A life preserver lies abandoned on a granite jetty along the Gulf Coast shore in Galveston, Texas.
Engulfed
The sun sets on the Gulf of Mexico, somewhere off the Texas coast.
Washed Up
A log lies washed ashore upon a Galveston, Texas, beach.
Dynamo
The waves of the Gulf of Mexico are smoothed by a long exposure as the sun begins to rise on the Galveston, Texas, beach.
The Violent Sea
Waves crash over a granite jetty or, more-properly, groyne, extending into the Gulf of Mexico from the Galveston Island, Texas, beach.
The Ever-Changing Ocean
A long-exposure photo smooths the dynamic Gulf of Mexico along the Galveston, Texas, beach.
Big Rocks in the Surf
Waves crash onto the rocky shoreline along San Francisco’s Lands End.
Sailors Take Warning
A morning red sky over the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Galveston, Texas, portends bad weather according to an old mariner’s rhyme.
Adrift in Puget Sound
A sailboat lolls on the still waters of Washington’s Puget Sound near Seattle.
Plow on Through
The bow of the cruise ship Carnival Triumph cuts through the Bolivar Roads anchorage just off the coast of Galveston, Texas.