop Reef tide pools, Solana Beach, California; September 2021.
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  • Steel blue ocean at Ragged Point, Big Sur, California; August 2021.
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  • Asilomar State Beach, Monterey, California; August 2021.
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  • Central Coast at Asilomar State Beach under a dense marine layer; Monterey, California; August 2021.
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  • Gloomy tide pools under a drizzly marina layer at Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Kelp strands washed ashore and beach cobbles, Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Kelp strands washed ashore in a small cove between coastal rocks at Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Tide pools in diagonal rock strata at Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Long ridges of coastal rocks reach into the surf like fingers, Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Diagonal rock strata reaching into the ocean at Montaña de Oro State Park, California; August 2021.
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  • Eriogonum parviflorum (Sea Cliff Buckwheat) and rocks at Point Buchon on the Pecho Coast, California; August 2021.
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  • Seastacks of the Pecho Coast near Point Buchon, California; August 2021.
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  • Venus is about the set over waves glowing blue from bioluminescent algae. Solana Beach, California, May 2020.
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  • A boy enjoys the first sunset of 2020 at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California. January 2020.
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  • The first sunset of 2020 at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2020.
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  • A wave washes over the the tide pools of Tabletop Reef at sunset, Solana Beach, California. January 2020.
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  • Tide pools of Tabletop Reef at the blue hour, South Cardiff State Beach, California;  December 2019.
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  • Tide pools of Tabletop Reef at the blue hour, South Cardiff State Beach, California; December 2019.
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  • Tabletop Reef, South Cardiff State Beach, California. December 2019.
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  • Twilight and low tide at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, South Cardiff State Beach/Solana Beach, California; November 2019.
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  • "Blue Dawn" — twilight at the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; October 2019.
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  • Twilight at the tide pools of Hospital Point; La Jolla, California, October 2019.
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  • Sunken tide pools of Tabletop Reef before sunrise, Solana Beach, California; early September, 2019.
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  • Sunken tide pools of Tabletop Reef before sunrise, Solana Beach, California. Early September, 2019.
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  • Sunken tide pools of Tabletop Reef before sunrise, Solana Beach, California. Early September, 2019.
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  • Fog over the open sea near Channel Island National Park, California; May 2018.
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  • Potato Harbor and clearing marine layer, Channel Islands National Park, California; May 2018. 16:9 format panorama.
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  • Calm evening sea while anchored at Santa Cruz Island, Channel Islands National Park, California; May 2018.
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  • Anacapa Island, moody under a heavy marine layer; Channel Islands National Park, California; May 2018.
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  • Tideway in the sand at the blue hour
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  • Negative tide exposes rocks covered with surfgrass (Phyllospadix species) at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2018.
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  • Unusually illuminated clouds at the coast of San Diego, California; November 2017.
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  • Sunset at the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; September 2017.
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  • Waves washing over the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; April 2017.
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  • Blue hour and marine layer at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; April 2017.
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  • Sunset and high tide washing over the rocks at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2017.
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  • Algae-cover rocks at Hospital Point. The shape of the tilted rock reminded me of an Ocarina (a vessel flute). Hospital Point, California, January 2017.
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  • Calm ocean from the cliffs of Scripps Coastal Preserve, La Jolla, California; January 2017.
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  • Tide pool rock shelf at Swami's State Beach during negative tide, Encinitas, California; December 2016.
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  • Tide pool rock shelf at Swami's State Beach during negative tide, Encinitas, California; December 2016.
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  • Tide pool rock shelf at Swami's State Beach during negative tide, Encinitas, California; December 2016.
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  • Tide pool rock shelf at Swami's State Beach during negative tide, Encinitas, California; December 2016.
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  • Tide pools at Swami's State Beach during negative tide, Encinitas, California; December 2017.
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  • Long exposure at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; December 2016.
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  • Windansea Beach rock features in long exposure, La Jolla, California; December 2016.
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  • Coastal rocks emerging out of the sand and surf at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; December 2012.
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  • Algae-covered rocks at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California (a group of local photographers began to call it "green moss" and the name stuck). December 2016.
