βStare. It is the way to educate your eye, and more. Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.β
~ Walker Evans
Fort Point Shadows
Lamppost
Night Swing
“To contemplate is to look at shadows.”
~Victor Hugo
Bus Stop
Mission Windows
Battery Door
Pigeon Escape
βTo collect photographs is to collect the world.β
~Susan Sontag
Fence
Diagonals
Vines and Lines
Alley
As usual, great photography work, Jane! My favorites are: “Bus Stop”, “Battery Door”, “Vines and Lines” and “Alley”.
Warm regards, Heidi
Hi Heidi, I’m so glad you enjoyed these–thanks so much. I just love walking the city and finding these scenes. Your thoughts are much appreciated.
Veryveryveryveryveryvery good!
ππππππππ very much, Daniel!
Wow, you are so talented, I’m inspired by your outstanding compositions! I’m your newest fan!
Thank you so much, CS. I really appreciate it. π
Love it!
(We will come from the shadows… The partisan. Leonard Cohen)
Great quote, Brian. Glad you like these–thanks so much.
De rien. π
very Hitchcock….love the mood….just perfect!!
Thank you, April, my friend! π
Great series, Jane. I’d like to be up there taking a view and swing in your “Night Swing” shot. Excellent.
Hi Randall, Thanks! That spot at SF Art Institute is wonderful for city views. A perfect spot to have a swing. Taken during one of my photography classes. π
That is gorgeous π
So glad you like it, Joshi. Thanks very much.
Some fabulous shots – including vines and lines and those yellow shutters
Thanks, Lisa. Such fun to look for these around the city.
Vines and Lines! Love it! The amount of what’s beyond the windows that shows, in proportion to the vine-covered windows themselves, is perfection. Diagonals is also very nice, and Alley has a nice atmosphere. I like the chaos of Fence and the order of Mission Windows. And Night Swing – your nighttime photos are always beautiful, Jane.
Hi Lynn- Your reaction always means a lot. Thank you so much. It was fun putting these together. Night Swing was taken during a class at SF Art Institute – the campus is one of the prettiest locations in the city. Pleased you enjoyed this series. Vines and Lines is in the underground garage at the grocery store- beauty in the most unlikely places! π
I recently read a book (Dante’s numbers) which starts off in Rome but then moves to San Francisco to spend 3/4 of the book there. The descriptions of buildings is so vivid that between your photos and that book I feel as if I have visited!
My favourite this time is the battery door being battered by shadows. An those shadows are powerful i.e. the holes in the door!
How wonderful, Abrie. Very cool that the two intersected and I’m happy that these helped paint the picture for you. The batteries along the cliffs are really interesting to photograph. Lots of worn textures and colors. Strange to imagine them in use. Thanks so much for enjoying and letting me know.
Great ideas for each picture, right choose to black and white photograph.. very interest..!
Thanks very much, Dedy. Black and White works well with shadows- glad you like them!
That’s beautiful !!!
Hi Abhishek, Thank you so much and I appreciate your visit.
Thank you dear Jane Lurie !!
I really enjoyed this collection of interesting images Jane! My favourites would be Fort Point and Mission Windows. Best caption is “Vines and Lines”
Thanks so much, Michael, for your thoughtful reaction. I really appreciate it!
Everything tells a story.
Thank you, Jay. That means a lot because, really, that’s what it’s all about.
Oooh what lovely lines Jane. π You have such a great eye.
Thank you, Andrew. So nice coming from your artistic eye. π
My pleasure Jane
Simply great! Love those clean lines.
Thanks, Maria. I love finding the geometry and shadows. Glad you like them.
Marvelous!
Every picture in this series is like a staging of the different battles of the eternal war between light and darkness.
Great way to put it, Marcelo. Your interpretations are always interesting. Or, maybe the graceful compatibility between the two, as well. Thanks so much!
Well done, Jane. Your use of shadows and lines is impressive.
Ξ©
BTW: I love the quote by Walker Evans.
Hi Allan, Thank you so much. I do love the challenge of looking for them in architecture around the city. I remember you like that quote from a previous time I used it. (I like to repeat) For me, there’s a direct earnestness that really rings true.
