Blue Whale Aerial Photo. Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. Balaenoptera musculus.
Breaking wave, Moonlight Beach, Encinitas, morning, barrel shaped surf, California.
Cresting wave and morning sun, Carlsbad, California.
Brown pelican in flight at sunrise, La Jolla, Pelecanus occidentalis
Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside.
Scripps Pier solstice, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier.
Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma. Mount San Miguel is in center while Lyons Peak lies to the left.
San Diego Bay and Skyline at sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph
San Diego city skyline at sunrise, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island
Dusk settles on downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance.
Approaching sunrise and star trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego.
Full Moon Rises over the San Diego City Skyline and Mount Laguna, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph
San Diego Bay and Downtown City Skyline at Dawn, spectacular clouds light up over the city. Mount San Miguel in the distance.
Dawn breaks over the San Diego harborfront skyline, enormous high resolution panorama
Full Moon rising over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Harbor Island. Mount San Miguel is to the right, Lyons Peak to the left, in the distance.
San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, Shelter Island Yacht Club in the foreground, San Diego Bay, Mount San Miguel (right) and Lyons Peak (left) in distance.
Supermoon Eclipse at Moonrise over San Diego, September 27 2015
Panoramic photograph of Broken Hill and La Jolla from Torrey Pines at sunrise
Clearing storm clouds over Broken Hill, overlooking La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean, Torrey Pines State Reserve
San Diego city skyline, dusk, clearing storm clouds.
Aerial photo of the San Diego Coronado Bridge, which links San Diego with Coronado Island.
Seacliffs, Torrey Pines State Reserve, La Jolla, aerial photo.
Torrey Pines State Reserve, Broken Hill at Dawn
Blue Moon, tiny Jetliner approaching San Diego framed against the Full Moon, over San Diego City Skyline, Sunset
Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Quarter Moon over Broken Hill, Torrey Pines State Reserve
Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance
Hotel del Coronado, Coronado Island, aerial photo.
Scripps Institute of Oceanography research pier, La Jolla.
Full Moon over San Diego City Skyline, viewed from Point Loma
San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, panoramic photo, viewed from Mount Soledad
Two surfers at sunset, blood red dusk, Encinitas.
Panoramic Aerial Photo of San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge
Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve. La Jolla and Mount Soledad in the distance.
Del Mar Coastline at Sunset, Aerial Photo
Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure.
Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County
Aerial photo of downtown San Diego and USS Midway aircraft carrier museum.
Aerial photo of the San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego.
Scripps Pier solstice, surfer's view from among the waves, sunset aligned perfectly with the pier. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset.
Aerial photo of the Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina.
Aerial photo of Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach.
New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the ""old"" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog.
A fiery sunrise explodes over the La Jolla coastline.
San Diego City Skyline at Sunrise, High Resolution Panoramic Photo
Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast.
The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise
Star Trails over the San Diego Downtown City Skyline. In this 60 minute exposure, stars create trails through the night sky over downtown San Diego.
UCSD University of California San Diego, viewed from Mount Soledad, Panoramic Photo
Waves break on the Imperial Beach Pier pilings, at dawn with colorful sunrise clouds over the ocean.
Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla
Sunset over Flat Rock on Torrey Pines State Beach
California Brown Pelican flying over a breaking wave
Flama de la Amistad, a statue by Leonardo Nierman. Installed in the San Diego Convention Center’s outdoor amphitheater, Flame of Friendship is a polished, stainless-steel statue set against San Diego Bay weighing 3,700 pounds and standing 20 feet tall and eight feet wide.
Scripps Pier and moving water, pre-dawn light, La Jolla
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay.
San Diego and Tijuana City Skyline, viewed from Mount Soledad
Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port. La Jolla, Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Scripps Pier are seen in the distance.
San Diego Convention Center and its waterfront at Night
Scripps Pier at Sunset with Christmas Lights
Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset
Aerial Panoramic Photo of Point La Jolla and La Jolla Cove, Boomer Beach, Scripps Park. Panoramic aerial photograph of La Jolla Cove and Scripps Parks (center), with La Jolla’s Mount Soledad rising above, La Jolla Shores and La Jolla Caves to the left and the La Jolla Coast with Children’s Pool (Casa Cove) to the right. The undersea reefs of Boomer Beach are seen through the clear, calm ocean waters. This extremely high resolution panorama will print 50″ high by 130″ long with no interpolation
San Diego Sheraton Hotel on San Diego Bay, at dawn
Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure.
Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park.
Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Fletcher Cove and Solana Beach Aerial Photo, aerial panorama of Pillbox and Solana Beach coastline
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at sunset, with Christmas Lights and Christmas Tree.
Children's Pool and Lifeguard Station, at dawn with Torrey Pines in the distance
San Diego Bay and City Skyline at Sunrise, Mount San Miguel, viewed from Point Loma
Sunset and King Tide on Del Mar Beach, Dog Beach, Solana Beach, looking north into North County San Diego
Torrey Pines sea cliffs at sunset, Flat Rock at low tide, looking north.
San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island. A panoramic photograph, composite of four separate images.
Mission Bay, Ocean Beach, Point Loma and Coronado islands, at night
Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Point La Jolla viewed from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, big waves at sunrise
Los Penasquitos Lagoon and Torrey Pines State Beach, aerial photo
San Diego City Skyline at Sunset, viewed from Point Loma, panoramic photograph
Del Mar Beach at Sunset, northern San Diego County
San Diego Mormon Temple with Christmas Lights
Scripps Pier with Christmas Lights and Full Moon at Sunrise
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park, sunrise
North County Coastline at Dusk, viewed from Mount Soledad
Torrey Pines cliffs
Solana Beach and Del Mar dog beach, aerial panoramic photo
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina viewed from the San Diego Embacadero Marine Park.
La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset
Full Moon over Oceanside Pier at Dawn
Spectacular Sunset, Terramar Beach, Carlsbad. Pink and Purple pastel hues are mirrored on the wet side as the tide retreats.
San Elijo Lagoon aerial photo, panorama
Ponto, morning surf, Carlsbad, California.
Encinitas city sign lit at night over Highway 101
San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset.
Coronado Shores condos reflected in Glorietta Bay, San Diego Bay, evening
La Jolla Cove and pre-dawn light.
Broken Hill in soft pre-dawn light, overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Torrey Pines State Beach at Sunset, La Jolla, Mount Soledad and Blacks Beach in the distance
Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja.
Gray whale raising fluke before diving, on southern migration to calving lagoons in Baja.
Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel at sunset, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park.
Sunrise Clouds and Surf, Hospital Point, La Jolla
180-degree north-south panorama of Torrey Pines State Reserve seacliffs, with flat rock and Torrey Pines State Beach, photographed with a balloon aerial survey photography rig.
God Beams, clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean.
Black's Beach sea cliffs, sunset, looking north from Scripps Pier with Torrey Pines State Reserve in the distance
Torrey Pines Cliffs lit at night by a full moon, low tide reflections.
Moon and Milky Way over Palomar Mountain State Park
Moon and Stars over Pauma Valley, viewed from Palomar Mountain State Park
Imperial Beach pier at sunrise,
Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long.
Ocean Beach Pier, also known as the OB Pier or Ocean Beach Municipal Pier, is the longest concrete pier on the West Coast measuring 1971 feet (601 m) long.
Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Torrey Pines State Beach, sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Scripps Pier, Surfer's view from among the waves. Research pier at Scripps Institution of Oceanography SIO, sunset.
The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach.
Surf and sky at sunset, waves crash upon the sand at dusk.
California Brown Pelican flying over sea foam and waves
San Diego harbor and skyline, viewed at sunset.
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Oceanside Pier at Dawn
Nuclear Submarine approaching San Diego Harbor, Aerial photo
San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island.
Sea lion portrait, hauled out on rocks beside the ocean.
Full moon rising at night over the San Diego County Fair. Del Mar Fair at night.
Scripps Pier at sunset.
Pacific harbor seal.
Scripps Pier and Blacks Beach, Sunset, Panorama. The Gold Coast of La Jolla basks in warm serene light as the sun sets over the Pacific Ocean.
A Pacific harbor seal eyes the photographer while swimming in the shallows. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach.
