Rainy Day Crossing
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.”
~Langston Hughes
Night in the Marina
Golden Gate
Russian Hill
“Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life.”
~John Updike
Secret Gardens
Windows and Coit
Rooftops
Jane Lurie Photography 
LOVE these, missing the rainy days!
LikeLike
Thank you, Boonbron.
LikeLike
Amazing photos. I always feel like I am the only one that actually likes rain! The smell of the earth after rain is amazing.
LikeLike
Hi Fanny, I am with you on that! Love that smell. One of my favorite places is the rainy Olympic Peninsula. Thanks so much for your comment and I’m glad you enjoyed these.
LikeLike
This is great… 😮😮😮😮😮
LikeLike
Thanks, Eliza! An interesting challenge to do abstract images.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Wow these photos are really great i think! 🙂
LikeLike
Hi Lisah, Thanks so much. I enjoy shooting these. Glad you like them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
So lovely!
LikeLike
Thanks, Karen! Your work inspires me in this way. Happy you enjoyed them – much appreciated.
LikeLike
Window shots!!! A question: do you favor one window over another, or do you choose a window depending upon what you see?
LikeLike
Hi David, Great question. Always looking for the scenes out any window. Thanks for asking! 😉
LikeLike
these r absolutely spectacular!!! I love seeing the gorgeous SF landscapes through the raindrops….u captured each one of them so brilliantly!!!
LikeLike
Hi April, So glad you enjoyed my rainy day images. Hopefully you’ll be out here sometime soon! Thanks so much, as always.
LikeLike
I love these images. An awesome series of San Francisco abstractions.
LikeLike
Hi Otto, I’m so glad you like this series. Thank you– much appreciated.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Terrific series of images Jane.
LikeLike
Thanks very much, Edith. Loving the rain…
LikeLike
Well done!
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Herbert.
LikeLike
The rain adds such a tender and provocative mood to your set of images.
LikeLike
How nicely said, Sally. Thank you very much.
LikeLike
Such lovely images, nice take on the challenge.
LikeLike
Hi Amy, Thanks very much. An homage to our infrequent showers. Glad you enjoyed them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely, moody shots, Jane. Beautiful work.
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Patti. I am loving the rainfall. Glad you enjoyed it.
LikeLike
Super fantastic shots Jane and what a grand sight that rain is!
LikeLike
Hi Patti, Thank so much! We sure are happy to get a good few days…the city gets a nice bath and the reservoirs are filling. Glad you enjoyed these– much appreciated.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Of course I love these. Looks like we were both in a rainy day frame of mind. That last one, Rooftops, really sings. I like the heavy water and how it has softened the lines and colors.
LikeLike
Hi Patricia, Oooh…have to pop over and see. Happy you like these– I am having fun with them. Thank you!
LikeLike
Oh the rain that slows me down ……. Makes me stop, reflect, regroup, transform…. lovely ..
LikeLike
Hi Linda, Yes, it certainly does. Hope these did the same… thanks so much, friend.
LikeLike
Your beautiful photos make me yearn for a rainy day…minus our mosquito population in the Low Country
LikeLike
Hi Kath- Ha! Your state bird! The rain is few and far between so we are enjoying every drop. Happy you liked this series– thank you!
LikeLike
Interesting idea Jane. Really like the rooftops shot…nice take on the challenge.
LikeLike
Hi Andy, Thanks! It’s a concept I have fun working on, which given how little it rains, doesn’t happen very often. Glad you enjoyed them.
LikeLike
Each of these is so beautifully unique, Jane.
I especially love the first one.
Simply perfect, to me.
LikeLike
Hi Lisa, That’s very kind of you, thanks so much. I was thrilled to catch the first one, have to admit. Glad you liked the style of these. Much appreciated.
