Welcome to my photos of the Del Norte County of California.
Del Norte County (all the following is as per Wikipedia) "...is a county located at the far northwest corner of the U.S. state of California on the Pacific adjacent to the Oregon border. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 28,610. The county seat is Crescent City, the county's only incorporated city. Del Norte is the abbreviated Spanish nickname for "the land of the north" (la tierra del norte). Despite its Spanish etymology, official pronunciation of the name is to drop the trailing "e" and simply say "Del Nort."
The rural county is notable for forests containing giant Coast Redwoods, with some attaining heights over 350 feet (110 m). This northernmost county on the California coast also has scores of unique plants and flowers, dozens of species of coastal birds and fish, rocky primitive beaches and sea stacks, pristine rivers, and historic lighthouses. Del Norte is also known among Bigfoot enthusiasts as the location of the famous Patterson-Gimlin film, as well as being the location of some of the forest scenes used in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi."
I took these pictures during the first two weeks of August, 2011. Most are of the Crescent City area, although a few are from Brookings-Harbor, Oregon and of the Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park.
For comments regarding photographic techniques, such as shutter speed, aperture, types of lenses, etc., I did not care to show any of it. Usually, photographers load their work with this blather, but it adds absolutely no value to the photo being displayed. On this and similar issues, I refer you to my favorite photography web site, which is here.
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