“What the human eye observes casually and incuriously, the eye of the camera notes with relentless fidelity.”
~Berenice Abbott
Remember Us, Clarion Alley
Palms
Golden Gate Puddle
“Nothing happens when you sit at home. I always make it a point to carry a camera with me at all times…I just shoot at what interests me at that moment.”
~Elliott Erwitt
Read Here Now, City Lights
Chains, The de Young
Soup and Sandwich
Race Day
“If you are out there shooting, things will happen for you. If you’re not out there, you’ll only hear about it.”
~ Jay Maisel
Flapper
Santa Monica Radiator
Demoncracy in Action
Alfre Woodard
Last Leaves
“I see something special and show it to the camera. The moment is held until someone sees it. Then it is theirs.”
~Sam Abell
Good Job
Jane Lurie Photography 
simply stunning and beautiful photos!!!
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Hi Mihran, I’m so glad you enjoyed this eclectic collection. Thanks very much. 😊
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Beautiful seeing! Love that Jay Maisel quote 😉
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Thank you, Sam. Glad you enjoyed these and that great quote. 🙂
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Love your work. Have you ever considered a book?
Or maybe an e-book on photography? Full screen would have its virtues…
(Though the paper… ah! the paper)
Take care
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Thank you so much, Brian. I really appreciate it. I’ve done several personal printed books over the years and I agree, print is the way to really enjoy a photograph. I have thought about doing books that encapsulate the themes that I’ve drawn on in my blog.
Appreciate you taking the time to respond. 🙂
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They are the Perfect pair 😉 – soup & sandwich
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Thanks, Ecopoet. It was a great moment of “seeing”. 🙂
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Wonderful observations and street photography. I am impressed with your ability to keep finding new ways to photograph the GG Bridge! I like the images that are about color first, like ‘Santa Monica Radiator’. The color also adds so much to ‘Soup and Sandwich’ … fantastic vision and capture! Your B&W ‘Palms’ also made me stop and look a little longer. You are off to a great 2020 start Jane!
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Hi Denise, I’m so glad you enjoyed these! Having an iPhone at all times opens up the world to those “everyday” moments that I find so enticing. I like how you said “color first”- so true. Thank you very much for sharing your thoughts. 🙂
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Great collection Jane! You are pretty much a “Legend of Fine and Interesting Images!”
You are also a wonderful, heartfelt communicator!
I resonate with the Elliot’s quote …” I just shoot at what interests me at that moment.”
Hard to pick a favourite but I’ll go with “Soup and Sandwich” and “Democracy in Action”
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Hi Michael, You’ve made my day! Thank you very much. So glad you enjoyed this eclectic collection. The two gents having lunch was a great find among the others. Hope you’re having a great weekend!
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Thanks Jane! You have inspired many! Reminds me to make a trip to downtown Vancouver to discover and capture “Things I Might See” …
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Perhaps I may have commented on this one (see? I have the same problem). I know I looked at this before. Love the captures, but the quotes spoke to me and pretty much described what it is I like to do. Who knew others felt the same? {giggle}
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Hi Gunta, Hee hee…. you make me smile. Glad you enjoyed this mix from my wanderings. The quotes are our mantras… 🙂 Thank you and hope you’re having a great weekend!
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An interesting and eclectic collection. Makes me feel a little guilty – I don’t think I’ve had my main camera out the front door for two or three months…
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Thanks, Dave. That’s why I love having my iPhone with me when I’m taking a break from the big camera. Glad you enjoyed. No guilt, just inspiration. 🙂
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All so interesting, Jane, but Good Job made me laugh!
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Thank you, Pam! 😄
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Every one each so unique from the other. How I enjoyed scrolling slowly through these images. I especially loved the two men with the hot pink wall in the back. The colors and the composition in that are incredible, Jane! Thank you for this post!
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Thank you, AmyRose. Those two gents are stealing the show. So glad you enjoyed this mix of images! 🌹😊
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I never even looked at the other comments, Jane. Oh that is too funny.
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Jane, this is wonderful – there are so many interesting scenarios in this series. The title is apt, the first quote is too. Wow, the soup and sandwich couple, superb!!! That was a gift and you knew what to do. I love the sidewalk flapper and the radiator service place, too. Very nice composition in “Palms” so that we see how the palm shapes are subtly echoed in the clouds. “Chains” from the museum is right up my alley – I assume it’s a sculpture, and I wonder to what extent the shadows on the wall are part of the piece intentionally. In any case, I appreciate what you chose to frame. The “Race Day” expressions do not make me want to get out and run. 😉 Interesting. “Demoncracy” is fun, and “Good Job” is excellent, I can take credit for that at least….check that box! 🙂
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Hi Lynn, Your comments always make me smile and it means a lot that your eyes linger on an image to really take them in. I hope that the bakery in which I found those two gents sees the IG post I tagged them in so I can get prints to them. That would be fun. Pleased you like this eclectic mix- I started this theme- without a theme- for a place to post my outliers. 😉 Thanks very much for your positive response – always appreciated. 🙂
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Good idea, getting the image tagged on IG. Maybe they’ll be back and someone will bring it to their attention. If it happens, let us know, OK? Outliers – we all have them. “Things I’ve Seen” is a really good umbrella to gather them under. Cheers!
