JD-0296
Faultline Surf, Timber Cove, California
© 2005 Jerry Dodrill

The Sonoma Coast is known for it's jagged shoreline, craggy seastacks, sweeping mountain sides, thick forests, fog and wind. The land has been turned on end, uplifted by colliding tectonic plates along the San Andreas Fault, which forms the Coast Mountain Range and is largely to blame for our frequent earthquakes. The convergence of these elements with the sea is a recipe for excitement and sometimes disaster.
As I make images, I try to capture the essence of place, show the land at it's most beautiful and dramatic. The long exposure used to make this piece is symbolic of the effects of time.