LikeLike
I know the bridge from the first photo. Was there last year 🙂
LikeLike
Hi Awa, I remember you saying. So glad you’ve seen her! 🙂 Thanks.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Brilliant Jane….great idea
LikeLike
Thank you, Mark. I love shooting these- glad you like them. In fact, it’s pouring right now and I shot some more. 🙂 Appreciate your visit.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Very nice Jane! Proof that great photos can be had in any kind of weather.
LikeLike
So true, Denise. In fact, sometimes the stormier, the better. Glad you enjoyed – thank you.
LikeLike
I LOVE everything about this rainy day post.
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Jane. Feeling cozy on another rainy day in SF.
LikeLike
Such a creative interpretation of the challenge, Jane. I read the other comments and you mentioned Bob held the wheel. You really had good timing there. From your shots, you do make raindrops and rain look very much different – each raining window is never the same…just as we all stay stuck indoors for different reasons. Maybe we don’t want to brave the rain with an umbrella, maybe we don’t like getting wet, maybe we don’t want to make the hassle walking through water 🙂 Beautifully done.
LikeLike
Hi Mabel, Thank you! Just to clarify, I was not driving! He turned the wipers off for me… safety first. Happy you enjoyed this series- I love the challenge of creating these dreamy scenes. Your thoughts are much appreciated. 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I add my voice to the chorus. xx
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Paula. xx
LikeLike
By coincidence, yesterday we saw the sun go down beyond the Golden Gate Bridge as we watched from Grizzly Peak Blvd. way up in the hills above Berkeley.
LikeLike
How wonderful! Hope you are enjoying the Bay Area, Steve. Appreciate your visit here. Thanks.
LikeLike
We are enjoying it but the rain and overcast skies have kept me from getting some of the photographs I imagined. You’re fortunate to live in such a picturesque area.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Steve. A rare rainy weekend… hope it clears for you!
LikeLike
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
LikeLike
Wow, Jane! These are very impressive images! There is something I always love about rain running down a windowpane, or the small water droplets as they just hang there on the glass, and how this distorts and changes the image beyond. You have captured such a wonderful atmosphere here, full of colour and form. I particularly really like the top image of the iconic bridge and that blue hue.
LikeLike
Hi Pete, Thank you! Glad you like the bridge shot– that was a happy capture. Agree, water transforms and creates such beautiful scenes. Appreciate your thoughts.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I love the raindrops on a window pane.
Let me invite you to my blog -o-ween party.
https://acookingpotandtwistedtales.com/2016/10/29/its-a-blog-o-ween-lets-party/
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Jacqueline!
LikeLike
Beautiful series, looking throug raindropped windows allways make me dreaming.
LikeLike
Thank you, Patricia. I was hoping to evoke those cozy rainy day moments.
LikeLike
Dear Jane, I really love your photography, it is totally up to my alley of photography. I am honored to be one of your followers. Did you take those images through a real window or from the car? Have a happy Sunday.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi Cornelia, How kind of you to let me know. Thanks so much. I took the first image through my car window (with my husband’s assistance on the wipers) and the others through my apartment window. So glad you like them. By the way, I think I mentioned that your link here isn’t working so I cannot access your blog.
LikeLike
These were really lovely…… hope you weren’t driving!
LikeLike
Hi Mary Lynn, Thank you! I had my trusty driver, Bob– working the wipers as I grabbed my shots between swipes! Glad you enjoyed them. The others were not in moving vehicles. (safety first!)
LikeLike
simple amazing..!!
LikeLike
Hi Mukesh- Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed these and appreciate you stopping by.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Always fun to take photos through a car window, especially a moving one . . . and just see what happens. Although I’m sure a little bit more goes into it with your shots than mine. They are all so interesting and colorful. Think my fave was Russian Hill.
LikeLike
Hi Anon, Yes, I love car window shooting… lots of duds but it’s worth the gems you get. Most of these are from my window so, yes, a little less serendipity. Happy you like Russian Hill and the series. Thank you.
LikeLike
Wonderful Jane!
