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Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. The Wave Photo. Image ID: 14355 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, September 25, 2005 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. The Wave Picture. Image ID: 20605 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA	The Second Wave at sunset. The Second Wave, a curiously-shaped sandstone swirl, takes on rich warm tones and dramatic shadowed textures at sunset. Set in the North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah, the Second Wave is characterized by striations revealing layers of sedimentary deposits, a visible historical record depicting eons of submarine geology. Stock Photography of The Wave. Image ID: 20606 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. Photograph of The Wave. Image ID: 17679 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 20, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Breaking wave, early morning surf. The Wave Photos. Image ID: 19404 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 3, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006. The Wave Image. Image ID: 15299 Session: Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California, February 7, 2006 Location: Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Surf grass on the rocky reef -- appearing blurred in this time exposure -- is tossed back and forth by powerful ocean waves passing by above. San Clemente Island. Professional stock photos of The Wave. Image ID: 10237 Species: Surfgrass, Phyllospadix Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA	Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf. Pictures of The Wave. Image ID: 19553 Session: Cardiff, California, October 21, 2007	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. The Wave Photo. Image ID: 20607 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Carson Smith, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. The Wave Picture. Image ID: 17828 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, December 9, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Stock Photography of The Wave. Image ID: 17855 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, December 13, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Breaking wave, early morning surf. Photograph of The Wave. Image ID: 19405 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 3, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

Breaking wave, early morning surf. The Wave Photos. Image ID: 19406 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 3, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave. The Wave Image. Image ID: 23293 Session: Cardiff, California, August 30, 2009 Location: Cardiff by the Sea, California, USA	Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad. Professional stock photos of The Wave. Image ID: 17680 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 20, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

A green wave breaking, with sunset light filtering through. Pictures of The Wave. Image ID: 19395 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 2, 2007 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge. The Wave Photo. Image ID: 14354 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, September 25, 2005 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	The Fire Wave, a beautiful sandstone formation exhibiting dramatic striations, striped layers in the geologic historical record. The Wave Picture. Image ID: 26473 Location: Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, USA

Scripps Pier, predawn abstract study of pier pilings and moving water. Stock Photography of The Wave. Image ID: 26340 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA	A large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach. Photograph of The Wave. Image ID: 18706 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, April 12, 2007 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	The Wave, an area of fantastic eroded sandstone featuring beautiful swirls, wild colors, countless striations, and bizarre shapes set amidst the dramatic surrounding North Coyote Buttes of Arizona and Utah. The sandstone formations of the North Coyote Buttes, including the Wave, date from the Jurassic period. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the Wave is located in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness and is accessible on foot by permit only. The Wave Photos. Image ID: 20608 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA

Brian Antonopoulos, The Wedge, overcast day. The Wave Image. Image ID: 16914 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, August 6, 2006 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	Brian Washburn, the Wedge. Professional stock photos of The Wave. Image ID: 16986 Session: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, August 26, 2006 Location: The Wedge, Newport Beach, California, USA	Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California. Pictures of The Wave. Image ID: 17407 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, September 24, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

Panorama of the Wave. The Wave is a sweeping, dramatic display of eroded sandstone, forged by eons of water and wind erosion, laying bare striations formed from compacted sand dunes over millenia. This panoramic picture is formed from thirteen individual photographs. The Wave Photo. Image ID: 20700 Location: North Coyote Buttes, Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness, Arizona, USA Pano dimensions: 4661 x 25458

Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. The Wave Picture. Image ID: 17717 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 22, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Stock Photography of The Wave. Image ID: 17718 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 22, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. Photograph of The Wave. Image ID: 17720 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 22, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA

Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. The Wave Photos. Image ID: 17777 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 23, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA	Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf. The Wave Image. Image ID: 17780 Session: Ponto, South Carlsbad, California, October 23, 2006 Location: Ponto, Carlsbad, California, USA