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Perseverance - Bowling Ball Beach - Mendocino County, CA

Slightly different composition of these awesome boulders.

 

They're formed by concretion of minerals around a central nucleus and are weathered out of the cliff as it is worn down.

 

There's a beach in New Zealand with boulders like this - I'd love to get there someday!

 

Making these long exposures was somewhat difficult as the sea would cycle through flooding over the top of all of them (turning the image into a muddled mess). I was able to time this shot for the lull and get off the rock and out of the way before the flood came back. I got caught a couple of times and it was a little disconcerting standing knee deep in rushing water not sure where the rocks you walked out on were now - my gear got splashed pretty good once or twice but I kept the important bits out of harms way.

 

I'm super excited to be heading down to Big Sur for a few days at the end of next week. I've just begun to research locations - anyone have any they'd like to share? :)

 

Decluttr - Large on Black

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Uploaded on January 20, 2010
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