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 evening sun lights San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, as seen from the Coastal Trail at Lands End.
A yucca tree grows near a rocky outcropping in the Mojave National Preserve, California.
A gravel road leads into the distance through an endless sea of Joshua trees at the Mojave National Preserve, California.
A long-exposure photo smooths the dynamic Gulf of Mexico along the Galveston, Texas, beach.