Calm

Calm, serene, peaceful are all synonyms for scenes in this gallery. The images selected either display a calm scene or (hopefully) convey a sense of calm when you view them

Long-exposure surf creates misty white water around dark lava formations on the Waikoloa coast.
A wet stone alley glows with warm lantern light between old buildings in a European town.
Black and white street scene showing a seated man smoking among scrap materials, bicycles, and stacked objects.
A rocky streambed curves through a lush, shaded tropical ravine lined with dense trees and exposed earth.
McDonald Creek glows blue-green as it threads between reddish rocks, forest shadows, and sunlit gravel bars.
A quiet rural scene shows two cylindrical silos, leafless trees, and warm low light over dry grass.
A sheltered Point Lobos cove with cypress branches, rocky headlands, blue-green water, and late-day cloud texture.
A small pine tree leans over clear turquoise water inside a rocky Point Lobos cove under diffuse coastal light.
Towering sandstone buttes rise from a shadowed desert floor in a stark black-and-white Monument Valley view.
Black and white view of the Seine River with a moored boat and Eiffel Tower in the distance.
Long coiled rope rests on a dark sandy beach near surf and distant coastal mountains.
A blue and white fishing boat sits at a foggy harbor beside tall rigging and muted industrial docks.
Morning light warms distant hills while mist floats above a calm river bordered by reeds and shadowed banks.
Fresh grass fills the forest floor while blackened tree trunks fade into misty gray background light.
Large Buddha statue appears faint and nearly hidden behind fog above dark treetops on Lantau Island.
Empty Kyoto street with stone paving, steps, walls, and warm light fading between traditional buildings.
Market booth scene with a resting vendor hidden behind a large paper umbrella and baskets.
A fogbound harbor scene shows a red building, wooden pilings, and a small red-and-white boat on still water.
A black-and-white valley scene shows morning mist over pastures with rugged Scandinavian mountains rising behind.
Several small waterfalls drop from a red sandstone shelf, streaking a dark mineral-stained canyon wall.
Side entrance to San Javier, which sits on a mountain road about 20 miles inland from Loreto.
Sunrise over the Sea of Cortez, viewed from a cliff top at Loreto Bay near Loreto, Mexico.
An abandoned painted sign lies on cracked desert ground beneath a wide sky, pointing toward a past festival site.
A weathered fishing boat floats at a mooring in the harbor.
A black-and-white cliff edge drops to rippled water below, with a flock of birds flying past the open mouth of a sea cave.
The Kilauea Iki crater erupted explosively in 1959 devastating this 2 mile wide place and all surroundings.
A misty beach curves below steep green cliffs, with soft surf sweeping across pale sand.