Dan Violette photography - Fine Art Nature Photography
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) share this exposed coastal slope with California bush sunflower (Encelia californica) and wild grass companions.  This early Spring bloom was photographed at the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains near Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California.
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) share this exposed coastal slope with coast prickly pear cactus (Opunita sp.), California bush sunflower (Encelia californica) and wild grass companions.  This early Spring bloom was photographed at the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains near Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California.
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) flowers are two-to-three inches across with fern-like leaves clustered on tall fleshy stalks. These drought-tolerant perennial asters are among Spring's earliest wildflowers brightening exposed coastal dunes and rocky slopes from Baja California and the Channel Islands to Central Southern California.  With their wild grass companions, this arrangement of natives was photographed in the Santa Monica Mountains against the deep blue sky of the breezy Malibu coast.
One of the many sweeping vistas along California's Big Sur Coast. This north-looking view near Ragged Point was revealed as the morning sun burned through fog that often shrouds much of the coastline.
A south-looking view of the Malibu Coast at dusk. The city of Santa Monica clutches the coast on the distant horizon.
One of the many sweeping vistas along California's Big Sur Coast. This north-looking view near Ragged Point was revealed as the morning sun burned through fog that often shrouds much of the coastline.Big Sur, Coastal, Scene, PCH, Pacific Coast, Highway, Highway One, Malibu, California, coast,
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) share this exposed coastal slope with California bush sunflower (Encelia californica) and wild grass companions. This early Spring bloom was photographed at the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains near Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California.
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) share this exposed coastal slope with California bush sunflower (Encelia californica) and wild grass companions.  This early Spring bloom was photographed at the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains near Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California.
Giant coreopsis (Coreopsis gigantea) share this exposed coastal slope with California bush sunflower (Encelia californica) and wild grass companions. This early Spring bloom was photographed at the northern edge of the Santa Monica Mountains near Point Mugu State Park, Ventura County, California.
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