“To collect photographs is to collect the world.”
~Susan Sontag
Feeling Blue
Four Heads
Low Hanging Fog
“One doesn’t stop seeing. One doesn’t stop framing. It doesn’t turn off and turn on. It’s on all the time.”
~ Annie Leibovitz
Looking for Love
We Three Kids
A Caged Bird Sings
Zig Zag
“Stare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.”
~Walker Evans
Waiting
City Lines
Puddle
Jane Lurie Photography 
I was thinking of Sontag’s quote. Perhaps it can be turned around. Then it would be “To collect the world is to collect photographs.” Not sure what it means but very interesting.
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Hi Don, Sorry for my late reply. An interesting twist on Sontag…hmm, must turn that one over in my mind. Thanks for enjoying and ruminating. 🙂
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I love the first picture “Feeling blue”. It’s great! I also like the Zig Zag. You also captured the reflection of the “golden gate” brigde in the puddle very nicely. I love the color of flower in “A Caged Bird Sings”. And the “Four heads”, yes it’s funny 😀 As usual, well done, Jane!
Best regards, Heidi
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Hi Heidi, Nice to read your thoughts on this set– thank you so much. I’m glad you enjoyed what I see in my wanderings around the city. 🙂 Hope all is well with you.
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Hi Jane, everything is fine with me, thanks for asking! But my site is not doing very well. My site has to deal with a big problem (actually almost from the beginning)! Apparently followers and visitors don’t find the way to my blogs! I also don’t know why that is but I hope to be able to fix the problem by recreating my site with perhaps a new theme. I hope to be able to start again at the beginning of the new year …
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Hi Heidi, I can access your site from the link. I only see one post, though. Is that the issue? Sorry, tech problems are so annoying. Hope you are able to fix it soon.
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Yes indeed, that’s the issue! I also hope I can fix it.
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I wondered about that… sorry you’re having trouble. WordPress has terrific customer service– hopefully you’ve tried emailing them.
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I will try first with a new theme but if the problems continue, then I will certainly email wordpress.
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Great city, spent four days back in the 90’s before moving on to Lake Tahoe. Did everything a tourist is expected to do and more.
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I’m glad you experienced the city, Mike. It sure has changed since then with the tech boom….still beautiful as ever. Thanks for sharing your thoughts here.
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I love the inspiring peek into your city.
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Thank you so much, Maria. Pleased you enjoyed them.
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Excellent images Jane. I LOVE ‘Four Heads’ … so fun!
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Hi Denise- Haha! Cracked me up… so glad you liked the series. Thank you!
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This is such a wonderful collection of photos! I love “Puddle” and “Feeling Blue” but I’d have to say “Low Hanging Fog” was my favorite.
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Thank you, Aixa. Pleased you like the images. San Francisco is a joy to wander and photograph.
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A glorious San Francisco “minit”. Thank you.
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Thank you for visiting and enjoying them, Equinoxio. Finding these moments is great fun.
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My pleasure Jane. I went back to San Francisco last year and enjoyed it quite a bit. be good.
Brian (aka Equinoxio)
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That’s great, Brian. Glad you had a good time.
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We did thank you. ‘xcept for the fog. 😉
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Aah, summer in SF.
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As MArk Twain said: “The worst winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco”. 😉 We were not prepared for the chill, wind and fog in the first 3 days. July! But once we took our windbreakers out, we were fine. Have a nice week-end Jane.
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Love this series, Jane! Each tells stories…
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Thanks, Amy. I am often imagining the story or caption when I spot a scene… Glad you liked the series.
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I love these! Each so unique in its own way! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Linda. I love the diversity of scenes in the city. Glad you enjoyed them. 🙂
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Love the “zig zag” and “four heads” photos, they are so full of story.
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Hi Atreyee, Thanks! Two faves that called out for black and white. Great to hear from you.
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Amazing look at your city, Jane. Loved four heads as well as low-hanging fog.
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Hi Lisa, Thanks! Four heads simply made me laugh! I love photographing at the museum. Glad you enjoyed the GG.. I can’t help myself. Hope all is well with you.
