I have a feeling that the California Department of Tourism isn’t going to be rushing to buy those photos from you. They don’t make your point. And even if the exposure and composition were better they still would resemble any shore scene anywhere in the U.S., other than the palm tree.
Oh sure...Name a place in the U.S. where ya can ski in the mountains in the morning, take a drive through the high desert, and then go to beach in the afternoon...