“Being aware is more important than the evidence of awareness on a piece of paper. Being sensitive to what passes in front of you is more important than what passes into the camera.”
~Anthony Hernandez
Seeing Anthony Hernandez. SFMoMa
Spider Web and Golden Gate
Window Washer
“Photography helps people to see.”
~Berenice Abbott
Sand Patterns
Golden Gate and Wave
Connected
“Your photography is a record of your living, for anyone who really sees.”
~Paul Strand
Sunflower
Fort Point of View
A Tangled Web
“The question is not what you look at but what you see.”
~Henry David Thoreau
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Beautiful. I love the connection between the spider’s web and the bridge. Both equally strong in their own way.
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Thanks so much, Denzil. I thought it was an interesting contrast. Happy you agree.
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Bravo, Jane! es un placer contemplar tus fotografias. Saludos desde Barcelona.
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Muchas gracias, Jacinto. 🙂
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I particularly like the backlit sunflower and the treatment of the sand image.
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Thanks so much, Paula. Serendipitous moments. Glad you enjoyed them.
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Great as usual.
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Thanks so much, CP. 😉
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Love the way you see Jane … excellent post as always!
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Thanks so much, Denise. Means a lot!
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Hi Jane, love the shots and of course the words of inspiration are always bang on! Have a wonderful Christmas break!
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Hi Mark, So nice to hear from you- thank you. Wishing you a wonderful holiday!
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Great set!
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Thank you, Doug. Great to hear from you. 😊
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Beautiful photographs Jane!
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Thank you, Adrian. Glad you enjoyed them. Wishing you a happy holiday!
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Mostly we bypass all the ordinary views throughout our life.Your lens have changed that concept.
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Hi Shreyovi, How lovely. Thank you for your kind appreciation.
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Great collection of photos, Jane.
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Thanks, Rabirius… so glad you enjoyed this diverse set.
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Stellar Jane!
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Thanks so much, Little Mermaid! Happy Holidays to you and yours.
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Fantastic set, Jane.
I think most of us can identify with the quote of Anthony Hernandez. I like your observer in Fort Point of View very much, taking in all to see in the bay. Similarly, while I wouldn’t mind taking a few photos of low-flying geese in the morning, just watching them fly over is so much better and makes for a better memory. Besides, the geese don’t keep regular fly over hours or flying lanes. And, usually I’m doing something else like taking out the trash in the early morning – not conducive to carrying a camera around. 🙂
And, I do like your window with the blinds. Can’t have too many windows shots.
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Hi David, Love your thoughts on the topic, thanks very much! Enjoy taking “eye” photos — seeing is believing. 😳
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Excellent shots!! Love them all.
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Hi Moon, Thanks so much!
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The spider’s web view of the Golden Gate is really inspired–brilliant!.
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Hi Patricia-Couldn’t believe that little web as I made the turn on my run. Little gifts. Happy you like it- thank you!
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Love all the photos but especially the spider web and the man standing looking at the water.
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Hi Nicole, Very nice to hear from you. Happy the guy at Fort Point caught your eye– I was really happy with the balance of framing and colors on that shot. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts.
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Absolutely gorgeous shots, Jane. The quotes are marvelous too. It’s all so true–what we see is a matter of being open to the world. Your photographic eye is marvelous.
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Hi Patti, Happy this post spoke to you- thank you. I think the art of seeing needs to be practiced every day. More fun than Pilates! 🙂
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superb series!
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Thanks so much, Herbert!
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These are fabulous images. The shot of the bridge behind the spider web is absolutely stunning.
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Hi Su Leslie, That shot came together for me with the different elements- glad you like it. Thank you so much.
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That is a great opening quote Jane. Sometimes as photographers we miss what really goes on around us. Love that spider web catching the moisture. Some places actually use a similar method to collect water.
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HI Eduardo, I was intrigued by this exhibit of Hernandez’s work and his quote really hit home for me. Sometimes we are so busy with the camera that we forget to see… Glad you like the spider web shot– he chose a spectacular place to live! 🙂 Thanks for your nice comment.
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Jane, your work is truly living up to the quote of Berenice Abbott, btw one of my favorite photographers.
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Hi Cornelia, Mine, too! What a lovely compliment. Thank you so much.
