sea lions on rock off Lighthouse Point, Santa Cruz Cal (6-2008)
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- Camera: SONY CYBERSHOT
- Taken on 2008/06/02 12:48:44
- Exposure: 0.002s (1/500)
- Focal Length: 39.70mm
- F/Stop: f/5.600
- ISO Speed: ISO100
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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dgoodboe, on February 3, 2009, said:
CA sea lions, always nice to see here. Sometimes one or two wandering Steller's sea lions drop by and intimidate all the rest by virtue of their size and loud bellowing voices. They shine like copper pennies in the sunlight, making them easy to pick out from the darker CA sea lions. This sedimentary rock outcrop more or less marks the site of the first wooden lighthouse. The Army Corp of Engineers placed it there without checking things like erosion and soil types, so after 3 years the lighthouse had to be moved back. And then again, as this coastline is always eroding inland, especially with winter storms. A natural arch existed for years that once connected this outcrop rock with lighthouse point. Such arches form and fall here over time.