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While Hiking Along the Cavern Point Trail in Channel Islands National Park by Mark Stevens

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My Every Journey Today in the Channel Islands National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: This was a setting extending to the east-southeast, where one can see the ocean waters off the coast of Santa Cruz Island in Channel Islands National Park. As the hike continues along the Cavern Point Trail to Potato Harbor Vista Point, one gets to experience this breathtaking scene with Scorpion Rock more or less in the image center.

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Nature’s Opening Remarks for a Day in Channel Islands National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A setting extending to the southeast while taking in views along the Cavern Point Trail to Potato Harbor Vista Point in Channel Islands National Park. Scorpion Rock is main formation in the image, a little left of center. I had wanted to have a balance in the image with that and the Santa Cruz Island coastline that I was hiking along for this zoomed in focal length. As the setting was still mostly overcast with low clouds, I chose to angle my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward, raising the horizon to minimize those skies and focus on the formation and coastline.

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A Morning Hello in Channel Islands National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While hiking the Cavern Point Trail to Potato Harbor Vista Point, I captured this image with a view extending to the southeast. One can see the Pacific coastline with the cliff face and its network of caves along with Scorpion Rock off the distance.

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Pacific Waters and Surf from an Overlook at Cavern Point (Channel Islands National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While hiking along the Cavern Point Trail to Potato Harbor Vista Point, I captured this image with a view extending to the northeast from an overlook I had along the trail hiked. Given the overcast skies and low clouds that late morning, I chose to angle my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera downward to focus more of the coastline with the waves coming in. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 9 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation, and brightness I wanted for the final image.

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Nature's All Star Lineup in Channel Islands National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: While hiking along the Cavern Point Trail not far from the Santa Cruz Island Visitor Contact Center, I captured this image extending to the southwest to ridges and peaks present in this part of Channel Islands National Park. What drew me into this setting was the layers present. Nearby were different trees and bushes, while off in the distance, the ridge lines seemed to cross-cross each other and forming a V.

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Not today! (Channel Islands National Park) by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: Not today! This won’t be the last time that I do this as I intend to do it many more I will get up in the morning I will smile at the thought, knowing that I’m still alive I will say hello to whoever is next to me with a good morning I will see the sun shine and hear the birds sing I will walk the streets, alone and with others I will eat and savor the smells and tastes of the food before me I will laugh as I read something or watch a show I will take a deep breath and inhale the air Every day is a tradition I want to try again and again So I say once more: not today! Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one late morning while hiking along the Cavern Point Trail to Potato Harbor Vista Point in Channel Islands National Park. The view is extending to the east-southeast with Scorpion Rock as the main focus of the image captured. While it was a day with low clouds around the islands of this national park, I found angling my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward worked to minimize that look and center the attention on the setting to my front.