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Rusted J – nice combination of colour, texture and composition 🙂
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HI Terry, The historic batteries around San Francisco are intriguing and filled with terrific decaying architectural features. Glad you like this one. Thank you. 🙂
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Some real beauties this week Jane, I think rusted and window washer are my favs but you made the choice a tough one as always 🙂
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Thanks so much, T. I loved putting together an eclectic mix of faves. Glad you enjoyed them.
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Love the spider web photo. The challenge for us is always to be able to see the world with new eyes. Thank you for the reminder through your photographs.
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That means a lot, Atreyee, thanks very much. The same must hold true for you in your travels to offer new insights on a place– which you do so well. Happy you enjoyed this post.
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A soothing, beautiful set of photos Jane!
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Hi Patti, That is so nice to read– thank you. Your visits are much appreciated.
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You see so well, Jane.
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That means a lot, Sharon. Thank you, friend.
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I really like those spider web images Jane.
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Hi Mike, I can’t resist them, especially in the rain. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed-thanks!
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Like another commentator I really liked the first image, the bridge, fence, and web. Very nice repeating pattern! Good stuff! On another point, I am beginning to like my new Fuji XT2. Easy to carry around for street photos. Will soon post some work.
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Hi Jack, That was a great find in that setting- glad you like it, thank you. I am really looking forward to your next batch of photos with your Fuji. Happy post-processing!
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All I can say is you are growing as an artist. Great photographs. Love them.
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That is very kind of you, Don. Thanks so much and I’m happy you like the series.
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I see, you are in love with Golden Gate bridge 😉
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Oh, yes, Awa. I do indeed. You’ve got to shoot what you love! 🙂 Thanks for your visit.
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Cracking images Jane…..love the variety
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Hi Mark, That’s so nice– thanks!
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Wonderful selection of photographs, Jane.
Happy Sunday to you!
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Hi Lisa, It was fun to put this eclectic collection together- glad you enjoyed. Thanks and hope you had a great weekend.
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Love the bridge through web (water droplets). Always fun to gain your perspective!
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Hi Leslee, Always fun to hear from you. So nice to reconnect– thanks very much!
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I especially love the photo showing the repeated structural pattern of the spider web, the wire fence and the bridge. Great eye!!!
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Hi Jane, I couldn’t believe it when I spotted that perfect little web at my favorite spot. Thanks!
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Love looking at ordinary things through your extraordinary eye….
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Hi Linda, Oh, that just makes my day…thank you so much.
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Photographers do have a great way of seeing. I love the pic of the spiderweb with water.
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Hi Lisa, It’s a skill that I think has to be continually honed and challenged. Happy you enjoyed this series. Thanks very much.
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super set and great words too.
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Thank you, Paula. I enjoyed putting these together – glad you enjoyed the theme.
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awesome 🙂
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Hi Joshi, Thank you so much and it’s great that you stopped by. Hope all is well. 🙂
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Hi Jane,I am so happy when i saw your pictures.Its so nice and your pictures shows that you have observed small things in earth.I love all pictures and my favourite among them is sand pattern,U have shown the art in nature.keep on doing such good things about nature.
Once again thanking you for making my day beautiful as your pictures
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Hello Riya, Your comment really makes my day. I see that you appreciate nature’s small scenes, as I do. Thank you for stopping by and I’m happy that you enjoyed my images.
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Love the siderweb and Golden Gate. At first I thought it was a mirror and raindrops and then I read the caption. Looks like crystals on those spiderwebs. Too wet for a spider to be around, though 😉 Photography certainly helps us see things that we miss 🙂
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Hi Mabel, It is a bit of an optical illusion and I agree, it looks like a mirror until you see the web. I didn’t see the resident spider as I was shooting. 🙂 I’m glad you agree with Berenice Abbott– a favorite quote. Thanks, as always, for your thoughtful words.
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A very eclectic and excellent series. The Sand Patterns are fascinating.
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Hi Tim, Thank you! I am fascinated by them, too. I see them as I cross a little bridge at an inlet by the bay, and depending on the tide, there are neat patterns to see. Happy you enjoyed this series.
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Wow, fabulous images in accordance with strong words. I particularly love Thoreau’s quote, very true… I fully agree and if I may add, I feel the same with “hear and listen”, those two words have been a kind of motto as far as I am concerned since many years…
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Hi Louise, I’m glad the quotes spoke to you along with the images. They are some favorites- the Hernandez quote was new to me from the exhibit I had just seen, and it really hit home. Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
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There were so any different facets to these pictures. For sheer beauty and the capture of light, I loved the sunflower!
