“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Antebellum Mansion, Ace Basin, SC
Live Oak and Moss, South Carolina
Tree and Tide, Botany Bay, SC
Beach Chairs, Kiawah Island, SC
Live Oak Reaching, Edisto, SC
Whelk Shell, Botany Bay, SC
Southern Road and Oak
Rave Run in the Lowcountry
Jane Lurie Photography 
I love the moss–something we never see here in Southern CA! All very nice, Jane :-).
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Hi Pam, How nice to hear from you. Thanks! I miss that photogenic moss now that I am out west. 🙂 Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year!
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The black & white treatment really showcases the live oaks and moss. Stunning shots!
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Hello Tricia- I’m glad you like these in B&W–I thought it did bring out the characteristics of the trees well. I appreciate that you followed me…I revisited your blog which I follow in my reader and it is beautiful. Wonderful images and stories. Thank you for your visit and kind words.
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Black & white, the true mastery of a photographer. Very magical here! 🙂
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Hi SalvaVenia– That’s a lovely compliment. Thank you for your kind words and for your visits.
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I shall pay a visit more often, for sure. 🙂
Have a nice day. Salva.
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Have always loved these calm and soothing posts.. Glad to back on the road with you!
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I’m glad you are back. Thanks Linda, as always for your kind words. J
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Those trees are simply amazing! Wonderful post Jane!
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Hi Cynthia- Aren’t they? Live Oaks are fascinating and beautiful. The Spanish Moss is icing on the cake. Thank you so much.
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Those trees dripping with moss look stunning in B&W Jane. Great photos
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Thank you, Pauline. I thought they worked especially well in B&W. Glad you agree. Thanks for stopping by!
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Beautiful post Jane, each shot is special in its own way. Well done!
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Hi Tina, Thank you! Choosing the images for black and white conversion was interesting. Glad you like this set.
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The light (and everything else) in this series is stunning! I always enjoy visiting your blog, Jane!
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Hi Elisa, Very nice of you to let me know. Thanks so much! This series was a fun creative challenge.
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Wonderful monochrome images – 2 chairs in isolation on the beach is gorgeous, fantastic, simply beautiful
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Hi Mark- How nice! The beach chairs are begging for a story. Glad you like them. Thanks very much.
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Thanks very much for sharing Buch Post.
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Jane, stunning!!!
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Thank you very much, Jill!
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Beautiful shots, beautiful work. I like how you used B&W on the different views.
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Hi David– Thank you for your kind feedback. It struck me that a B&W series would work nicely for these historic areas. Appreciate it!
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Those oak trees in the South are so beautiful and your captures of them are lovely.
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Hi Milka- Thank you. There’s something about the southern landscape that has a particular feel. Must be the mosquitoes. 🙂
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Perfect title for this series – fabulous photographs. Love B&W.
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Thank you very much, Mary. Glad you like the monochrome look which I think suits the subjects.
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The Southern stuff I like — hauntingly beautiful
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Hi Wendy– You’re a southerner at heart… glad you like the mood. Thank you.
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Jane, great work. The B&W shots are dramatic. Also like the mood of the opening color shot.
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Hi Jane- Glad you enjoyed the B&W. Thank you so much.
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Jane, these are all wonderful images! You captured so many beautiful moments and each one says something different. That first photo and the one with the person running on the beach are my favourites. Mesmerizing 🙂
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Hi Mike- Very nice of you, thank you. Tried to share an array of moods and I’m really glad you enjoyed them.
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Gorgeous series – I was going to specifically mention my favourites, but it’s too hard to chose!
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Hi JP- Thank you so much…I love it when it’s hard to choose! 🙂 Nice of you to comment.
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SC and thereabouts is well known for its Spanish moss on cypruses. I’m not too crazy about shhoting flowers but I enjoy shooting trees. I would love to shoot some down there.
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Hi Allan, I love trees, too. Live oaks are especially dramatic in their shapes. You’ll have to experience the southern landscape sometime. Thanks for your comment.
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Wonderful, Jane. I’m taken with the lone runner.
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Hi Sharon, Thank you! I had to stop in my tracks during my run to catch her… I thought the simplicity was fabulous. Glad you liked this image.
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These are all extraordinary.
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Hi 2CLicks– Thank you for your kind words.
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Superb. Just how I imagined the Old South to be. Now, where’s Rhett?
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Hi James, Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a… Yes, Rhett was certainly here. Glad you enjoyed this moment of southern landscapes. Thanks so much.
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Beautiful work Jane. The black & white tone matches your themes perfectly.
Love the southern road & oak shot. Looks like it could have been taken 100 years ago.
Also like the whelk shell.
Hope you and Bob are both doing well!
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Hi Ron, Thank you very much. The monochrome does help create a historic feel. Glad you enjoyed them. We are doing well and I hope you are, too!
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Wow!! Look at those trees. 🙂 The beach photos are lovely, too, of course. 🙂
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Hi Imelda, Aren’t they amazing? Glad you liked them along with the beach shots. Thank you.
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very Moody/thoughtful shots…I love them…they take u to a deep place in your mind….loving the “beach chairs” could probably create an entire story around them….whi left them sitting there???? WHY???? Hmmmmmmm…much to think about!!
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Thanks, April. Those beach chairs were begging for a story. Glad you enjoyed the B&W which I think did lend to the lowcountry mood.
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Love the quote and it’s relevance – those ‘live’oaks look ancient; gives such an aura of the historic.
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Hi Liz- Thank you. The live oaks stand the test of time…our most famous in Charleston, Angel Oak, is estimated to be up to 1500 years old. Not sure how they figure that but it is gorgeous.
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Have heard of the bristlecone pine trees and their antiquity but for an oak that’s pretty amazing. Love those epiphytes which hang from the branches.
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Agree! The Spanish Moss creates beautiful effects.
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great pictures and great B & W!!!
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Hello Dominique- Glad you enjoyed these. I thought they worked well in B&W. Thanks so much.
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Hi, Jane. In SF yet? Love to you both Bonnie
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Hi Bonnie– On our way soon. Hope to see you on the west coast!
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Beautiful B&W series Jane. Love those oak trees with the Spanish moss.
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Hi Denise, Thank you very much. The live oaks fascinate me and the spanish moss catches the light in amazing ways. I just popped over to your blog– your photographs are wonderful. Will check out more.
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What can I say but awesome
How are you?
Xoxo Helen
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Helen, Thanks! Things are going great–about to head west… landscapes await. xo
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