“If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn’t need to lug around a camera.”
~Lewis Hine
Nature’s Confetti
Clouds Parting
Agave’s Pearls
“Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
~Roger Miller
Morning Papers
Tree Impressions
Fresh for the Picking
“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.”
~ Aaron Siskind
Good to the Last Drop
Winter White
After the Rain
Omg incredible stunning 😍
Thank you so much, Luciana. 😊
You’re welcome
Leaves glorious leaves. Just wonderful Jane…but you knew I would love them all. 🙂
Thanks, Andrew. I think of you when I shoot leaves. 🙂 Glad you like these. 🍁🍁
You have clicked Beautiful sceneries of Nature👍🏻
Thanks so much, Thotaramani. 😊
😊👍🏻
Beautiful images and words.
Thanks very much, Cindy. We had some more much needed rain today. 🙂
What a beautiful series. One of the pictures I’ve already seen on GB. But the others are really great as well.
Hi Rabirius, Nice to have all these connections. Glad you enjoyed the rest of the images. Thank you so much. 🙂
Thanks for the reblog. 🙂
Gambar ini sangat bagus sekali,gemercik air yang menempel di kaca mengingat kan pada kenangan akan kekasih di kala hujan
Thank you, Perompak. I’m glad you enjoyed this post.
Yah sama”
The pictures are just fabulous!💜
Thanks very much, Supermode. 😀
Wow, what a beautiful sight for a Saturday morning of Covid-19 😚😚.
Thank you, Mbili. Glad you enjoyed this moment of beauty.
Thanks for sharing, Frank! 🙂
Wonderful photos! We’re used to rain here in England but your post is a great reminder that we should appreciate, even embrace it. And photograph it!
Thank you so much, Sarah. Yes, indeed! I’ve found that I do appreciate every drop that comes down now. Glad you enjoyed these and hope things are improving in your part of the world, too.
Not really as yet Jane. We’re still in full lockdown and the figures are only going down slowly, thanks to the new more transmissible variant. But the one good thing is that our vaccine rollout is going quite well 🙂
Glad your rollout is going well. We are slow, as you know, but I am hoping better systems are being implemented and will speed up soon.
The Gift of Rain….is a Gift from Jane!
And as always…good to the last drop.
Hi Freddie, You have a way with words. Thank you so much! 🙂
So very refreshing. Good to the last drop… and you do manage to catch every luscious drop. Your images always seem to put me in a happy place.
I’m happy you feel refreshed, Gunta. We are anticipating a little more rain tonight. Exciting! Thanks so much for taking the time to look. 🙂
You inspire me to do better. Thank you so much.
Hi Jackie, That’s very nice to read. Thank you so much.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Love rain on a window. My shots never come out this clear. Did you use a phone or camera?
Thanks, Storyteller. I made a project of different effects on rainy windows. Fun to do. I shot this with my Fuji XT-2 and a prime lens. Focusing on the raindrops and setting a pleasing aperture are key.
I loved it! 🌸
Youre doing great job!
You have captured such amazing shots! It’s beautiful and natural 🌸🌻💯
Thank you so much, Lavender. I’m happy you enjoyed these rainy moments. 🙂
These are such beautiful pictures!! I especially loved the quote that said: “good till the last drop” and the picture that you captured with it! Every element in the pictures are so well highlighted!!! 😀😊
Thank you so much, nfa7. I’m happy you enjoyed this collection. Appreciate your visit! 🙂
It was my pleasure Jane!! 😊😊
Photos are more beautiful than any other..☺️☺️
Thanks so much, 123maliamar. 😊😊
Wonderful, Jane! Agave Pearls captured my heart. ❤ After the Rain was an optical illusion until I saw the human and got the scale right in my head. 🙂 And I agree with Roger Miller. Rainy days can be happy days.
Thanks very much, Steve. Interesting about the scale of that shot…lucky for the tiny human on the landscape. Happy you enjoyed this collection. Rain is so infrequent, I must celebrate. 😊💦
All wonderful! Where can I press “Love!” or “Wow!”? My favourites are Agave’s Pearls, Good to the Last Drop and After the Rain!
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Thanks so much, Michael. You’ve made my day! 😀☔️
Wow!😍
Thanks so much, Arati. 😍
These are amazing. I feel refreshed just scrolling through them!
Thanks very much, M.B. I’m so glad you did. I had to hurry since the refreshing was short lived! Appreciate your visit and hope you are doing well.
That line of agave “pearls” is quite attractive.
I’m glad you like that image, Steve. Thanks so much.