Torrey Pines cliffs at sunset
Moon over The Mount Soledad Cross, a landmark in La Jolla, California. The Mount Soledad Cross is a 29-foot-tall cross erected in 1954
The Star of India is tied to her dock along the waterfront of San Diego harbor.
Terramar Sunset, viewed from North Ponto with Oceanside and Camp Pendleton in the distance
Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. The Hotel Del is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977
Full Moon Rising over University of San Diego
Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding.
Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines sea cliffs, looking north, aerial photo, La Jolla, California
San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island.
Black's Beach and Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail.
Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Sea World Fireworks San Diego Mission Bay. Sea World shows evening fireworks over Mission Bay.
Full Moon Rising over Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Aerial Panoramic Photo of Sunset Cliffs San Diego, Pappy's Point, Claiborne Cove
Solana Beach sea cliffs and coastline, aerial view.
La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, aerial photo, sunset
A Pacific harbor seal swims over surf grass in the protected waters of Childrens Pool in La Jolla, California. This group of harbor seals, which has formed a breeding colony at a small but popular beach near San Diego, is at the center of considerable controversy. While harbor seals are protected from harassment by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and other legislation, local interests would like to see the seals leave so that people can resume using the beach.
Giant kelp and aquarium, mother and child
Aerial panorama of Blacks Beach, Torrey Pines Golf Course (south course), and views to La Jolla (south) and Carlsbad (north)
La Jolla Sunset
La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies.
Oceanside beach at sunset viewed from Oceanside Pier
California poppy plants viewed from the perspective of a bug walking below the bright orange blooms.
Black's Beach and Torrey Pines Cliffs and Pacific Ocean, Razor Point view to La Jolla, San Diego, California.
Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds
California sea lions hauled out on rocks beside the ocean.
San Diego City Skyline viewed from Harbor Island, storm clouds at sunrise.
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Sunset falls upon Torrey Pines State Reserve, viewed from the Torrey Pines glider port.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier.
Underwater mural at Oceanside Pier
Aerial Panoramic Photo of Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Coastline
Sunset and Coral trees, San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park.
La Jolla Shores Coastline and Scripps Pier, Blacks Beach and Torrey Pines, aerial photo, sunset
Broken Hill, Stars and Clouds at Night, Torrey Pines State Reserve
La Jolla Coastline, Hubbs Hall at SIO, Black's Beach, Torrey Pines State Reserve, panorama, sunset.
Hotel del Coronado with holiday Christmas night lights, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Clouds and afternoon light over the Pacific Ocean.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Research Pier at night, lit with stars in the sky, old La Jolla town in the distance.
San Diego County Fair at night. Del Mar Fair at dusk, San Dieguito Lagoon in foreground.
Surf and spray during Santa Ana offshore winds
Broken Hill with the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Broken Hill is an ancient, compacted sand dune that was uplifted to its present location and is now eroding
Tombstones at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, with downtown San Diego with snow-covered Mt. Laguna in the distance.
Imperial Beach pier at sunrise,
Blue Moon at Sunset over San Diego City Skyline. The third full moon in a season, this rare ""blue moon"" rises over San Diego just after sundown.
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel at sunrise, viewed from the San Diego Embarcadero Marine Park
San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island.
San Diego downtown city skyline and waterfront, sunrise, dawn, viewed from Coronado Island.
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Swami's Beach at dusk, Encinitas.
San Diego bay and skyline at sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island.
The Crystal Pier and Pacific Ocean at sunrise, dawn, waves blur as they crash upon the sand. Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach.
Powerhouse Park and Beach in Del Mar at sunset, aerial photo
Explosion of California Poppies, San Diego.
La Jolla Cove meets the dawn with pink skies and a flat ocean.
The Children's Pool in La Jolla, also known as Casa Cove, is a small pocket cove protected by a curving seawall, with the rocky coastline and cottages and homes of La Jolla seen behind it.
The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193' by 43' foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall
Point Loma peninsula, with scalloped sandstone cliffs edging the Pacific Ocean, looking south. Navy facilities are scattered along this section of Point Loma.
Coast Highway 101, looking south from Del Mar, with Los Penasquitos Marsh on the left and the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Reserve and La Jolla in the distance.
The La Jolla Coast, sometimes referred to as the Riviera of San Diego, is some of the most beautiful residental coastline in all of Southern California.