LikeLike
Thank you, Nicole! Celebrating the rain– rainy days are too few and far between. Glad you enjoyed.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Really nice, Jane.👏👏
LikeLike
Thanks, Sharon. Happy times when it rains. 😊
LikeLike
Stunning Images, Jane! Thanks for sharing! Wasn’t there a song that said it never rains in California? But I think it was about SOUTHERN California….The weather looks like it could be in Nuremberg today 🌂🌧☔️
LikeLike
Hi Marcus, Had to sing that in my head for a minute… you’re right…wish we were getting more. Happy you like my rainy series– thanks so much and stay dry! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am dry now, spending the weekend in Piemont in Northern Italy, the fall landscape in this hilly wine region is sun bathed 😎😀
LikeLiked by 1 person
How lovely! Enjoy and I look forward to your photos.
LikeLiked by 1 person
all so beautiful…all the rain means the earth is healing…always lovely Jane…have a beautiful weekend! smiles hedy
LikeLike
Thank you, Hedy. Yes, indeed, much needed and welcome in California. Happy you enjoyed and I hope you have a wonderful weekend, too.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Have a happy week Jane! ☺️
LikeLiked by 1 person
Only you could make rain look so good!
LikeLike
You are too kind, Elaine. Thanks so much. 🙂
LikeLike
Wonderful as usual. Wish we had some rain so we could try it! Nothing since the hurricane. Big workshop this week. Will let you know how it goes.
LikeLike
Hi Jack, Thanks- we are sure glad to have some! I think you got your share for the time being… looking forward to hearing about your workshop. Enjoy!
LikeLike
Nice series, Jane – a seldom explored perspective – good for you!
LikeLike
Hi Eliza, We don’t see raindrops very often, for sure. Hoping for a wet winter. I’m glad you like these shots– they take some concentration and eyes in a new direction.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Beautifully done. I’ve not had much success with this technique.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Hi Ed, Thank you! There’s definitely more deletes than keeps. 😉 Glad you enjoyed them.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, I’m so glad to read those last comments! I have more than a few times tried to capture this rainy effect, and it usually looks like I just took a really bad photo! Yours are brilliant. (Or not, in a good way!)
LikeLike
I was referring to the comments (now nowhere near mine) that said succeeding at this type of shot is difficult!
LikeLike
Hi Lex, Yes, I knew what you meant and agree, it’s quite a challenge. 😉 I have a fairly low percentage of keepers, for sure. When I’m doing shots that are more planned, I usually switch to manual focus which helps. Happy you like them– thanks a lot!
LikeLiked by 1 person
This is so beautiful! What a great idea… and so well executed!
Am especially in love with the first!
LikeLike
Hi, Noortje. I must give some credit to my husband for his masterful control of the windshield wipers. That was a fun capture. Thanks so much.
LikeLike
I especially like “Rooftops”
LikeLike
Thanks very much, Susan. SF has a great color palette. 🙂
LikeLike
These are terrific Jane, I especially like the final capture.
LikeLike
Thanks so much, Tina. These are fun to do.
LikeLike
Shooting through rainy windshield is one of my favorites ways to shoot. I enjoy seeing through your wet windshield.
LikeLike
Hi CP, Certainly a fun challenge and the bridge crossing was a great moment. My window shots are a bit more planned! Glad you enjoyed them, thanks so much.
LikeLike
Awesome shots… Love them!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Louise! I enjoy experimenting with these abstracts.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I really like these: particularly the first.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks, Su Leslie. That was a happy capture! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Great photography and perfect quotes for Seattle 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thanks so much, Allison. Yes, indeed, we wish we had some of your rain in CA. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed these.
LikeLiked by 1 person
These photos look like water colors, Jane. Good use of the rain drops to gently distort the images. It’s a thin line between success and failure with this technique and you are quite successful today.
Ω
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you, Allan. Your thoughts are much appreciated and I agree, it’s quite challenging to make it work. Happy you like them.
LikeLiked by 1 person