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Natural Bridges
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Socrates.

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Natural Bridges State Beach at Santa Cruz, CA. The park features a natural bridge across a section of the beach. It is also well known as a hot spot to see monarch butterfly migrations. The Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve is home to up to 150,000 monarch butterflies from October through early February.

This location has been on my mind since I moved to CA for a sunset shoot and finally convinced my wife to make it to here to get the stormy sunset this weekend. Unfortunately we spend a little too much time capturing the Redwood trees en route and barely reached here for the sunset. I took this shot with the LEE 0.6 ND Grad and blending three exposures. I am really happy how it turned out and hope all of you enjoy it as well and thanks for visiting and the comments & faves...

All About Balance
Shark Fin Cove

North of Santa Cruz, CA., there are a series of great little beaches. Most locals know about these, but I don't think they're well known outside of...

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Hole in the Wall Beach
Panther Beach

I've been really busy at work, and although I've found a few times to shoot the past month or so, the conditions haven't been so great recently. ...

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Natural Bridges in Fading Light
Natural Bridges

In Santa Cruz, CA.

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Panther Beach Storm
Hole in the Wall Beach

From last winter. I'm now wishing we had actual storm clouds again.

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Natural Bridges State Beach
Natural Bridges

Natural Bridges State Beach is a 65-acre (26 ha) California state park in Santa Cruz, California in the United States. The park features a natural...

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Stack at Sunset - Explored.
Davenport Stack

The Davenport stack, lit by the light left from the setting sun. I like how the light washed across the moss and rock in the foreground. I was hoping...

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Torn Asunder
Davenport Crack

The crack at Davenport.

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Beneath the Seacliff Pier - Explored
Seacliff Pier

Where the cement ship Palo Alto lies beyond.

Looks like this hit explore - thanks!

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Sunset at Panther Beach
Panther Beach

I had been keeping an eye on the weather and my work schedule this past week, itching to escape and shoot but really wanting the conditions right for...

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Shark Fin Cove
Shark Fin Cove

Willie and I have been waiting for a while for the clouds to come back to California so we can head back to the coast and get some coastal seascapes....

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Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, CA. - Explored
Natural Bridges Beach

This is looking away from the rock formation and toward the setting sun. As often happens, you can see a bank of fog right on the horizon.

Thanks...

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Golden Cascades, Big Basin State Park
Golden Cascades, Big Basin State Park

This is the lower portion of the Golden Cascades in Big Basin Redwoods State Park. It's a long hike - about 11 miles round trip to get out to the...

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Couple Minutes after Sundown
Shark Fin Cove
by Milton Sun

Shark Fin Cove, Davenport, Santa Cruz, Northern California.

It is always the simple that produces the marvelous...
Natural Bridges State Beach
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Amelia Barr.

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Another shot of the Natural Bridges state Beach, I shot this one from the Parking lot just after the sunset. I wish i was bit earlier because as we were driving up to the lot the entire clouds were lit up in pink light. I hope to get there one day and hoe to catch that elusive sunset. Thanks for the visits ,comments and faves..

Just Hanging at the Beach
Natural Bridges

Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA.

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California dreaming
Natural Bridges

As another California winter day fades away, a lone surfer contemplates one more set.

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Clearing Fog - Hole in the Wall Beach
Hole in the Wall Beach

This is from my second shooting trip with Yves, and it happened to coincide with my last day working at HP. After packing up my cubicle and a nice...

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Shark Fin Cove sunset
Shark Fin Cove

From this last weekend. There were a lot of people taking pictures earlier in the day but once the sun went down it seemed like everyone left....

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Welcome Back
Davenport Stack

...to Flickr, and to landscape photography in general. A lot has happened since I last posted a photo here on Flickr some 6 years or so ago. To make...

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Rising Tide at Davenport
Panther Beach

Panther Beach after the sun went down. The tide chart said it was still on the rise till around 7pm... and it was only around 5.

The ocean was...

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Back to Shark's Fin Cove
Shark Fin Cove

This is quickly becoming a spot for me much like Natural Bridges or Rodeo Beach -- a place I've gone numerous times and never come away with an image...

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Drifting [Explored]
Natural Bridges Beach

*** Explored #74 on 10/30/2012! ***

The beginning of May 2012 greeted us with 3 straight days of beautiful sunsets. I almost missed all of them. On...

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Stepping Stones - Explored.
Hole in the Wall Beach

From a visit to Hole-in-the-wall beach, north of Santa Cruz, CA.

The day was pretty grey, but sunset brought some nice colors peeking under the...

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4 Mile Beach
Four Mile Beach

The sunset was happening behind me, but it wasn't great; so it was fun playing with different exposures to get all the various effects with the...

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Last Light, Four Mile Beach
4-mile Beach

North (about four miles - how about that) of Santa Cruz.

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Looking Away
Panther Beach - north

Another from Panther Beach. This is from the rocks at the north end of the beach, looking toward Davenport.

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Happy 2012
Santa Cruz Pier

Santa Cruz pier after sunset, new years eve 2011, California, USA,

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See You, Shark Fin
Shark Fin Cove
by Milton Sun

Thanks for your visit!

Gratitude is the sign of noble souls...
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
by Sandeep Thomas
  • Aesop.

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This park features 15 miles of hiking and riding trails through a variety of forested areas including redwoods, mixed evergreens, riparian, Ponderosa pine, as well as rare ancient marine deposits called Santa Cruz sand hills. We took this shot while visiting the Henry Cowell state park en route to the natural bridges state park in Santa Cruz. This is an awesome location to see some old growth Redwoods and spend some time on a leisurely hike traversing the simple trail through the state park exploring the amazing tall giants around here.

This is an HDR capture using HDR Efex pro 2 for the first time and I am liking the results a lot much better than the software I used previously. Enjoy and hope all had a great Thanksgiving!!

Shark Fin Surf #1 - Santa Cruz County, California
Shark Fin Cove

A few weeks ago, an unusual storm visited California on what should be the dry season. So on a last minute decision, I headed to the most difficult...

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The Shepherd's Warning
Natural Bridges

This is my third image from a dramatic winter sunrise in Santa Cruz, California. For this version of the scene, I composed a little outside of my...

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A Different Kind of Twilight
Shark Fin Cove

I know, too many shots from this outing. I don't get out enough so I have to make the best of the opportunities I get. Plus, this is the best time of...

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The Panther's Cauldron
Panther Beach

Another from a special evening at Panther Beach.

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Natural Explosion
Natural Bridges Beach

Update: UPS delivered a nice, brand spankin' new D800 to my door today! Super excited to get outside and shoot with it soon!

During the winter...

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Commotion - Explored.
Hole in the Wall Beach

I really like this little channel here. The water would come crashing into the rocks on either side as well as the one in the center. It was really...

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4-mile Beach, Santa Cruz, CA
Four Mile Beach

We drove around the highway to look for this 4-mile beach, and after we arrived, I was a little disppointed to be honest. This beach is not as...

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Skyrocket
Skyrocket

Yesterday I checked the weather forecast and it looked like there were some nice clouds rolling in. I asked Willie if I should head home, grab my...

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Step on a Crack... - Explored
Davenport Crack

Because it's slippery around there...

This is the crack at Davenport, CA. Photographers who have their act together usually have the sun setting at...

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Seacliff
Seacliff Pier

The Seacliff pier (wharf? What's the difference?) at Seacliff State Park in Aptos, CA. You can see the concrete ship at the very end. Just prior to...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Santa Cruz County!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas and Milton Sun.