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WAVE STOPPERS

WAVE STOPPERS

Big ocean swells get smashed up as they come into shallower waters that have massive rocks protruding above the waves. These "wave smashers" themselve...
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Big ocean swells get smashed up as they come into shallower waters that have massive rocks protruding above the waves. These "wave smashers" themselves ae being smashed with each incoming wave. From photographs taken 100 years ago, it is estimated that this stretch of coastline has retreated about 100 feet, or about 1 foor per year. This ongoing battle between sea and land has produced some incredibally beautiful shorelines in Northern California.
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NIKON D5300

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Aperture f/11 ISO 400 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 55/1

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California, US

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Oct, 2021

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