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Breaking wave, fast motion and blur, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad
2006 Mavericks surf contest champion Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa. Final round, Mavericks surf contest, February 7, 2006, Half Moon Bay, California
The Tree of Eons, a spectacular dendritic formation in the Bentonite Hills of Utah. Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns, ancient Bentonite layers are exposed through erosion in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation. This layer was formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes. Photographed just before sunrise with soft pre-dawn illumination. Aerial panoramic photograph
Carson Smith, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Don Gaunder, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Steller sea lions (Northern sea lions) gather on rocks. Steller sea lions are the largest members of the Otariid (eared seal) family. Males can weigh up to 2400 lb, females up to 770 lb, Eumetopias jubatus, Chiswell Islands, Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Cardiff morning surf, breaking wave, Cardiff by the Sea, California
Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad
A green wave breaking, with sunset light filtering through, Ponto, Carlsbad, California
Breaking wave, fast motion and blur. The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
A large, powerful wave breaks with offshore winds at the Wedge in Newport Beach, The Wedge
Aerial photo of the San Rafael Reef at dawn. A fold in the Earth's crust leads to this inclined section of the San Rafael Reef, at the eastern edge of the San Rafael Swell. Clearly seen are the characteristic triangular flatiron erosion patterns that typical this formation. The colors seen here arise primarily from Navajo and Wingate sandstone
Breaking wave, tube, hollow barrel, morning surf
Pre-Dawn over the Tree of Eons, Utah. The Tree of Eons is a spectacular geologic sight near the San Rafael Swell. Erosion has cut a "tree" through red, blue, purple and white layers of the Chinle formation. The Tree of Eons is a superb example of dendritic erosion and to really appreciate the complex fractal-like details it must be observed from above. Photographed here in the soft, predawn light, it takes on magenta, red and purple hues just before the sun reaches it. Aerial panoramic photograph
California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Breaking wave, Ponto, South Carlsbad, California
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Tony Gatti, Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf
A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach, The Wedge
A wave, breaking with powerful energy, at the Wedge in Newport Beach, The Wedge
A tube, the inside of a breaking wave, The Wedge, Newport Beach, California
Fantastic colorful sedimentary patterns of Bentonite layers, seen as striations exposed in the Utah Badlands. The Bentonite Hills are composed of the Brushy Basin shale member of the Morrison Formation formed during Jurassic times when mud, silt, fine sand, and volcanic ash were deposited in swamps and lakes into layers, now revealed through erosion. Aerial photograph
Molly's Castle, aerial view, Goblin Valley State Park. Curtis Formation whiteish caprock is on top, with reddish Entrada Sandstone below, both of Jurassic era. Molly's castle lies in the San Rafael desert near Goblin Valley, and drains into the Colorado River watershed. Aerial panoramic photograph
California Pelican flying on a wave, riding the updraft from the wave, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
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