If everybody had an ocean
Across the U. S. A.
Then everybody’d be surfin’
Like Californi-a
You’d seem ’em wearing their baggies
Huarachi sandals too
A bushy bushy blonde hairdo
Surfin’ U. S. A.
~The Beach Boys
Breaking
Hang Twenty
Churning
“You’d catch ’em surfin’ at Del Mar
Ventura County line
Santa Cruz and Trestle
Australia’s Narabine
All over Manhattan
And down Doheny Way
Ventura County line
Santa Cruz and Trestle
Australia’s Narabine
All over Manhattan
And down Doheny Way
Everybody’s gone surfin’
Surfin’ U.S. A.”
Surfin’ U.S. A.”
Pier, Manhattan Beach
Ride the Wave
Foam
Ninja Surfer
“Haggerties and Swamies
Pacific Palisades
San Anofree and Sunset
Redondo Beach L. A.
All over La Jolla
At Waimia Bay
Pacific Palisades
San Anofree and Sunset
Redondo Beach L. A.
All over La Jolla
At Waimia Bay
Everybody’s gone surfin’
Surfin’ U.S. A.”
Surfin’ U.S. A.”
“Everybody’s gone surfin’
Surfin’ U.S.A”
Ocean Blues
Surfer’s Goodbye
Pier Door
A fun day at the beach with my Fuji X-T2 and 18-55mm f/2.8 lens.
Jane Lurie Photography 
Yeah, I want to go to the beach … 😀 You endure the big waves well and they are beautifully captured by your camera! My favorites are “Breaking” with the imposing waves! “Churning” a great beautiful picture! “Foam” the texture of the sea. 🙂 “Ocean Blues” I love the colors, the oxidation shows how the salty water of the sea affects the structures of its environment. But they still standing 🙂 Great shots, Jane!
Have a nice day…
Warm regards, Heidi
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Hi Heidi, I am always appreciative of your thoughtful and thorough response to my images. Thank you so much– it really makes my day. This was certainly a magical morning on the southern CA coast. Wishing you a great week. 🙂
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Great Photos! I love all of them!
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Thank you so much, Theatreandart!
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You certainly captured the raw power of the wave in that first shot.
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Thanks, Allan. That was a very cool moment to catch. Glad you like it.
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Sur’s up and brings great pictures.
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Thanks, Bruce! This was one great morning!
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So dramatic 🙂
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Thanks, Joshi. It was an exciting morning. 🙂
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Not just a fun day, a fabulous day, I’d say! Such beautiful, expertly made photos! That first image with the rolling wave, textured like – I don’t know what! – it’s very special. The second puts me right into the action. “Churning” puts me there more than I want to be! 😉 And I appreciate the abstract “Foam” included in the mix – all part of the whole, isn’t it? Not to mention the lyrics….
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Hi Lynn, I so appreciate your thoughtful response to these photos. I’m glad the sequence helped you dive right in with the surfers. Thank you, thank you. Wishing you and yours a fabulous holiday season and a wonderful 2018. 🙂
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What a great spot for beach photography and especially surfing, Jane.
Absolutely superb action shots!
Happy Holidays and a fabulous New Year to you and yours❣️🌿❤️🤶🎄🎅
The Fab Four of Cley 💃🏼🚶👭
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Hi Fab Four, Thank you so much! It is a stunning place to catch some action. Happy you enjoyed them. And, happy, happy holidays to you all with warm wishes for a wonderful 2018. 🎅🏻🎄🌟
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Très jolie série pleine de vie et de couleurs marines.
Bonne journée
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Merci beaucoup, Pascale!
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These surfing pictures in action are incredible!
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Thanks so much, TCs. It was a wonderful morning and I love watching them catch the waves, which were enormous at times. Happy Holidays to you!
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While I love playing in the waves, I wonder if surfing would be terrifying? I love the surfer’s goodbye picture the best. Merry Christmas.
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Hi Lisa, Oh, I definitely think it would be…but thrilling, too. Glad you like Goodbye…that was a fave. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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Beautiful images, love your work, I’m far away in the good old UK freezing at the moment…
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Thank you so much, Richard. I’m happy you stopped by and that this post warmed you up. Happy holidays!