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I started a blog; messing with black and whites. Any tips would be appreciated. “Zig Zag” photo; what is it? Love it 🙂
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Hi Mike, Congrats on your new blog and I appreciate you following mine. I love black and white photography and certain images really lend themselves to conversion from color. Zig zag are shadows cast from a railing on the steps in the park near my home. Glad you like it, thank you. 🙂 I recently did a post called The Shadow Knows which may have some other shots you might enjoy. Also, please check out a great site for which I am a contributor called, Monochromia. There’s a link in my menu. I appreciate your interest in my work and good luck with your blog.
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Thanks I really appreciate it. I will look for sure. Did you see my blog?
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Yes. Great start.
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I can see I’m going to need a good camera to compete lol
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Beautiful photographs as ever Jane. I particularly like the shadows on the steps! 🙂
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Thanks so much, Adrian. I was happy to spot those shadows–glad you like it. 🙂
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Mood of the city 🙂
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An ever-changing array… 🙂 Thanks, Joshi.
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So many of these are so wonderful. I especially liked the four heads, the caged bird, and the bus stop. Each on said something that made me look more.
Alison
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Thanks very much, Alison. It means a lot when you say you’re compelled to stay with an image. That’s a very satisfying outcome.
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Truly wonderful series of images, Jane!
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Hi Lisa, Pleased you enjoyed these moments. Thank you!
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Lovely as always Jane!
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Thanks, Nicole. Never a dull moment… 😉
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Great images Jane
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Thank you, Mark. So glad you enjoyed.
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I really like the tones in that first photo.
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Thanks, Amy. I thought the blue was particularly pretty on City Hall. Glad you like it.
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My favorite was the bridge in a puddle, though having it floating on fog was a close second. There’s just something about that bridge! Wonderful glimpses of this favorite city of mine, one and all.
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Thanks so much, Gunta. She is a steadfast muse. Glad you enjoyed!
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Especially loved four heads this week Jane. Quite a set of beautiful peeks at your lovely city!
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Thanks, Tina. That one cracked me up. Glad you enjoyed this series.
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wow – magnificent – one of the best destination – such elegance of photos!!
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Thank you very much, Mihran. It’s a fun and interesting city!
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I adore having a peek at your city 😀 So much to love.
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Hi Jude, Oh, thank you so much. We shoot what we love and SF makes it easy for me. Happy you enjoyed these. 🙂
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Who makes those LOVE sculptures/signs? They’re everywhere now. There’s even one in my city.
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Hi Allan, The LOVE design was created by Robert Indiana. This one is new at SFMoMa. Yes, they do pop up in many places, but we all could use a little more love in our lives, right?
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Absolutely!
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I love how you catch such wonderful,.fascinating, touching, etc. etc. You have a great eye, friend. The 4 heads is very funny. The girl totally engrossed in her phone while her boyfriend is looking at the LOVE,the bridge caught in the puddle and the stairs…….. I loved them all 🙂
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HI ML, I wish we were together so I could hear your great laugh reacting to the same photos I find funny. Thank you so much. Great to hear from you.
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All terrific shots!
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Thank you, Belinda. Much appreciated.
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A San Francisco minute contains a lot of variety, doesn’t it? I love Feeling Blue and Zig Zag, but We Three Kids also catches my attention – I could be sitting right there with them, just hanging out and watching the water. It’s good to see another side of the city in Waiting, too. Have a great week Jane, and as Liebowitz said, I know your eyes will be “on all the time.”
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Hi Lynn, Variety is the spice… Happy those caught your eye. I, too, loved the quietness of Three Kids- they were very content. I’ve been working on a Bus Stop project for a while and find them to be quite fascinating. Hope all is well and thanks very much for sharing your thoughts.
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Lovely photos! Feeling Blue and Zig Zag are my favourites.
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Hi Creating Mind, I appreciate your thoughts and glad you like those two images in particular. Thanks very much.
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Enjoyed staring at your photos. Peeking at it is too a subtle a description. I have witnessed love 💓 for photography
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Aw, Abrie. What a lovely compliment. Thank you so much.
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Wonderful Again Jane! My favourites are “Looking for Love”!!, Feeling Blue, and Low Hanging Fog. Zig Zag and 4 Heads is fun too. Puddle reminds me of one my favourite pastimes while wandering around after a rainy day – I have taken many puddle reflection shots – recently some nice autumn tree reflections – but still waiting to be posted.
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Hi Michael, Another puddle seeker… they are a fun challenge to see and then find the right angle to shoot. Glad you enjoyed this series. The captions come to me almost as I shoot them as happened in Love… Hope you had a great weekend. Thanks.