Wish there were LOVE buttons instead of just LIKE.
How nice, Freddie, thank you so much. Pleased you enjoyed this series.
Night Swing is so impressive!
Beautyful!!!
Thank you, Detlef. That was taken during a photography class at the SF Art Institute which is in a marvelous location. Glad you like it.
Youβve nailed it Jane a gallery of images to share and stare at.
I’m glad you were compelled to linger, Pauline. Thank you so much. π
Jane, just looking at your images is such a delight for my eye.
That’s so nice to read, Cornelia. Thanks very much.
You did it. Made me stop and stare. I can easily get lost in your images.
Then my work is done, Gunta. π Thanks for your wonderful compliment.
What a collection of shadows and lines! Just awesome, Jane!
Thanks, Amy. Happy you enjoyed them!
Great collection of lines, Jane, and a nice tour through different parts of the city.
Thanks, Ellen. I do enjoy each neighborhood’s unique personality. Glad you enjoyed this series.
More great images.
Thanks, Bruce. These are some favorites from my wanderings.
All that accidental geometry. So intriguing. The quotes are great, too.
Thank you, Julie. It’s always a fun challenge to find the patterns and light. So glad you enjoyed the post.
I love the colors and shadows Jane, wonderful work π
Thanks, Joe. Much appreciated… SF, like NY has great light. π
wonderful line pictures jane, i especially like it the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 9th and 10th.
greetings robert
Hi Robert, Happy you enjoyed them and those in particular. I am getting to know what catches your eye. π Thanks so much.
Love your photos of home…
Aw, thanks, Ann Marie. Glad they brought back some good feelings.
Stunning collection and San Francisco – like paradise!!!
Thank you, Mihran! Well, I think it is. Happy you enjoyed these photos.
marvellous collection, every one gorgeous my fav: Vines and Lines.
Thanks, Paula. Pleased you like that image in particular…it’s in the garage at the grocery store π I look every time and rarely see the light as good as this.
Thank you for sharing your images, these are truly beautiful.
Thank you so much, Isabel, for your encouraging comments. I really appreciate it.
These photos are filled with perspective. Jane! Good job! π
Thank you, Stefan. Pleased you enjoyed this theme. It’s always a fun challenge looking for shadows. π
Yes. it is! God bless! π
Such a great eye for an image Jane, amazing.
Thank you, Brian. That means a lot.
These are terrific – I especially like the vines on fences and windows.
I’ve never visited SF, but I looked up Fort Point – – are the shadows in the first shot, from the Golden Gate Bridge?
Thanks very much, Robert. So glad you enjoyed this series. Yes, indeed, those shadows are from the girders under the bridge. One of my favorite places to catch some great shadow play. Hope you get there someday soon. π
I love seeing through your eyes, Jane. Cool shots all. ‘Mission Windows’ is especially neat with the yellow and blue.
Thanks, Eliza, that means a lot. That is one fun building with its vibrant colors.
How wonderful! I got a weak heart for bus stops, and this stop is truly great, the wavy roof and the shadows. Awww. Vines and lines is also a favorite. The appartment building through the opened window!
Thank you, Peter, for your enthusiastic response. Much appreciated! I have been working on a Bus Stop project for a while now– I do love the wavy roof line…and they are red. π
Super pictures, Jane! Another face of San Francisco.
Happy you enjoyed them, Petra. Thank you!
Lovely photography Jane! β€οΈ
Thank you, John. Glad you like them! π
Such a nice series here !!!
Beautiful images for the theme π
Thank you so much, Sreejith. π
What an amazing post. Really liked the Fence abstract and the play of shadows in Vines and Lines.
Thank you, Jane. Happy you enjoyed it and those images especially. π
Geometry lives here, conveyed in shadows and light.
I love the way you put that, Steve. Thank you very much.
Jane…….very good eye and very pleasing images.. I like…..jw
That’s great to read, James. Thanks very much.
Itβs always so enjoyable to see your photos.
Thanks so much, Aixa. π