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FANtastic, Jane! Good to see what a real photographer can do. That opener is stunning. Wishing you a good Christmas, and health and happiness for 2018. 🙂 🙂
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Thank you so much, Jo! Your reaction is an early Christmas gift. 🙂 Wishing you a wonderful holiday and many happy times in 2018! 🙂
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Your pictures have captured the feeling of sun, sea and surf a perfect set of images to accompany that iconic surf song.
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Thank you, Pauline. This morning reminded me a lot of Australia’s surf and I couldn’t resist a little Beach Boys to go with it. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed!
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Gorgeous! The tube shot is insane and gnarly! (had to throw in my Valley Girl roots. LOL). BTW, San Onofre is spelled like this.
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Hi Terri– Ha! You can teach me some lingo. Glad you enjoyed them, thanks so much. (And for the spelling of San Onofre… of course, I cut and pasted the lyrics 😁)
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You got that right
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Thanks so much, Eddie. 🙂
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A surfing Africa greeting to you (my daugter has developed interest in surfing). Beautiful captures especialy when you broke the wave.
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Thank you, Abrie. How fun that your daughter is surfing– she is much braver than I! I do love to watch…and photograph. Glad you like the wave…it was a cool moment.
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For a moment I was thinking you had a drone. Love and adore the wave shots. I can never get enough of waves and ocean water (you may have guessed?) The action shots are just icing on the cake. Truly wonderful!
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Hi Gunta, Ha! I can see why now that I think about it- the pier is perfectly situated. We share a fascination with waves and I am always amazed when I look at the shots close-up…all the great textures and detail. So glad you like them. Thanks for your enthusiastic response. Much appreciated.
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Hi Jane We just got here yesterday. Spent the day with Ryder and got organized. How are you guys doing? Look forward to getting together Wednesday dinner. Let me know if you have some time to get together before then. Love your photos from Manhattan Beach. That is where my mother’s family is from. I spent many many summers there. Love it. Xo Pam
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Hi Pam, How great that your Mom is from MB! These must have brought back some good memories. Thank you! Looking forward to our reunion!
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The unusual elevated point of view you have of the breaking waves is wonderful. The water is almost animal. 🙂
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Hi Eliza, I was thrilled (and nervous) to discover how close the surfers were to the pier…made for perfect overhead shots. The waves were gorgeous that morning! Happy you enjoyed this series– thanks so much.
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Great shots, great surf!
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Thanks so much, Dr. D. Happy you enjoyed them. It was a perfect California day. I see you live in Adelaide. We visited a few years ago when we were living for a brief time in Sydney. A terrific city.
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Great post Jane, the beach boys brings back so many memories – used to love their music and I used to spend so much time at the beach when I was younger.
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Thank you, Karen. Pleased these brought back good summer beach memories. The Beach Boys are making many feel nostalgic for the good old days. 🙂
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Good stuff, Jane! Glad to the Fuji is working so well for you. I am using mine more and more.
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Thanks so much, Jack! I am really enjoying shooting with it. I’m more comfortable now with the manual settings and loving the results. Glad you are, too!
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The photo of the Pier is beautiful, Jane. I’ve never been there, but it looks like it’s worth the effort.
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Thanks for noticing that shot in particular, Allan. I was pleased with it. I can see why it’s such a hot place to live — hope you get there sometime if you are in the LA area.
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Sure looks like a fun day!
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Thanks, Maria. It was a fabulous California beach day.
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I can see that!! Love our beaches 🙂
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Great series, Jane, love the first photo! Hope you had a great weekend! Marcus
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Thanks so much, Marcus. That was a fun moment to capture. Hope all is well with you and your travels.
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Breaking is such a spectacular shot! Looks like you had a wonderful day ay the beach. k
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Thank you, Kath! I was really pleased with the action on that one. MB is a beautiful beach town.
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Jane these are very nice. The image Breaking is striking with your capture of the water from bright highlights of white to variations of greens in the water.
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Thank you, Tim. That was a favorite moment– with breaking waves I don’t really know what I’ve got until review…nice surprises. That shot was pretty much straight out of the camera- so glad you like it.
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Jane, you’re welcome.
I suspect you have people ask when they see you taking photographs, “Did you get some good ones?” You don’t really know until you see them on a larger screen than the back of your camera.
Have a great week.
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Making the most of the southern coast Jane – love your surfers AND your surf!
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Indeed we are, Tina. Out there every day and loving it. Glad you enjoyed these beach moments, thank you!
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Great capture of part of the California life. Beautiful.