Beautiful pictures, Jane – my favourite is probably the first one. We still read from paper; reading from a screen just doesn’t do it for me, and there is something wonderfully physical about a book, an object of delight. 🙂
Thanks very much, Adrian. Agree, it’s so nice to hold a book or paper. I do miss that. Object of delight…nice. 🙂
Beautiful ❤️
Thanks so much, Pratishtha. Much appreciated. ❤️
Most welcome 🙂 !!
Rain is a gift yes , but if we collect rain water then we can use it for plants or washing fruits and vegetables . By this way we can save water
HI Prasad, You are so right. Water is a precious resource. Thanks very much for sharing your thoughts.
Great photos!! The details are gorgeous!!
Thanks so much, Agus. Appreciate your visit!
Another outstanding collection, Jane. I love the ones when you captured drops. Definitely capturing a moment in time. Not sure what it is, there is something about Tree Impression that I really like. Also, great timing because I have a Rain collaboration next Saturday with one of the commenters above. Nope – not Jude – but she is in the future.
Thank you, Frank. I’m driven to capitalize on the few rainy days we get here. Glad you enjoyed– especially Tree Impression, an scene that I was happy to see. Looking forward to your Rain collaboration and Jude’s! 🙂
Simply stunning 🤩
Thanks so much, Gibberish. 🙂
Beautiful photos!
Thanks so much, Padee!
Really beautiful, Jane, every single one. I like seeing the jogger at the end…the variety of subjects, from the morning papers to raindrops on a succulent leaf and then a window…those leaves all stuck to the pavement with their stems pointing up…the beautiful colors, full of rain-giving life…there’s no doubt that the maker of these photographs was grateful for the rain. It shows and this is a beautiful photographic essay. It makes me want to fly down there and take a walk with you. 😉
Thank you, Lynn. I’m sitting here smiling that you felt the rain love and also the thought of us poking around with our cameras. What fun. 😄
Lovely “documentary” about rain drops. We currently have snow here …
Thanks, Herbert. Have to celebrate the rain the very few days it comes. Enjoy your snow! 🙂
I guess it does rain in SoCal (LOL). 🙂 Newspapers, that’s a rare sight these days since most people read the news online.
Hope you and the family are doing well in the lockdown. Our numbers have steadied out, but Laurie says it’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop. 🙄
Hi David, Funny, I almost used that song but the lyrics after that line didn’t really inspire. 🙂 I guess some people still like to hold a real paper…or book. Glad you enjoyed- thanks. We are still hunkered down but feel positive about what’s coming. Hang in there. 🙂
Well you certainly know how to capture rain and make it beautiful. The agave shot is just magnificent!
Thanks so much, Jude. I think I was so thrilled to see raindrops that I couldn’t stop shooting them. Glad you enjoyed. ☔️
Hi Jude … Just so you know, Jane and I collaborated. … so you are in good company. 🙂
Lovely captures, Jane. In your new climate, rain is a now a rare and precious event. Well captured! ❤
How are the winds today? I read that the St. Ana's are stirring up.
Thanks, Eliza. Glad you like these rainy images. I sure miss rain and worry about drought conditions. Things here are calm right now but there were fire warnings. Ugh.
Stay safe, my friend! x
A lovely collection, Jane, and as always eloquent captions. I found “Good to the Last Drop” and “Winter White” to be particularly inspiring.
I’m happy you enjoyed these along with the captions which seemed to flow easily for these images. Thanks very much. 🙂
Do you have an insta handle that I can follow? Love your photography
Thanks very much, Manahil. Yes, it’s janeluriephotography. Link in my menu here. Much appreciated.
Stunning captures 💖
Thanks very much, Rosida. 💕
So beautiful… rain is rare here and I usually don’t mind, but your images make me rethink.
Hi Ruth, Thank you so much. I appreciate rain so much more now that we hardly get any in CA. I see you’ve been all over the world. Where are you now? I look forward to viewing your posts and photos. Appreciate your visit here.
I’m in the Colorado mountains. We do get snow, but not so much this year, which is a concern. Hoping to travel again, maybe next year. Thanks, glad to have found your site.
You, too!
Rain and its subsequent drops are always stunning to photograph, Jane. Beautiful! I still see California weather and more rain is needed across the state. No worries about precipitation in Eastern Washington. Rain this a.m. with a flake or two then sun this afternoon.