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Hi Mary Lynn, Finding these moments sometimes feels serendipitous and other times I’ve studied it and “worked the scene”. Happy you enjoyed my light seeking- thank you!
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The mood, composition, color and balance in Fort point are very special!
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Hi Kathy, I’m so glad you liked that portrait… the results were especially satisfying to me with the framing and balance. Thank you so much! Hope all is well on the island.
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Great set of photos, Jane. 🙂
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Hi Sylvia, I had fun with this one, thanks so much. 😀
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Loved the B&W and the way you captured the boundaries using the diagonals.
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Hi Larry– I was hoping that it helped frame the shot. Thank you for your thoughtful comments. We’ll wander around there next time you’re here.
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Wow, excellent series, Jane (again 🙂 ). You have a way of composing shots that just jump out at me. Many are a mere second of time, which makes them all the more amazing. Thanks for sharing them!
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Hi Eliza, That’s so nice to read– thank you. It’s the kind of response I hope for, which means a lot. Much appreciated.
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I am seeing an artsy angle in this set.. Very cool.
So pretty is the backlit sunflower.
A shame so many peeps are looking at screens these days a la ‘Connected’ & missing out. What a blind person wouldn’t give to have the chance to see all that surrounds us….
Thanks!
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Hi Diane, How are you? Yes, I think seeing something extraordinary in the mundane is a way of seeing in and artsy way. So glad you agree. Yeah, I thought “Connected” defined it and I completely agree with your thoughts on that. Thanks so much, friend!
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Great vision with really good execution.
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Hi CP, I find it challenging to see in different ways every day. Some successful and others…just the process. Glad you like these– thanks so much.
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Jane, this is such an excellent series.
While all are great, the Spider Web and Golden Gate made me sigh out loud.
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Hi Laurie, Oh, what a nice compliment, thanks so much. Passing by there almost every day, I still find new gems to shoot. I guess that’s my point, isn’t it… 😉
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Jane, this post is full of meaning and all we need to do is listen to it, beyond the words and pictures, into how we Live!
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Hi Robin, I’m happy this struck a chord with you. I agree with you, there are a lot of people who may be looking, but they are not seeing. Thanks so much for your kind comment.
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I appreciated how you displayed beauty in our surroundings, Jane. 🙂
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I love rusted J. The colors, the textures, the patina – very cool!
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Hi Lex, This was taken on one of the batteries on the headlands – the old army forts which are a photographer’s dream. I almost called it J is for Jane 🙂 but Rusted J is perfect for me, too. haha. Thanks so much!
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That window washer is AMAZING!!
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Thanks, Laura! I try to get a few when they come and that day, the light was perfect. Glad you like it. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
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You have a good eye. The window washer looks like a villain from a scary movie, with a large knife in hand! OK maybe I watch too many scandi noir dramas…
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Hi Jude, Haha– so true! I am fascinated by what daredevils they are and just loved his silhouette. Happy you liked this series- thank you!
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It’s a pleasure looking at your photos Jane.
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Your support is much appreciated, Jude.
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I like the spiderweb with the GGB in the distance. Looks like you were at Hopper’s Hands for the shot.
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Hi Allan, Indeed I was, yesterday morning which is my usual turning point on my run (as I tap Hopper’s Hands). Spotted that little web there and couldn’t resist. Glad you enjoyed– thank you.
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I used to work with Ken Hopper. He’s a helluva nice guy.
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I remember you mentioning that once. Very cool. I really enjoyed my latest photo wander inside a Fort Point. Wow, what a place.
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The fort is a helluva place. What an isolated outpost for the soldiers stationed there in the beginning.
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Hi Jane, interesting and expressive photos, my favorites is the second, fifth, eighth and tenth.
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Hi Robert, That’s very nice of you– had to go back and count to see which appealed. 😊 Had fun putting together a diverse set. Thank you!
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Wow, you really do have great vision!
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Thanks, Michael! 20/20? 😉 Means a lot coming from you.
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Nice writing, great pics!👍🏻
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Thank you, Poetpas. I really appreciate it. 😊
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You’re welcome Jane 😊
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