“The camera has always been a guide, and it’s allowed me to see things and focus on things that maybe an average person wouldn’t even notice.”
~ Don Chadwick
Point Cabrillo Light
Triangle Rock
Coastal Awakening
“Which of my photographs is my favorite? The one I am going to take tomorrow.”
~ Imogen Cunningham
Unity
Barn
Love
“Photography is a love affair with life.”
~ Burk Uzzle
It’s Curtains For Me
Feeling Purple
Cove in Morning
Red Roof
Hot Poker in Yellow
Jane Lurie Photography 
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Thanks so much. I love that part of California.
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I completely lost the first part and got ti where I was talking about my wonderful kids. God bless my dear friends and family. If anyone finds the rest of it…..it it makes sense would you post it please! My brain i s gone. my love and blessings to all ML
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Beautiful photos
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Happy you enjoyed them, Marko. Thanks.
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wow – elegant, fascinating serious of photos…
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Thank you, Mihran. It’s a special spot on the coast. Glad you like them.
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Wonderful series of photographs!
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Thank you, Belinda. Much appreciated!
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Beautiful landscapes, especailly the view through the curtain 🙂
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Thanks very much, Paula. That curtain image was a brief moment of inspiration. 🙂 Glad you like it.
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You have such a magnificent eye for beauty!
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Thank you so much, Patti. As do you!
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Great pictures to relax and to dreaming off … 🙂
Best regards, Heidi
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Thank you, Heidi…that’s the perfect thing to do in Mendo. 🙂
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A truly great set of photos, all them just wonderful.
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Thanks so much, Hanne. Pleased you enjoyed one of my favorite spots on the coast. Hope all is well with the Fab Four!
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Do you know the song “Talk to Me of Mendocino“?
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Hi Steve, I looked it up and see many versions- Anna and Kate, Linda, and Norah. Thanks for the great tip!
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You’re welcome.
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It does not get any better than black and white images of coastal scenes. I love when a rock is worthy of having a name.
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So true, Eduardo. As vibrant as the colors are, I can’t resist black and white on the coast. Glad you agree – thanks so much.
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A lonely vigil.
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Thanks very much, Michael. What a magnificent spot.
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textures and beauty 🙂
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Great to find….thanks so much, Joshi.
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Jane, you always put together an enjoyable post, with diversity and, well, unity – and that’s one of my favs here. I also appreciate your title for the man looking out to sea. It says a lot. Have a good week!
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Thank you, Lynn. It was great to settle in and search for different scenes. I shot quite a bit at the old barns- glad you like that one. And love, well, he certainly is mine. 😍 Appreciate your kind encouragement and hope you are doing well.
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Each of these is beautiful, Jane, but I especially love “Barn.”
Simply perfect.
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Hi Lisa, That barn… I love it so much. Glad you like this version – thought it worked well with the contrasts. Thanks so much!
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It’s hard to decide. I love the black and white ones, and the one with the wheat on the barn. I love old barns.
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Hi Lisa, Me, too….and this setting is wonderful. I had fun converting the landscapes to black and white- loved the drama of them. Thanks so much for appreciating and hope all is well with you.
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A great set of photographs Jane. “Cove In The Morning” is definitely me favourite of them all. followed closely by the “Barn”
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Hi Mike, Pleased those caught your eye- the light in the cove made me gasp. 😊 I admit, there are more barns coming…
Thanks for you kind words.
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A very impressive gallery of images and some great quotes – especially the last one which it so very true
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Thanks very much, Andy. Glad you like the quotes- that one really hit me, too. 🙂
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Beautiful Jane. I especially liked curtains – very Jane Lurie, and that’s saying something :-).
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Thanks, Tina. I thought it was a cool shot when I saw it.
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Photography as a love affair with life strikes a chord with me.
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Thanks so much, Lulu. So glad you agree!
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Awesome shots…
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Thanks very much, Nurul.
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What an eye! Hard to pick my favorite! Feeling Purple ………
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Thanks, Linda. Happy you like my discoveries in Mendocino. Those flowers are wonderful!
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All great shots Jane…love the lines in the Unity shot and the curtain shot is amazing as well.
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So pleased you liked this series, Andy. Thank you very much.
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I love every single one of these!
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Thanks, Dor! It is such a spectacular spot.
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Jane, such a beautiful capture of Mendocino’s feel! Love visiting Mendocino! Such a unique place. Thanks for sharing these! More Mendocino, Please! Ha!
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Hi Charles, Ha! Pleased with your response. Mendocino is special and I love the variety when photographing. Thanks so much! Barns coming soon… 🙂
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Gorgeous photos, Jane. The curtains are my favorite—blue on blue.
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Hi Allan, Thank you so much. That was an “aha moment” seeing the landscape through the curtains. Pleased you like it.
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‘Aha moments” are the best. They get better with time.
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GREAT shots Jane….LOVE “BARN”….the lighting is quite mysterious….B&W’s so sweet😜…pleasing to the eye!!!
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Thanks very much, April. I am glad you love the barns especially with your Vermont sensibilities. Hope all is well with you!
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Beautiful series, Jane. There is a real sense of place from the detail of Unity to the unbridled drama of Triangle Rock.
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Hi Mike, What a wonderful compliment on two of my favorites. Thanks so much, it means a lot.
