There's nothing like a California sunset

There are, of course, beautiful sunsets in many places around the world. I've seen my fair share in the various states I lived in after moving away from California. In fact, one of my favorite memories of living in Florida involved both a sunrise and sunset--over the water, in the same day. My friends and I got up in the middle of the night and drove from the Clearwater/Dunedin area where we lived to Daytona Beach to see the sun come up over the Atlantic. It was beautiful. We spent the day like typical teenagers, enjoying the beach and local sights, and then headed home. We got back to Clearwater and watched the sun go down over the Gulf of Mexico. There was something magical about that day and it will always be one of my fondest memories of both my youth and my life in Florida.

But sunsets in Southern California are just different. They're always magical. There's something about the intense colors--the oranges, yellows, and pinks--that I haven't seen replicated anywhere else. They're more majestic, somehow. And when they're coupled with the Pacific ocean, they're just magnificent.

This photograph was taken as the sun was setting over Redondo Beach.




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Beautiful state, beautiful photos

After moving back home to California in 2006, having lived in several other states since the 1970s, I started snapping photographs like there was no tomorrow. I just couldn't get enough of the natural beauty I had missed so much while living in other states. The beaches, the mountains, the desert, the cliffs and canyons and palm trees and...on and on. After taking thousands of photographs it occurred to me that I should offer some of them on products for others to enjoy. I know that when I was living out of state I always thought about home, California, and missed its natural beauty. I frequently looked for web sites, calendars, magnets and so on with pictures of California beaches or other sights that I could enjoy. So here I am, back at home, hoping to serve as an eye for others who are displaced Californians, as I was for so many years, or who just love the sights of this beautiful state.

My plan right now is to post a photograph every day or so that I hope people will enjoy. If the photo is available on products in our shops at Zazzle and/or CafePress, links will be provided.

Comments and feedback are welcomed and appreciated!

This shot of huge rocks being covered by rolling waves was taken at Santa Monica beach; it's available on a variety of merchandise in our Zazzle shop.

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