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James W. Young, Professional Photographer
Ocean Waves
Indian Beach, Oregon on August 16,
1984
Waves seen at Ecola State Park, Oregon on December 22, 1987
Waves, with 'spindrift' at Indian Beach, Oregon on December 26, 1987
The ocean at Ecola State Park, Oregon on December 28, 1987
A breaking wave at Indian Beach, with Tillamook Rock Lighthouse in the distance
on February 16, 1993
Waves breaking over the shoreline rocks near Gamboa Point on California's
Highway 1, 16 miles south of Big Sur, seen here on September 4, 1993
What I consider my 'Lion Wave' photographed from Ecola State Park, Oregon on
December 29, 1993
Waves at Crescent Beach, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon on December 26, 1995
Crashing of waves doesn't disturb the birds at Indian Beach on August 16, 2003
Waves breaking over the shoreline rocks along the northwest part of Tillamook
Head, just south of Seaside, Oregon on July 7, 2004
Surfers taking advantage of the breakers at Indian Beach on July 11, 2004
Waves breaking along Tillamook Head's shoreline on August 2, 2005
Waves at Crescent Beach, north of Cannon Beach, Oregon on August 5, 2005
Three girls frolicking at Indian Beach in the beach breakers on July 1, 2007
The 'shoot' wave leaps high at Indian Beach on June 30, 2009
Daughter Eileen 'dares' the waves at Indian Beach on July 4, 2009
This and the following three images clearly reveal the awesome power of gigantic
ocean swells as they pound the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse on November 6, 2009.
The top of this old abandoned lighthouse is 163 feet above the ocean. A refuge
for the protected Comorants that breed there, these waves caused them to take
flight as each swell hit the western flank of the 'rock'. The images were taken
with my full 1120mm telephoto capability, some 3 miles from me at Indian Beach
The shoreline 'pockets' that trap the incoming waves, cause eruptions of water
and spray during rough weather at Indian Beach on November 11, 2009. Look
carefully at the lighthouse in the background, as a wave is beginning to break
there as well.
Heavy winds and rough seas cause enormous 20 foot waves near the North Head
Lighthouse near Ilwaco, Washington (northwest of Astoria, Oregon) in this and
the following three images
A surfers ride the breaking waves at Carpinteria Beach, California on December
25, 2009 (this and the following photograph)
Waves break over rocks south of Point Piedras Blancas on California's Highway 1
seen here on December 28, 2009
This and the following two images were taken December 28, 2009 of the heavy
surf, south of Point Piedras Blancas on California's Highway 1 near the Elephant
Seal Rookery
Tillamook Lighthouse from Indian Beach, Oregon on April 2, 2010
This and the next image were taken at the 'Cove', in Seaside, Oregon on April
20, 2010
Tillamook Lighthouse, Oregon from Indian Beach on April 20, 2010
A young couple gets very wet on the California coast near San Simeon on July
29, 2010
Tillamook Lighthouse from Indian Beach, Oregon on November 3, 2010
Same as above
Later in the afternoon, waves seen from Ecola State Park, Oregon
Same as above
A surfer rides a wave at the 'Cove' in Seaside, Oregon on November 20, 2010
This, and the following image, were taken from South Point on the Big Island of
Hawaii on December 24, 2010
The following 5 images were taken from Keaukaha Beach Park, The Big Island of
Hawaii, looking out into Puhi Bay on December 26, 2010
A surfer at Indian Beach, Oregon on July 23, 2011
The following 3 images were taken from Ecola State Park, Oregon on September
28, 2011
Sunset on the wave and swells 1000 feet from shore at Ecola State Park, Oregon
on October 29, 2011
The following 5 images were taken from the jetty in Cape Disapointment State
Park, Washington (at the mouth of the Columbia River) on March 24, 2012
