Monochrome Meditations: Tomales Bay and Point Reyes

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Tomales Bay

 

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High Tide, The Point Reyes

 

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Tomales Bay Meditation

 

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Tule Elk Grazing

 

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Beach Grasses

 

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Water’s Edge

 

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Fishing Boat and Waves

 

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Wave Break

 

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Bull Elk in Fog

 

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Reed Reflections

 

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102 comments ›

  1. Brandon
    April 19, 2020 • 6:28 am

    The grey and white really work well with these shots.

    Nicely done!

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  2. peachandbatman
    April 6, 2020 • 3:12 pm

    Nothing beats B&W for everything except maybe sunrises, those her color…nice pics kiddo

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  3. debinthegarden
    April 4, 2020 • 8:50 am

    Beautifully done! Black and white photography, when as successful as yours, is more intriguing, inviting, and creative than color photos. Good work!

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  5. Antonio Mozeto
    March 5, 2020 • 4:40 am

    Congratulations for the awesome black and white images. They are really supperb !!!

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  6. pattimoed
    January 31, 2020 • 6:14 pm

    Ohhh…Gorgeous, Jane! The monochrome is wonderful. It really is so dramatic and beautiful.

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  7. Jacintº
    January 30, 2020 • 4:29 am

    Feelings of calm and silence…. Magnificent, dear Jane!!

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  9. Dave Ply
    January 29, 2020 • 6:17 pm

    Black and white is a whole different mood, isn’t it? Meditation is probably a good way to put it.

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  10. drawandshoot
    January 29, 2020 • 10:59 am

    Tender mediations, Jane. Gentle connection.

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  11. restlessjo
    January 28, 2020 • 11:32 am

    I can almost hear the quiet 🙂 🙂 Lovely, Jane!

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  12. bluebrightly
    January 28, 2020 • 10:50 am

    There’s something about those elk – looking up, with the minimal background, in black and white – very effective! I like “Water’s Edge” very much too. You set a very quiet, thoughtful mood here. 🙂

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    • Jane Lurie
      January 29, 2020 • 9:00 am

      Hi Lynn, I’m happy that the elk image conveyed the mood as they quietly chomped away in the fog. The ocean was wild that day, but I liked focusing on the patterns they made on the sand. Thanks very much for sharing your thoughts. 🙂

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  13. LisaDay
    January 28, 2020 • 3:31 am

    Water’s Edge is stunning. I love abandoned things – in that I think it looks beautiful, although it always makes me a bit sad. Do you follow abandoned on INstagram?

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  14. greenglobaltrek
    January 27, 2020 • 8:47 pm

    Stunning photography of one of my favorite places on earth! The black and white really makes for a dramatic collection. I love the seagrasses and the tides edge. The elk too. Beautiful.

    Peta

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  15. Ellen Jennings
    January 27, 2020 • 4:52 am

    A wonderful collection, Jane, it surely makes me want to go sit by that bay!

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  16. communicatingcreatively
    January 26, 2020 • 10:54 pm

    Very nice! Glad to see that the shipwreck is still there. Painted it of a reference photo from Google but was never entirely happy with the result. Might go back and have another go.

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  18. Gunta
    January 26, 2020 • 6:20 pm

    Gorgeous captures, Jane. You’ve picked up some distinct features of water, waves and reflections. Love the atmospherics. The bull elk for frosting. Pacific life…

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    • Jane Lurie
      January 26, 2020 • 6:57 pm

      Thank you, Gunta. We had such a great time exploring and it was nice to take my time with the shots. In addition to the elk, we witnessed an intense fight between two enormous elephant seals vying for the alpha male spot on the beach. It was unsettling but I felt lucky to photograph it.

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      • Gunta
        January 27, 2020 • 6:17 pm

        It’s hard to pick a favorite in nature, but I think the ocean does it for me. Particularly our Pacific West Coast. Whoa! Elephant Seals fighting it out would be a bit more than unsettling to me. Them things are HUGE and heavy and ferocious… and those tusks. I certainly wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of one. So very lucky to be able photograph it… and live to tell about it. Can’t wait to see it. 😉

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  19. Alison and Don
    January 26, 2020 • 6:19 pm

    These are just lovely. I love the elk!
    Alison

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  20. ecopoet
    January 26, 2020 • 5:20 pm

    Water’s Edge – my favourite

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  21. David
    January 26, 2020 • 1:21 pm

    Love the B&W. Almost can feel the ocean spray in your photos down by the waves.

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  22. AmyRose🌹
    January 26, 2020 • 10:43 am

    The way in which you compose each frame is fascinating, Jane. I can almost feel the wheels of your mind working as you stand there deciding how to frame each image. You seem to be with your camera so much more frequently than I am of late to which I say to me, take after Jane’s example and just get out there even if the weather is blah. Thank you for the inspiration I found here. And another thank you for the beauty found here as well.

