Category Archives: Photographs: Central California

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Cove and Rocky Beach, Big Sur Coastline

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Cove and Rocky Beach
Cove and Rocky Beach. Big Sur Coast, California. July 21, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

A cove and rocky beach near the outlet of a silt-filled stream along the Big Sur coastline of California. Photographed during my late July photography trip up the Big Sur coastline via Highway One, the Coast Highway.

The interesting and unusual coloration in the water of the cove seems to come from silt in a nearby stream and/or a shallow underwater sand bar. (I’m not certain which, but I’m inclined toward the former.)

keywords: big sur, california, landscape, nature, ocean, pacific ocean, seascape, seashore, summer, travel, usa, water, waves, usa, sea, cove, beach, rock, headland, cliff, silt, haze, mountain, bay, island, stock

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Wildlife

Elephant Seal

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Elephant Seal
Elephant Seal. Piedras Blancas, California. July 21, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Elephant seal on the beach at Piedras Blancas, California.

(For those concerned that I may have been inappropriately close to these wild animals… this location provides a very close overlook and I used a 100-400mm telephoto to get these close views. Don’t worry, I would definitely not get too close to these fellas! If you’ve been around them, you and can probably think of about a half a dozen good reasons to keep your distance!)

keywords: wildlife; mammal; acquatic; elephant seal; marine; sand; beach; california; usa; piedras blancas; highway; one; coast; shoreline; ocean; nature; stock; animal

Commentary, Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Nature, Photographs: Wildlife

Elephant Seal

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Elephant Seal
Elephant Seal. Piedras Blancas, California. July 21, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Elephant seal on the beach at Piedras Blancas, California.

keywords: wildlife; mammal; acquatic; elephant seal; marine; sand; beach; california; usa; piedras blancas; highway; one; coast; shoreline; ocean; nature; stock; animal

Photographs: Central California, Photographs: Ocean & Coast

Offshore Rocks, Pacific Ocean

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Offshore Rocks, Pacific Ocean
Offshore Rocks, Pacific Ocean. Big Sur, California. July 21, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Black and white photograph of the Pacific Ocean with offshore rocks along the Big Sur coastline of California. (Part of a series of minimalist seascapes that I’m working on.)

keywords: big sur, california, landscape, nature, ocean, pacific ocean, seascape, seashore, summer, travel, usa, water, waves, black and white, offshore, rock, coastline, sea, stock, minimalism