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You’re very welcome indeed, Jane 🙂
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The scope of the cove shot is amazing. And the figure in Love somehow anchors the photo and gives it a different perspective.
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Thanks so much, Jane. It helps when you love the figure in the image, Love. 🙂 So good to see you in SF.
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Great curtain shot here
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Thanks, Robert. That was a brief moment of inspiration…pleased that you like that image.
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And you took advantage of the inspiration!
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Again, so much detail in each of your photos, Jane. Each one so crisp as usual, and always different sides of nature you manage to present to us with so much elegance. At first I thought the last photo of the yellow petals was a bunch of bananas. Had to do a double take 🙂
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Hi Mabel, Thanks! Mendocino’s coast is very dramatic – much like Australia with its jutting rocks and wild surf. Had to laugh at your banana comment…the magic of photography! Hope all is well with you.
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Oh, wonderful variety of images, Jane!
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Thanks, Sue. So much to see in Mendo. (as it’s known) Happy you like the different scenes.
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Most beautiful images as usual, Jane. The ” Love” picture reminds me of an image I have taken a few weeks ago in Cambria.
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Hi Cornelia, First, hooray– your link works! Very pleased you enjoyed the images, thank you. Cambria is a neat place– hope you were there with your love. 🙂 Now I will pop over to your website.
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Thank you so much dear Jane. I went with two best friends to Cambria. Thanks for checking out my website.
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Jane, all beautifully done. Of all of them, Unity is my favorite for its texture and contrast between the plant and wood. Your B&Ws reminds me that I need to work on converting some of my color with high contrast to B&W. I’m taking an on-line Lynda.com course in B&W photography. Converting is part of my assignment. It’s been terribly hot here and I’ve not had the energy to work at the computer. Getting up early is the answer.
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Hi Tim, Happy you enjoyed these- I spent some time at the barns and love doing close-ups with the grasses. Some images, for me, just scream for black and white. It’s great that you’re doing the course. What programs are you using for B&W? I love Silver Efex Pro- which Google is abandoning but still works for now 😦 I recently purchased Luminar which looks promising. Hoping the heat broke for you– it did in SF… phew. Thanks for your visit and kind comment.
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Hi Jane, you’re welcome.
The B&W course is with Ben Long and his courses on Photography Foundations. This is offered through Lynda.com. Fortunately Lynda.com is being offered for free through some public libraries. Sonoma County Public Libraries is one of those.
I like Silver Efex Pro. I don’t use it as much as I could. I also have Luminar but find it challenging to switch between Lr and Luminar. Truthfully, I’d much rather be out shooting than having to do post processing.
Still hot up here in Santa Rosa. No break until Friday.
I look forward to seeing more of your photos. This weekend is the Russian River Rodeo held in Duncan Mills near Jenner. I’m going Saturday along with other photographers from the Santa Rosa Photography Society. Should be fun. Good shooting to you.
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Enjoy, Tim! Hydrate… 😉
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One of my favorite places. Lovely, Jane.
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Hi Eliza, Me, too! So glad you like where I wandered this time. Thank you so much.
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Beautiful blue and B&W shots, Jane! Love the quotes. 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. Happy you like these along with the quotes– they sure ring true for me. 🙂
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These are wonderful Jane. I especially like the B&W shots – they are very strong, and the opening shot which really draws me in.
Alison
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Hi Alison, That’s very nice to read- thank you. The colors on the coast are magnificent, but it is in the black and whites that I really see the drama. Pleased you like those versions. Looking forward to reading your latest- hope all is well in your travels.
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Excellent.
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Thanks very much, Rabirius.
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Superb photos and Mendocino looks great. The barn images are my favourites. I do like a bit of decay.
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I agree!
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Thanks, Sue!
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Hi Jude, Thanks! I love those barns…and decay, too. I spent quite a bit of time at the barns – more images coming. 🙂 Very happy you enjoyed this beautiful place.
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Your photography keeps going to higher and higher levels (not that you haven’t always been terrific 🙂 ) These are all so wonderful and touching.
I love the ones you’ve done in black and white – can’t imagine them any other way. The curtain shot is amazing – Totally awesome!
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Such encouraging words to read, ML. Thank you so much. I’m really pleased that you enjoyed these- a great place to celebrate our anniversary. 😍
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Beautiful images Jane. I sense some Fujifilm colors in some of these images 😀
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Yes, indeed, Joe. Great eye! Loving the camera and the results. Happy you enjoyed this set– thanks so much. 🙂
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Love them all, cannot find a favourite! If I have to…it would be the curtain shot.
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Hi Paula, If I had to guess, that would be the one I’d pick for you. So pleased you like it and the others. Thanks so much!
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So beautiful Jane…love the blues…
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Thank you, Hedy. It was a brilliant weekend. 🙂
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Love Love Love ❤️
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, ISee. 😀
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I really love the shot through the curtains!!!
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Hi Roselyn, That’s great! Thank you. I saw that gorgeous coast filtered through the sunlit curtains and was awed.
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Gorgeous photos! 🙂
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Thank, Cathy! Pleased that you enjoyed these. We had a great trip up the coast.
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Wow jane, great series for challenge theme my favorite is the 4th and 6th one.
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Hi Robert, Thank you very much. That’s nice that you picked those- much appreciated. The quieter images in the bunch. I like them, too, especially the guy in the 6th 🙂 .
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Beautiful!
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Thanks very much, Cindy!
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