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  • Algae-covered rocks in evening light, Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; December 2016.
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  • Morning fog clears at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; November 2016.
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  • Morning fog clears at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; November 2016.
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  • "Blue Glow" — twilight at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; July 2016.
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  • Coastal rocks at Windansea Beach, in-camera multiple exposure of nine frames; La Jolla, California; July 2016.
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  • "Dreaming of a New Day" — sunset at the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California. June 2016.
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  • Sunset at the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; June 2016.
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  • Sunset from the deck at Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, California; June 2016.
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  • False color infrared (red/blue channel swapped) of exposed seabed during negative tide at Hospital Point, California; June 2016.
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  • The tide pools of tabletop reef photographed in infrared (with red/blue channel swap). Solana Beach, California; May 2016.
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  • Sunrise under the pilings of the Pismo Beach pier, California; April 2016.
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  • Clearskied morning, Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; April 2016.
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  • Washes wash around a wedge-shaped bank of pebbles; Solana Beach, California; April 2016.
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  • The rock "tabletops" at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; April 2016.
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  • Belt of venus and Earth's shadow above the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; February 2016.
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  • The Belt of Venus appears above the tide pools of Tabletop Reef just before sunrise; South Cardiff State Beach, Solana Beach, California. February 2016.
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  • Coastal rock and pebbles at nautical twilight, with stars over the ocean, Solana Beach, California; February 2016.
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  • Nautical twilight at South Cardiff State Beach, Solana Beach, California; February 2016.
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  • Stairs to the waterline and incoming tide on a beautiful morning at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; January 2016.
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  • Golden morning at the tide pools of Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; January 2016.
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  • Christmas Eve sunset at the tide pools of Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; December 2015.
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  • Smoothed rocks and tide pool bedrock, Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; December 2015.
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  • Tide pool bedrock and pebbles at Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; December 2015.
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  • Waves washing over tide pools at Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; October 2015.
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  • "Low Frequency Oscillation" — waves coming in slow at Hospital Point, La Jolla, California; October 2015.
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  • Rocks and Kelp, Scripps Coastal Preserve, La Jolla, California. July 2015.
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  • Tide pools of Tabletop Reef in a high-key rendition. Solana Beach, California; July 2015.
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  • Morning at Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; June 2015.
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  • Waves wash over tide pools and create an illusion of half-transparency. Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; June 2015.
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  • Coastal rocks, Windansea Beach, La Jolla, California; June 2015.
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  • Coastal rocks and marine clouds, Scripps Coastal Preserve, La Jolla, California; May 2015.
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  • Kelp washed ashore on a rainy afternoon, Solana Beach, California; April 2015.
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  • Rainy afternoon at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; April 2015.
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  • Tide pools of Tabletop Reef mostly buried under sand; Solana Beach, California; March 2015.
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  • Tide pool rocks of Tabletop Reef, blue hour; Solana Beach, California; March 2015.
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  • Oceanside pier at sunset, Oceanside, California; March 2015.
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  • Glossy wet sand at low tide with Oceanside Pier and marine stratus; Oceanside, California; March 2015.
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  • Low tide long exposure with pier, Oceanside, California; March 2015.
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  • Clouds of a dissipating storm over the ocean block the sun at Hidden Beach, Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California; March 2015.
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  • Setting sun illuminates a part of the clouds like a searchlight; Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; February 2015.
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  • Fluffy clouds and gentle ripples on the sand at South Cardiff State Beach, California; February 2015.
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  • Long exposure at the tidepools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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  • Long exposure at the tidepools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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  • Long exposure at the tidepools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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  • Long exposure at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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  • Tide pools and post-sunset glow on the cliffs at Hidden Beach, Sunset Cliffs, California; January 2015.
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  • Wave-smoothed scree at the base of the cliffs of northern Scripps Coastal Preserve, La Jolla, California; January 2015.
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  • Coastal rocks like islands in the waves, Scripps Coastal Reserve, La Jolla, California; January 2015.
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  • Incoming tide at the tide pools of Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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  • Tide pool detail, Tabletop Reef, Solana Beach, California; January 2015.
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