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I can relate about the captions – sometimes I will take a shot b/c I already have a fun caption in mind. lol!
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Oh, gosh, your eye is amazing, Jane. Love these. ‘Caged Bird Sings’ and ‘Zigzag’ are particularly pleasing to me.
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Hi Eliza, Very pleased you liked those two in particular. I see Caged Bird on my walks and I find it to be beautiful and melancholy. Thanks so much.
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So beautifully seen and carefully presented.
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Thanks so much, Bruce. I really appreciate that.
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Great gallery as usual – of your city. Love the heads locked in between, and the zigzag, and…well, all of them. Wishing you a lovely Sunday.
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Hi Ann-Christine, Very nice to read your thoughts- thanks very much. The heads made me laugh. 🙂 Hope you had a great weekend.
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And hope you will have a great week ahead!
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Beautiful photos, Jane. I love the zig-zag this week—and as always, your GGB photos. The quote by Walker Evans resonates with me, “…Die knowing something.”
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Hi Allan, Glad those images spoke to you- I was happy to spot zig zag. I hope you will have a chance to see the Walker Evans exhibit at SFMoMa. It was a revelation to me- quite an incredible overview. Thus, the inspired quote. Thank you for your positive reaction. 🙂
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Beautiful iconic photos of a beautiful city. 🙂
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Thanks very much, Cathy. Great to hear from you. 🙂
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Jane,
These are great. I particularly like Zig Zag and Puddle. Plus, Annie L’s quote. The composition is tremendous too – Feeling Blue is a real feast for the eyes.
Andy x
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Hi Andy, How nice to read your reaction- thank you so much. I’m glad we were all running around the city together recently. What fun! Hello to everyone.
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love these shots..such a charming city feel……low hanging fog just jumps out at me…gorgeous!!
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Thanks, April. I’m always looking when the fog rolls in. Glad you enjoyed these. 🙂
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These are beautiful images Jane 🙂 The 1st. image is awesome. Did you use a tripod or raise the ISO ? I love reflection photos so I have a soft spot for the last image also. Fantastic work.
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Thanks very much, Joe. So glad you enjoyed these. I simply love city hall in all her different colors. I shot this with my IPhone which I leaned against a light pole for stability. And held my breath. 🙂 I reduced the noise slightly in LR but this is pretty close to the original.
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Great snippets of the routine in SF. Miss you guys.
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Thanks, Larry. Great to hear from you and we sure miss you, too.
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Magnificent shots. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you, Isabel. I’m pleased you enjoyed this series.
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Beautiful frozen memories of exciting scenes presented from a city known for them.
Have a wonderful day, Eddie
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HI Eddie, It’s a city full of memorable moments- glad you enjoyed this little collection. Thanks so much for your visit.
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Thank you, I loved the puddle.
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Thank you, Lee Anne. Pleased you like that image. Fun to find the reflections.
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As always : stunning series with a message to ponder over and yes ‘ Stop and Stare’…I must do more of that. thank you.
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Hi Paula, I do a lot of stopping and staring until I get caught. 🙂 Happy you enjoyed this glimpse into my wanderings. Thanks so much.
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Your “educated”eye is always catching something I would not have even thought about! Hard to pick a favorite… all interesting!
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Thanks so much, Linda. The surprises I find bring me a lot of joy. Happy you enjoyed the latest. Hope you are doing well.
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Good morning from Spain. Marvelous photos, probably better than others from your city.
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Thank you, Jesus. Happy you enjoyed them and I appreciate you following my blog.
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That puddle is very well seen, but all are interesting
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Thanks, Pauline. The city is full of magical little moments. Glad you like the series. Welcome back, once again to WP.
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Thank you for doing our city justice.. such beautiful photos!
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Hi Mackenzie, Happy you enjoyed them, thanks very much. Such fun finding these perfect little moments. I hope you are settled in and loving our beautiful city.
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❤
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Very nice series. The four head is wonderful – a smile getter. More on the serious side, zig zag top my list for your art of seeing.
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Good evening, Tim. We were having lunch on the patio at SFMoMa when I saw those heads…made my day. What a wonderful compliment about Zig Zag- I was excited about seeing that one. Thanks so much.
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Jane, you’re welcome.
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