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Great photos as usual. I really love the two guys eating the soup and sandwiches in the cafe.
I also love that Sam Abell quote. He is one of my favorite photographers.
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Thanks, Jeff, especially coming from your well traveled eye. Much appreciated. Love Sam Abell, too. 🙂 Hope you’re having a great start to the new year.
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Especially the last one is great 👍
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Thanks very much, Andre! 😄
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You’re welcome 😊
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LOVE THESE!!! And so happy to see a few that were taken with me present!!!!! That’s fun. Can’t till the next time we can wander and catch photo moments. Love you so much.
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Thanks, Steph! Yes, great memories shared. ❤️
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Excellent series, I particularly like the friends having lunch and the lines and colour in the radiator shop photo.
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Thanks, Belinda. The gentleman seem to be a favorite in this set. Glad you pointed out the radiator shop– much appreciated.
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Wonderful, diverse set of images. My two favourites, which are next to each other but which couldn’t be more different from each other, are Chains, The de Young (the barbed wire is so eloquent) and Soup and Sandwich (to which the colour of the wall adds so much). I enjoy and admire your photography, Jane. A 🙂
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Very nice, I like the first image the most but can really relate to that last one 🙂
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Thanks, Amy. This street art alley in SF is really interesting to see. And I actually felt a little better after I saw Good Job… 👍🏻
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The image of the flapper was most interesting, particularly how it got on the ground. And, of course, the quote in chalk, “Good job in getting out of bed today!” Words to live by (lol). 🙂
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Thanks, David. Amazing what you see on the streets of SF. A lot of inspiration out there! Appreciate your visit, as always!
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Enjoyed Soup and a Sandwich, and had to laugh with the last one. Thanks, Jane!
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Thanks, Adam. Those two gents are stealing the show today. Glad you enjoyed them along with the sidewalk encouragement. Hope you’re having a great weekend.
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Thanks for this beautiful uplifting gallery Jane. I love “Soup and Sandwich” which I feel Vermeer would love to have painted 😊
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Thank you, Andrew. That seems to be a favorite in the bunch today. I agree…it could be painted. Must be those colors and the hats 🙂
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Love the creativity in this post. Thanks for sharing these pictures with us!
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Thank you very much, Maddy. Happy you enjoyed this mix of photos. 🙂
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You see things most wouldn’t including me. Great collection of iPhone snaps, Jane. The Golden Gate and Chains reflections would be my favorites if I had to choose but they are all fine images. The title made me think of Dr. Seuss. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Steve. A post theme that I love because it has no theme, in a way.
Glad you like those in particular– much appreciated and always happy to emulate Dr. Seuss. 🙂
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An inspiring post, with so many great images. Observing life as it’s lived. ( Thank the Almighty for iPhones)
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Thank you, Helen. Pleased you enjoyed this mix. Yes, I agree about iPhones! Hope you are having a great start to the year.
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You see things, Jane – thank you for making us see as well. It is the little things that often are the most enigmatic and beautiful …Love them all, but my heart belongs to the gentlemen of Soup and Sandwich. Wish you a lovely Sunday.
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That’s so nice to read, Ann-Christine. Thanks very much. I bet I’d run into those two gents if I went back there- they seemed like regulars! Hope you are having a great weekend.
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I think I would have ventured in there once more, just to show my image of the two gentlemen. I think they would have loved it.
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Very interesting captures. Each give different feeling or message. “Remember Us, Clarion Alley” is captivating to me. I also love the chain and the two men having soup and sandwiches pictures.
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Thanks so much, YC. Happy you pointed out those in particular. Clarion Alley is full of beautiful street art. Hope you are having a great start to the new year.
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Excellent series.
The good thing about smart phones is, that you’re always carrying a decent camera with you. So you have the possibilities to catch these moments.
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Hi Rabirius, Exactly! I stopped making excuses for iPhone shots a long time ago. They are some of my favorites because they do indeed capture the moment at hand. Pleased you enjoyed this mix- thanks very much.
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Every one a stunner and the last one a MUST!
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Thanks so much, Paula. Indeed it is! Every word of encouragement to get out there is welcome. So glad you enjoyed my mixed bag. Hope you’re having a good weekend.
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Wow! Soup and Sandwich is really an awesome picture👍👍👍
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Thanks so much, Detlef. They seem to be the highlight of the group today. So glad you like it! 🙂 🙂
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❤ Brilliant! Those two guys eating are amazing. As is demoncracy.