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Thank you, Elliot. What a beautiful California day. Happy you like the images.
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Wonderful photos. I know I’m dating myself, but I loved the Beach Boys back when I was in high school.
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Hi Maralee, Thank you! I think I’ve struck a chord of nostalgia with our fellow bloggers. I heard everyone humming over the WP “wires”, 🙂
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The px are really great and transport me.
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🙂 So glad you enjoyed, Bruce.
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I would love to there for surfing and your px transported me.
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Thanks, Bruce. If you’re a surfer, you’d be in heaven! Glad I took you there. 🙂
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really love these detailed water shots…gorgeous!!! great Fuji😜
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Thanks, April. Happy you noticed! I am really pleased with the results with the Fuji. Glad you enjoyed! 🙂
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Wonderful shots of the power and beauty of the ocean! And then add a little Beach Boys… well😊
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Thanks very much, Belinda. The ocean is awesome…. and glad I got you humming to an old favorite. 🙂
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At first I thought you had to be in the water to capture such amazing shots and then I realised that maybe you were on the end of that pier. The breaking image is spectacular. Oh for some piers here so I could try and get something half decent! Love the peeling painted railings and the door sign too – now those are the kind of things that also catch my eye.
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And now I am going to see where Manhattan beach is. I’ve been to a few of those named in the song, but not this one as far as I know!!
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Quite a list in the song, isn’t it? Manhattan Beach is gorgeous and a sought after place to live.
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Hi Jude, As much as I love wave photos, the last place I’d be is in them… 🙂 I was thrilled to see how close they were to the pier since I only had a short telephoto. Glad you like the detail shots, I love finding them, too. Thanks so much for your kind thoughts.
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Well, that certainly clarified a lot of those lyrics for me! I make words up if I don’t know exactly what a song is saying, and I’ve determined I made up an awful lot of those names over the years. Oh, and the photos are pretty amazing, too. 🙂
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Hi Lex, Ha! I agree, it was fun to read them– all the places to surf– I’m sure I made up words, too. Imagine writing them and putting them to such great music. Glad you like this California morning. Thanks so much. 🙂
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Awesome post. Captures Manhattan beach and the surfers beautifully.
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Thank you, Liz! So happy you enjoyed them. It was a quintessential California morning.
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Awesome images Jane 🙂 Perfect lyrics to go with the images also, I love The Beach Boys.
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Thanks, Joe. I’ve been humming that tune all day. Was fun to see the lyrics again with all the surfing spots mentioned. Glad you enjoyed– the waves were amazing. 🙂
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Wow, I really enjoyed your day at the beach. The shots from the pier gave a unique perspective.
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Thank you, Janie. It was a perfect spot for seeing the action- the waves were huge. Happy you enjoyed them.
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Surfer’s Goodbye made me the most comfortable! The power of that water is frightening.
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Hi Sharon, I couldn’t agree more. I would be hopeless out there getting tossed around in those huge waves! Pleased I scared you–haha! Thank you. 🙂
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Jane y’r a star..it is official!
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You are so sweet, Paula. Thank you very much! This was an exciting morning of photography. 🙂
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These are some amazing sea-side shots, Jane. Think you captured the wet and wild of a surfer’s time in the water very nicely. Great timing with the massive rolling waves. From the perspective of the shots, I’m guessing you were on elevated land, and you had a lovely view of the beach 🙂 Seasons greetings and wishing you a wonderful end of the year 🙂
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Hi Mabel, Yes, we were on the Manhattan Pier and it was amazing to me how close the surfers got to it as they rode in — perfect for me! 😉Capturing the shape of the waves crashing is always a surprise and delight to me. You sure have similar ocean action near you. Glad you enjoyed -thanks very much. Happy holidays to you and yours with best wishes for a great 2018!
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Freundliche Grüsse.Wolfgang
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Thank you for your visit, Wolfgang.
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What a beautifully crafted post! It set me up for the day. I envy – somewhat – that you have it, and the experience of your lovely day on the beach too!! 😉 Thank you.
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Thank you, Stephen! Glad the images gave you a flavor of California life. Your visit is much appreciated! 🙂
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Jane – your pictures like a paradise, each of them is like a melody and a wave!!
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How lovely to read, Mihran. Thank you so much.
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Jane, your amazing images are most spectacular as always.
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Hi Cornelia, Pleased you enjoyed these–it was a wonderful morning watching the action. Thanks very much.
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