Just for scale

I took this image not because I know this person but to provide scale as to the size of the boulders in this image. Also of interest to me was the rectangular structure of the rock surface she is standing on.

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Erosion

The abundance of moisture from fog and sea spray provides an ample amount of moisture to erode the steep hillside into natural sculptures that reminded me of the giant termite mounts found in Africa.

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Natural Balcony

Many of the ledges look as if they were carved by man from the rocky cliffs of the tide pools. Here the way action coated the rocks with sea water and gave them the look of polished stone.

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Layers

I was drawn to the many layers of rock and sediment that made up the rocky coast. How long must the sea batter these cliffs to turn the rocks into sand. As solid and unchanging as this scene appears, the truth is that it is in constant motion and it has never look like this before and will never look like this again.

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Two Boulders

Standing here I was imagining how these enormous boulders found their way to be positioned on the edge of the cliff over looking the waters of the Pacific. Did they roll down the hillside behind the camera? That did not appear to be the case as there were no comparable boulders on the hill side. It occurred to me that similar boulders were scattered in the waters below so I think these boulders were deposited on this ledge from the waters below buy heavy surf conditions and waves. It's hard to fathom the power it would take to move these huge boulders upward from the sea floor to their current resting place.

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Point Loma Navy Base

Standing at the Point Loma lighthouse you can see the Point Loma navy base where this ship is departing, the buildings of downtown San Diego and on the horizon (very faint) the mountains to the east of San Diego.

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Mirror Refections of the Sky

Another beach image from my recent trip to Coronado, California.  This is the same beach with scattered rocks from yesterday's post but with a much different feel.  It took a little waiting to get a clear beach in order to take this long exposure.  In several other attempts people wondered into the image and caused several blurry streaks.  If you look closely you can see a blurred seagull lurking among the rocks nearer to the water.

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A Room With a View

I recently visited Coronado, California to attend a business conference.  Knowing the picturesque nature of this Southern California peninsula near San Diego I of course brought my camera with me in hopes of acquiring some free time to make some photographs.  I stayed at the historic Hotel Del Coronado on the beach.

I was fortunate enough to get a first-rate room on the top floor in one of the oldest sections of the hotel with a magnificent ocean view from the room. 

 I can say that I spent a fair amount of time sitting at the small round table working on my laptop and gazing out toward the Pacific ocean.  Through this window I was delighted to have witnessed a large group of California sea lions, a rather large whale surface and toss a fin skyward and a US Navy nuclear submarine returning to the nearby Point Loma Naval base.  Now that is a lot to see from such as small window.

In the next few days I'll be posting more photos from my trip to California.

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