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The Point Arena Lighthouse, on the Northern California Coast.
This lighthouse replaced the original, which was destroyed in same earthquake George Lawrence documented in his pioneering KAP efforts; The San Francisco 1906 Earthquake.
This light has stood since 1908.
Unlike some lighthouses, this one looks better every time I visit. The docents, benefactors, and volunteers here are serious about their restoration and upkeep.
Do you think the wind blows here? Just look at the trees in the left for your answer. ( you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows -- apologies to Bob Dylan )
If you know where to look, you'll see the roll of duct tape I carry when I fly the Dopero.
I used a kite to fly the camera.
Today Sean and I went down to Big Sur.....on our way down the coast our first stop was Point Lobos State Park....we walked a couple of the trails....I think I could easily spend whole day there....when we first arrived there was quite a bit of morning fog...but during our time on the second trail, the fog lifted....I think I must have uttered the words beautiful and gorgeous hundreds of times today....
The above is another collaboration...photo by me, post processing by Sean. (thanks Sean!)
Taken in Point Lobos State Park, California
There was some nice wave action on the Pacific Ocean while we were exploring at Point Lobos in April, 2010. Fortunately, it was much calmer than on the preceding day, when the wind almost blew me away.
This Western vacation was a year ago, and I am reliving the trip by posting various photos on the
one-year anniversary of the day they were taken. I can only wish I were actually here again.
Penguin Point is an exhibit inhabited by African penguins (,em>Spheniscus demersus). Though most people are familiar with the penguin species native to Antarctica, these are native to South Africa and Namibia.
changed the typeface and corrected the previous "a" that was looking like an "o". now its looks like I've finally reached a conclusion.
Grass, Point Lobos. Point Lobos State Reserve, California. April 26, 2009. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
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A thick carpet of spring grass at Point Lobos State Reserve, California.
(More of my Point Lobos photographs)
As I hiked through the pine forest in the southern part of the Point Lobos State Reserve on a foggy day during the last weekend of April the spring grasses and wildflowers (and poison oak!) were growing everywhere. I had stopped to photograph a scene of pines with a meadow containing yellow flowers when I spotted one large clump of very green grass that had been blown or otherwise pushed into this interesting pattern.
This photograph is not in the public domain. It may not be used on websites, blogs, or in any other media without explicit advance permission from G Dan Mitchell.
This is a shot I hadn't got around to from a recent night photography workshop I too in San Francisco. Seems there was a moonlight tour of the Point Bonita Lighthouse this night and access (which is normally denied and blocked by a tunnel and iron gate) to the bridge out to the light was open.
The moon had not quite risen yet so I snapped a few "for fun shots" while waiting. I love shooting slihouettes at desk into the sunset. The trails that appear and disappear into the setting pinks and oranges is a neat phenomenon to me.
The bridge here leads out over the water...a rocky craggy surf crashing below it. This light house has been around for quite some time. It has aided thousands of ships into San Francisco Bay. Inspite of its helpfulness over 150 ships have still sunk and been crushed against the nasty rocks leading into the bay.
This was taken @:
f/8
120 secs
ISO 100
Focal Length: 17mm (Canon 17-40 L)
An old granite quarry is now filled with (fresh) water at the North East corner of Cape Ann, Halibut Point. The rocks in the center slope gently on the other side to the Atlantic Ocean, and on the horizon if you zoom in, you can see the coasts of New Hampshire and Maine.
Rockport, Massachusetts, Cape Ann - USA
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Chanonry Point is [4] one of the best spots in the UK to view Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from the land. The dolphins are often visible off Chanonry point, particularly on an incoming tide when they play and fish in the strong currents. Other wildlife, including porpoises and grey seals, can also regularly be spotted. European otters Lutra lutra are occasional visitors.
Wellington Point jetty at sunrise near Brisbane, Australia. Nikon D810 and 24-70, Vanguard Abeo Plus 363 CB tripod; 64 ISO
Saturday, 10th March 2012; Ngati Whatua o Kaipara "rahui" protest ceremony at Pouto Point, a tiny settlement located at the lowest point on the North Head of the Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand. Local Maori have placed the rahui, or ban, on any use of the area and are vowing to do whatever it takes to stop the underwater power turbine development, following concerns over the threat it places upon the harbour's natural habitats and resources.
A NIWA study has found that up to 98 percent of snapper on the west coast of the North Island had spent some of their formative years in the Kaipara Harbour, (the second largest natural harbour in the World).
Pouto Point is approximately one hours drive directly South from the regional town of Dargaville and just over three hours drive North from Auckland City. Interestingly, the Northern part of the Kaipara falls outside the domain of the Auckland Super City control, where the power turbine development application was denied and thus prohibited. However, the Northland Regional Council agreed to the application, and 200 underwater turbines will be installed in the Kaipara Harbour entrance, only a few hundred metres North of the "dotted line on the map" between the Super City and that of Northland Region.
Brown Pelican about to splash down. I gave him an 8.5 because he went a little beyond vertical on entry.
Hurst Point Lighthouse has been operational since 1867, where it guides vessels through the hazardous western approaches to the Solent, indicating the line of approach through the Needles Channel. it was automated in 1923.