Coastlines

The boundary between land and water is powerful and dramatic.

It stops the tides and marks the end for land based creatures. Crashing waves on open coasts and endless sand beaches are a favorite of mine to photograph.

Note on viewing these images.    The images in this gallery are uploaded at 3000 pixels average and do not represent the final resolution that is available in the final image.  You can also click on an image to open at full screen size. 

Esperanza Sound at sunrise. 19 690 x 4922 pixels.

Summer storm clouds over Nootka Islands Friendly Cove. Here there is a Coast Guard Lighthouse station. 22 193 x 7389 pixels.

Endless sand dunes and grasses on the north shore of PEI. 16 546 x 5742 pixels.

Cliff-top vegetation along the shores of PEI.

Fantastic sandstone formations at Thunder Cove on Prince Edward Islands north shore. 19 315 x 7726 pixels.

Rugged rock cliffs along the western shoreline of Cape Breton Island. 24 428 x 4886 pixels.

Beautiful full moon rising over the ocean near Campbell River. 23 395 x 4679 pixels.

Drift wood piled up on the beach at Oyster Bay. 16 317 x 3263 pixels.

Dramatic sunset over Discovery Passage near Campbell River, BC. 27 150 x 4525 pixels.

Oyster Bay birdhouses at sunset. 16 677 x 4169 pixels.

Rocky beach in Comox BC. 16 042 x 4011 pixels.56

Sutil Channel and Coast Range. 18 689 x 3737 Pixels.

Crashing waves at popular surfing spot at Cox Beach near Tofino, BC. 28 973 x 5795 pixels.

Wide expanse of sand at Chesterman Beach in Tofino. 14 647 x 4882 pixels.

Chesterman Beach in Tofino. 14 103 x 4701 pixels.

Thunder Storm at Cabo Pulmo in Sea of Cortez, Mexico. 15 792 x 2632 pixels.

Thunder Storm and diving pelican at Cabo Pulmo in Sea of Cortez, Mexico. 10 719 x 2968 pixels

Thunder Storm at Cabo Pulmo in Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

Volcanic island in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico. 16 279 x 2326 pixels.

Volcanic island in the Sea of Cortez. 16 771 x 4193 pixels.

Volcanic island in the Sea of Cortez. 13 524 x 2254 pixels.

A rare calm day at Solander Island on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. 17 692 x 7201 pixels

Dramatic sea cliffs on the remote Solander Island on Vancouver Islands West Coast. 22 013 x 5241 pixels

Sandpiper Beach on Hornby Island during sunrise. 10 643 x 3548 pixels.

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Dramatic West Coast scenery and weather system in Quatsino Sound. 16 464 x 5488 pixels.

Tuna boat in Quatsino sound on its way out to fish off the continental shelf. 16 000 x 4571 pixels

Tuna boat heading out into the open ocean in Quatsino Sound, Vancouver Island. 24 000 x 6000 pixels.

Stormy sky over water. 15 952 x 5317 pixels.

Dramatic storm clouds over the ocean in Campbell River. 34 160 x 6832 pixels.

West coast of Nootka Island during sunrise. 17076 x 5692 pixels.

Sunrise in Nootka Sound, BC. 11913 x 3404 pixels.

Entrance to Clam Cove at Sunset. 15 876 x 4536 Pixels.

Campbell River sunset. 27 150 x 4525 pixels.

Sunset at Oyster Bay. 9588 x 3196 pixels.

Oyster Bay at sunset. 11 443 x 4577 pixels.

Perfect mountain reflection in Phillips Arm. 18 488 x 5282 pixels

Small island in Nootka Sound. 11714 x 4685 pixels.

Sea cliffs on Nootka Islands west coast. 22 827 x 7023 Pixels.

Rocky beach at Goose Spit in Comox.

Sunrise on Hornby Island. 11 878 x 4751 pixels.

Wave crashing on rocky beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. 9469 x 3788 pixels.

Friendly Cove, Nootka Island. 12 450 Pixel

Driftwood piled up on beach in Oyster Bay. 13 158 pixel

Perfect reflection of trees in Clam Cove, BC. 12 209 x 4070 pixels.

Cape Mudge during a small break in a storm. 15 574 x 6229 pixels.

Round beach rocks on the sunset

MV Uchuck at Friendly Cove on Nootka Island. 26 365 x 5273 pixels.

Cape Mudge Lighthouse on Qaudra Island. 15 104 5030 pixels.