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  23. magicalnormal
    January 26, 2020 • 8:03 am

    Wow!! Beautiful!! As a mountain girl, I absolutely love the first picture.

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  24. camerapacker
    January 26, 2020 • 7:30 am

    Some wonderful pictures and I especially lie the old beached boat.

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  25. David A Lockwood
    January 26, 2020 • 7:12 am

    Great series, I especially like no. 5&8.

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  26. YellowCable
    January 26, 2020 • 6:20 am

    Indeed, your pictures just as if you are meditating. They are tranquil.

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  27. belindagroverphotography
    January 26, 2020 • 5:58 am

    Lovely series, Jane! B&W works so nicely in these scenes.

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  28. Sue
    January 26, 2020 • 5:29 am

    Some marvellous monochrome meditations, Jane… the grasses, the reeds and the Point Reyes wreck particularly spoke to me….

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  29. Joe
    January 26, 2020 • 4:49 am

    Excellent images Jane. That beached boat looks like an iconic fixture at Point Reyes.

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  31. Linda Wyatt
    January 26, 2020 • 4:43 am

    Love these “ quiet” images!

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  32. Adrian Lewis
    January 26, 2020 • 3:21 am

    Interesting collection, Jane – Water’s Edge is my favourite. A 🙂

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  33. paula graham
    January 26, 2020 • 3:06 am

    Gorgeous, this sensitive portrayal of a beautiful area.

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  34. Detlef Gimbel
    January 26, 2020 • 2:34 am

    Beautyful pictures in black and white👍👍👍

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  35. Murtagh's Meadow
    January 26, 2020 • 2:30 am

    Fabulous images – love the detail black and white can show

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  36. Jet Eliot
    January 26, 2020 • 2:20 am

    Fantastic series of photos, Jane, and in one of my favorite places on earth. Unusual to capture so many male tule elk together, and what a capture.

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    • Jane Lurie
      January 26, 2020 • 8:40 am

      Thanks, Jet. Every time we go, I am thankful to have this amazing preserve so near SF. It’s a photography gem.
      There was this large herd of bull elk grazing near a group of cows. Then we noticed further down a large group of female elk. I asked the ranger about it and she said the males and females self separate.
      We also witnessed a long battle between two male elephant seals on Drakes Beach- it was intense and lasted a good 20 minutes until the alpha male finally chased the other into the ocean. A post for another time (it was far from meditative!)

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  37. Robert Baum
    January 26, 2020 • 1:52 am

    I didn’t see elk when I mountain biked there; only beef on the hoof. Are they farmed? (The same day I rode through the herd I saw them on a menu as Pt. Reyes beef!) Please keep taking your cameras for walks Jane! It is a balm for the soul.)

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    • Jane Lurie
      January 26, 2020 • 8:32 am

      Hi Bob, The Tule Elk are wild but are controversial with the cattle farmers because they encroach on the farmland. They seemed peacefully grazing together to me. Glad you enjoyed these–it’s a perfect place to get lost in photography and nature. Thank you, Bob. 🙂

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  38. Steve Gingold
    January 26, 2020 • 1:21 am

    Great collection, Jane, as always. The one time I visited California my brother took me to Point Reyes but it was brief and there wasn’t much time to explore. Maybe again some day. The Point Reyes wreck sure does draw attention to itself. Water’s Edge is a great composition with really nice lines. The elk shots are very nice and Wave Break is a nice capture too. Reeds are meditation magnets.

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  39. Graham Stephen
    January 26, 2020 • 12:48 am

    Nice. Lovely textures in the wreck in #2.

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  40. Michael Scandling
    January 25, 2020 • 11:15 pm

    Beautiful. One of my favorite places.

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  41. Robert Parker
    January 25, 2020 • 9:15 pm

    You’re right, these are conducive to meditation. I like that Tomales Bay shot in particular, but they’re all excellent.
    I’m guessing that forlorn little craft in “High Tide, The Point Reyes” was once owned by a relative of mine. We have a hereditary curse of sinking canoes, boats, ships, kayaks, whatever.

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  42. anotherday2paradise
    January 25, 2020 • 7:04 pm

    Beautiful monochrome’s, Jane. Very restful to peruse.

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  43. Tina Schell
    January 25, 2020 • 6:45 pm

    Partial to both of your grasses images Jane. Really lovely in B&W

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  44. de Wets Wild
    January 25, 2020 • 6:43 pm

    These are all terrific, Jane – one can easily spend hours studying the detail in each image!

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  45. Eliza Waters
    January 25, 2020 • 5:59 pm

    Quiet and meditative series, Jane. Just right for winding down at the end of a long, busy day. ❤

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  46. robert20359
    January 25, 2020 • 5:53 pm

    Hi jane, you know I love b & w photography you chose really great photos my favorites are the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th I like them very much.
    greetings robert

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  47. rothpoetry
    January 25, 2020 • 5:10 pm

    Beautfiul. I love the effects one can get with Black and White Photography.

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