San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay.
Bluff and trees overlooking the ocean near La Jolla Cove, sunrise.
Sunset on Terramar Beach, Carlsbad
Hang Glider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean.
Sea cliffs over Blacks Beach, La Jolla, California.
Panoramic photo of San Diego embarcadero, showing the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina (center), Roy's Restaurant (center) and Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel (left) viewed from the San Diego Embacadero Marine Park.
Old fashioned clock at the Hotel Del, Coronado, San Diego
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve.
San Diego city skyline at dusk, viewed from Harbor Island, a sailboat cruises by in the foreground, the Star of India at left.
UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library).
Sunset
A large natural sea cave lies below a sandstone bluff in La Jolla at sunrise with a pink sky, Black's Beach in the distant.
Paraglider soaring at Torrey Pines Gliderport, sunset, flying over the Pacific Ocean.
California sea lion hauled out on rocks beside the ocean.
Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus.
Boulders and sandstone cliffs, Torrey Pines State Beach.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library).
UCSD Library glows with light in this night time exposure (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library).
Stonehenge, or what is officially known as the La Jolla Project, was the third piece in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1984 and produced by Richard Fleishner, the granite blocks are spread on the lawn south of Galbraith Hall on Revelle College at UCSD.
Coronado Bridge, linking San Diego to Coronado, sunrise, viewed from Coronado Island. San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay.
Vices and Virtues, part of the Stuart Collection and University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Artist Bruce Naumann created Vices and Virtues in 1988 along the top of the Charles Lee Powell Structural Systems Laboratory at UCSD. Vices and virtues named in alternating neon light blink bizarrely around the building, lighting the night sky at UCSD. Very odd.
Crowded lineup, North County
Sunset and incoming surf, gorgeous colors in the sky and on the ocean at dusk, the incoming waves are blurred in this long exposure.
California poppies bloom in enormous fields cleared just a few months earlier by huge wildfires. Burnt dead bushes are seen surrounded by bright poppies.
Bear is another of the odd outdoor ""art"" pieces of the UCSD Stuart Collection. Created by Tim Hawkinson in 2001 of eight large stones, it sits in the courtyard of the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering.
Oceanside Pier at dusk, sunset, night. Oceanside.
San Diego city skyline at night, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego reflected in the still waters of San Diego Harbor, viewed from Coronado Island.
Cabrillo Monument lighthouse at sunset, Point Loma.
Surf check, Terramar, Carlsbad, California.
The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall.
Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world.
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution.
Point Loma lighthouse.
Ocean water washes over a flat sand beach, sandstone bluffs rise in the background, sunset.
Sunset, cobblestones, surf and sand, Torrey Pines State Beach.
Sandstone cliffs rise above the beach at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Old Point Loma Lighthouse, sitting high atop the end of Point Loma peninsula, seen here with San Diego Bay and downtown San Diego in the distance. The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument
The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego.
UCSD Library (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library).
UCSD Library glows at sunset (Geisel Library, UCSD Central Library).
Dawn breaks across the sagebrush and canyons of Torrey Pines State Reserve, with the championship Torrey Pines North golf course in the distance. San Diego.
The Palomar Observatory, located in north San Diego County California, is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology. The Observatory supports the research of the Caltech faculty, post-doctoral fellows and students, and the researchers at Caltechs collaborating institutions. Palomar Observatory is home to the historic Hale 200-inch telescope. Other facilities on the mountain include the 60-inch, 48-inch, 18-inch and the Snoop telescopes.
Sun God is a strange artwork, the first in the Stuart Collection at University of California San Diego (UCSD). Commissioned in 1983 and produced by Niki de Sainte Phalle, Sun God has become a landmark on the UCSD campus.
Galbraith Hall, University of California San Diego (UCSD).
Child on the beach.
Wave washes ashore.
Warning, no lifeguard on duty.
The old Point Loma lighthouse operated from 1855 to 1891 above the entrance to San Diego Bay. It is now a maintained by the National Park Service and is part of Cabrillo National Monument.
Sea cliffs at Torrey Pines State Reserve.
Visitors admire the enormous kelp forest tank in the Stephen Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The 70000 gallon tank is home to black seabass, broomtail grouper, garibaldi, moray eels and leopard sharks.
The Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Botanical Building, at 250 feet long by 75 feet wide and 60 feet tall, was the largest wood lath structure in the world when it was built in 1915 for the Panama-California Exposition. The Botanical Building, located on the Prado, west of the Museum of Art, contains about 2,100 permanent tropical plants along with changing seasonal flowers. The Lily Pond, just south of the Botanical Building, is an eloquent example of the use of reflecting pools to enhance architecture. The 193 by 43 foot pond and smaller companion pool were originally referred to as Las Lagunas de las Flores (The Lakes of the Flowers) and were designed as aquatic gardens. The pools contain exotic water lilies and lotus which bloom spring through fall. Balboa Park, San Diego.
Sandstone cliffs at Torrey Pines State Park, viewed from high above the Pacific Ocean near the Indian Trail.
The California Tower rises 200 feet above Balboa Park.
Detail of the facade of the San Diego Museum of Art depicting the 17th century Spanish Baroque painters Velazquez, Murillo and Zurbaran. Balboa Park.
The Prado, or El Prado, the main east-west walkway through the heart of Balboa Park, is named for the Paseo del Prado in Madrid. Balboa Park.
Columns and breezeway of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park, San Diego. The Spreckels Organ is the largest musical instrument in the world. Built in 1915, it is played weekly during a free one-hour recital each Sunday.
Casa del Prado, South Facade.
Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world.
Torrey Pines Golf Course, the North course, with the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
San Diego Mormon Temple, is seen amid the office and apartment buildings and shopping malls of University City.
San Diego Skyline at sunset, North Harbor Drive running along the waterfront, high rise office buildings, with cruise ship terminal (right).
Grand Hyatt hotel towers along the downtown waterfront of San Diego.
San Diego Country Administration Building, with downtown San Diego office buildings behind, sunset.
Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
Downtown San Diego, at sunset.
San Diego Embarcadero Marina Park, with yacht basin, San Diego Convention Center (right), Marriott (center) and Grand Hyatt (left) hotels.
Coronado Shores, a group of 10 condominium buildings south of the Hotel Del, on the water on Coronado Island.
Pacific Beach, Crystal Pier and Mission Bay, looking south. Downtown San Diego is seen in the distance.
Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant. Opened in 1963, the Point Loma Wastewater Treatment Plant treats approximately 175 million gallons of wastewater per day, generated by 2.2 million residents of San Diego over a 450 square mile area. San Diego Bay, Coronado Island and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance.
SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution.
Downtown San Diego bayfront, Marina District, with the USS Midway Navy aircraft carrier (right), cruise ship terminal (left) and high rise office buildings towering over North Harbor Drive along San Diego Bay.
San Diego downtown waterfront skyline, viewed across San Diego Bay from Coronado Island.
San Diego city skyline at sunset, showing the buildings of downtown San Diego rising above San Diego Harbor, viewed from Harbor Island.
Sarah's Cavern, a natural sea cave hidden below sea cliffs in Carlsbad, opening onto a flat beach at sunset, inner walls adorned with graffiti.
The San Diego Museum of Natural History, Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is the place to find dinosaur bones and get a close up look at insects, birds and organic matter that make our outside world so interesting. Renovated in 2001, a new wing has doubled the museums original 65,000 square feet of floor space to about 150,000 square feet.
Gray whale skeleton on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Courtyard, San Diego Natural History Museum.
Cobblestones fall to the sand beach from the sandstone cliffs in which they are embedded.
Cool Globes San Diego, an exhibit outside of the Natural History Museum at Balboa Park, San Diego. Cool Globes is an educational exhibit that features 40 sculpted globes, each custom-designed by artists to showcase solutions to reduce global warming.
The Carlsbad Flower Fields, 50+ acres of flowering Tecolote Ranunculus flowers, bloom each spring from March through May.
Tic-tac-toe in the sand on the beach.
Jetties, Carlsbad, morning surf.
Ponto, South Carlsbad, morning surf.
Empty beach after a session in the water, footprints in the sand.
The Bea Evenson Foundation is the centerpiece of the Plaza de Balboa in Balboa Park, San Diego. The San Diego Natural History Museum is seen in the background.