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Thanks very much, Manja. Those gents… And Demoncracy is in a famous alley in SF known for its street artists who are chosen to paint their messages. I happened to catch her working which was fun. Glad you enjoyed!
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It is a pleasure having discovered your blog by chance, Jane. Beautiful to see your mindset and approach coming through in this, yet again, impressive array of photographs! Like so many others who are enjoying these photographs, please, do accept my thanks as well.
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Hi SK, I’m pleased you found me, thank you so much. I really appreciate you taking the time to look and enjoyed it. I will visit yours, as well. Hope you are having a great start to the new year.
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Hi, Jane.
You are welcome to visit any of my sites, whenever it is you wish. Your photography is, of course, enjoyable… the character of it.
My new year has been just fine. I hope, this would be a great year for you, and your loved ones too!
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Lovely eclectic mix!
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Thanks so much, Sue. Fun to have a theme where there is no theme, per se. Glad you enjoyed!
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Yes, good to create our own themes sometimes!
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Amen.
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A lovely mix of shots, Jane. The puddle reflection stands out for me and I also like the Ram Dass-ian instruction to “Read Here Now”. “Good job” also made me smile. Enjoy your Sunday.
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Thanks very much, Graham. Fun that you pointed those out- I love to read what catches people’s eye. The Ram Dass-ian was in City Lights Bookstore famously founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. A must-see in SF. Hope you’re having a great weekend! (And I hope our Mandala is getting some action. 😉)
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Wonderful, Jane! Soup and sandwich is my favorite, too. I always feel a little guilty using my phone but it is sometimes liberating not to carry gear and “the photographer makes the photo, not the camera”.
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Thanks, Susan. Soup seems to be the favorite today. Some of my most memorable shots are with the iPhone–probably because I could easily capture the moment. No guilt.. 🙂
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Oh I love Soup and Sandwich. The apparently mundane made to appear artful. Very well observed.
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Thanks very much, Mike. I couldn’t believe my luck when we sat down in this small cafe in Pasadena. Glad you like it. 🙂
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And I read they weren’t aware they were being photographed. Excellent!
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It was pretty funny and the room was so small. Am I that unnoticeable? I wasn’t even trying to be stealthy. 😂
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Love it! They were totally absorbed.
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You see great things, Jane.
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Thanks, Cornelia. Fun to look. Happy you enjoyed this mix and hope all is well with you.
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Soup and sandwich – you must have invited us all for lunch 🙂 Wonderful picture. And the little portrait on the pavement I find exeptional as well. There are story’s to be told.
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That means a lot, Peter. Thank you very much. Those two guys never noticed me.. 🙂 And I do love found art on the streets of the city.
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Oh these are just wonderful – a little microcosm of Jane’s wanderings. Soup and a Sandwich is especially fabulous! If I’d have seen that I’d have snapped it up too.
Alison
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Exactly, Alison. Pleased you enjoyed this eclectic mix of what I find along the way. You would’ve definitely been snapping away at the Soup men- it was hilarious how they never looked up at me once. 🤣 Thanks so much for your enthusiastic response.
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That’s a great abstraction with those chains.
While I relate to Elliott Erwitt’s advice to always carry a camera, it’s not the case that things don’t sometimes come to a person at home. Most common for me in that category is pictures of squirrels taken through my computer room window.
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Thanks, Steve. Chains was part of a powerfull exhibit, Soul of a Nation, Art in the Age of Black Power. Even at home, you still have to have your camera by your side. I bet Elliott has an iPhone.
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Some wonderful photos here Jane, you definitely have the ‘eye’ for a great subject. Love those two old guys having their lunch.
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Thank you, Jude. Having the phone, as you know, keeps the eye tuned up at all times. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed them, especially that two old guys who never looked up once. 🙂
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Lovely series of unrelated topics. Shows your versatility… (Suzanne)
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Thanks very much, Suzanne. It keeps things interesting, for sure. Glad you enjoyed them.
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Fabulous series of photos!
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Thanks so much, Sheree. 🙂
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Turning radiator service into art is a day well lived.
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Hi Bob, That’s poetry. 😉 And I couldn’t agree more. Thank you so much.
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Another great series, Jane, but wow, ‘Soup and Sandwich’ is awesome! ❤
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Thank you, Eliza. An eclectic mix. So glad you like Soup- I must’ve shot ten pics of these two gents and they never looked up! 😂
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Must have been a really good lunch! 😉
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What a nice little portfolio to click on!
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Thanks, Ken!
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💕soup and sandwich ☺️ lovely post Jane ~ smiles Hedy
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Thanks, Hedy. That was a fun one to see. Glad you enjoyed these. 😉
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Some classic Jane candids sprinkled with humor there my friend. Loved the puddle shot especially.
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Thanks, Tina. A fun mix of my wanderings. 😁
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