Stock Photos of Santa Barbara, California

Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean, Delphinus delphis, Santa Barbara, California

Common dolphin at the edge of the ocean.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 27017

Common dolphin leaping from the ocean, Delphinus delphis, Santa Barbara, California

Common dolphin leaping from the ocean.
Species: Common dolphin, Delphinus delphis
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 27018

Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara

Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14884

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara.
Location: Santa Barbara Mission, California
Image ID: 14885

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara.
Location: Santa Barbara Mission, California
Image ID: 14886

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara.
Location: Santa Barbara Mission, California
Image ID: 14887

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara

The Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara.
Location: Santa Barbara Mission, California
Image ID: 14888

The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara Museum of History

The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf.
Location: Santa Barbara Museum of History, California
Image ID: 14889

The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara Museum of History

The Ty Warner Sea Center, a part of the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, located on Stearns Wharf.
Location: Santa Barbara Museum of History, California
Image ID: 14890

Inside of the parish of the Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara

Inside of the parish of the Santa Barbara Mission. Established in 1786, Mission Santa Barbara was the tenth of the California missions to be founded by the Spanish Franciscans. Santa Barbara.
Location: Santa Barbara Mission, California
Image ID: 14891

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14892

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14893

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14894

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14895

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14896

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14897

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14898

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara

Shale is a fine-grained detrital sedimentary rock formed by the compaction of clay, silt, or mud. Shale is formed when mud is pressed into rock over millions of years and often breaks into big flat pieces. Here layers of shale emerge from the sand and cliffs at Gaviota State Beach north of Santa Barbara.
Location: Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14899

Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore, Macrocystis pyrifera, Santa Barbara

Drift kelp has washed ashore on a sandy California beach. Winter brings large surf and increased wave energy which often rips giant kelp from the ocean bottom, so that it floats down current, often washing ashore.
Species: Giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara, California
Image ID: 14883

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