Santa Barbara Island to Palos Verdes coast - 38 mi.
by Joe Schofield
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Santa Barbara Island to Palos Verdes coast - 38 mi.
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Joe Schofield
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A visual rarity along the California coast, most residents are unaware of its existence. This shot was taken from White Point in San Pedro. Santa Barbara Island is 38 miles from the mainland in Palos Verdes, adjacent to where this was taken.
E-M1Mk II 300 mm f/7.1 1/160
The island is located about 38 miles (61 km) from the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast of Los Angeles County, Southern California, (near Ventura County and west of Greater Los Angeles.
With a total area of about 1 square mile (640 acres or 260 hectares), it is the smallest of the eight Channel Islands. It is the southernmost island in the Channel Islands National Park. The highest peak on the island is Signal Hill, at 634 ft (193 m).
Although closer to mainland Ventura County and Los Angeles County, the island is part of Santa Barbara County (United States Census Bureau Block 3012, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10). It is the only one of the four southern Channel Islands included in the Channel Islands National Park, which also encompasses all four northern islands. According to the 2000 census the island is uninhabited and has a total land area of 1.0136 sq mi (2.625 km2).
Since it is so small it can't usually be seen from the mainland, except on clear days (usually in winter) and at sunset when the island is a backlit silhouette.
Native American peoples, probably the Chumash and Tongva, occupied Santa Barbara Island periodically for millennia. Archaeological sites dating to as much as 4,000 years ago have been documented on the island, which may have served as a stopover or refuge point for voyagers between the mainland and the other Channel Islands.
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December 22nd, 2020
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Comments (28)
Jennifer Jenson
Gorgeous image, Joe! I have such a great love for the Channel Islands! Beautifully captured!
Steve Henderson
Oh, that sky, those clouds, the rich glow of light. It's a perfect complement to the calm blue sea -- drawing the eyes to the island. Magical.
Angelo Marcialis
Congratulations Joe, your Fine Art Photograph is being featured this week on the Home Page of the FAA Group "The Magic Hour Of Blue And Gold Photography". To ensure that your feature is archived properly, please post your image in the group's “Featured Images And Thank You’s: Thread #5 January/2021, located in the Discussions link. You are invited post your own individual “Thank You For The Feature(s)” thread as well.
Anthony Jones
eautiful work! Thank you for submitting your artwork to the Southern California Artist Collective Group where the image is now featured on the home page. Feel free to post this in the Featured archive in the group discussion page section L/F
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