Thanks so much, Terri. Hopefully we will see some more this week. Hope you are enjoying your new surroundings. It’s such a beautiful area. Take care. 🙂
Love this collection Jane! Especially Clouds Parting, agave, and last drop. I’m one of those people who feel the rain. Living in Van if you only walked on fine days you wouldn’t walk all winter. I love the days when there’s a heavy rain and I get to see the little creek at the bottom of the gully a raging river. Fun!
Alison
My kind of woman, Alison. I can imagine the adventures you have in the rain in Vancouver. Everything is so green and lush. I’m pleased you enjoyed this collection.. we are happy for a trickle much less a raging river. 🙂 Thanks so much and hope you are doing well up north.
Your camera keeps safe what has stimulated your sensitive memory, Jane.
You are a poet in images.
Love ❤
Michel
That’s beautiful, Michel. Thank you so much. ❤️
I thoroughly enjoyed viewing your fascinating photo essay on the rain. It is hard to tell which photo I like best. Have a great Sunday, Jane!
Hi Peter, Thank you so much and it makes me happy that you have a hard time choosing. Hope you are doing well and having a great weekend. 🙂
Beautiful…..and we need some in the form of snow!
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Thanks so much, Sue. The mountains were covered with snow with this rain which was beautiful to see. Hope you are doing well! 🙂
Wow, gorgeous pictures!!!!
Thanks very much, Zelmare! 🙂
what a great celebration of rain, especially the first shot, what a burst of colors, now that’s what I call a Party!
Thanks, Robert. It felt like a party when I came upon those bright red fallen leaves! Glad you enjoyed these, much appreciated. 🍁
Lovely shots, showing the beauty of moist and rain.
Thanks, Picpholio. It’s quite a celebration for me when it rains in this very dry place. 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Chuck! 🙂
I really loved this post, Jane! Wonderful photos and really loved the truth and hidden meaning of this quote – ““Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”
~Roger Miller
It really applies to so many areas of life, doesn’t it? I guess this is why certain people just click and others don’t and woe to those who are mismatched!!
xoxox 😘💕😊🌹✨✨
What a great response, Chuck. Thank you so much. You are so right about the quote. 🙂
You made these normal items look wonderful!
Thanks, YC. What a wonderful compliment. 🙂 ☔️
gosh i love rain. here in Australia it is precious. We’re in the middle of La Nina right now and we’ve had a bit of rain which is nice. I have been through entire Januaries where we havent had any rain at all. lovely pics
Hi Andy, Me, too. We are in the same situation as you…long droughts and extremely dry conditions. I’m glad La Nina is helping. Thanks so much for enjoying these as a reminder. Enjoy a good walk in the rain. ☔️
These are all gorgeous images Jane 🙂
Thanks so much, Joe. I never knew how much I’d appreciate rain until I moved here. 🙂
Particularly love that winter white rose! ❤️‼️
Ooh, thanks, Linda. The roses are so gorgeous now in Pasadena.
Jane, keep lugging around your camera! The photos are lovely. I like the abstraction in the background of some of the shots.
Thank you, Jane. Much better than words. 🙂 You may mean the “bokeh” in the background of the rose. That came through nicely.
Wonderful images. Thanks for sharing Jane.
Thank you, Journey Junkies. So glad you enjoyed these rainy moments.
Jane: I always like photographs of water droplet on flowers, plants or elsewhere. I think my favorite is the one of lemons. The lighting is just right.
Hi Jack, It’s so infrequent here that I try and take advantage even if it’s just a sprinkle! Glad you like “lemons” especially…was pleased with the light. Thanks so much and hope you and Katie are doing well. 💙
I love that raindrop ‘pearls’ on the leaf image Donna. Absolutely fantastic photo. Well done! 👍👍
Thanks, Mike. I love raindrops on succulents. You must have been visiting Donna recently… 😄Jane
Ooops! Sorry Jane!
No worries! 🙂
Some wonderful images here, Jane. I especially love the confetti opener and the russets of after the rain 🙂 🙂
Thanks very much, Jo. I never knew how excited I’d be about rain until I moved to CA. Appreciate your visit. 🙂 🙂 ☔️
Raindrops are mesmerising in themselves, seeing the beautiful in the smallest of things. 🖤
Thanks, Amber. It is nice to look for the small moments of beauty. Glad you enjoyed these. 💙
remembers little things…gorgeous selection…so fresh! Smiles and joy your way Jane ☺️💫
Hi Hedy, That’s what I love about that quote… Glad you enjoyed these rainy moments – it felt meditative making them. Thanks so much- sending smiles and joy right back. 🤗💫
Nature’s confetti… stunning photo.
Thanks so much, Amanda. The colors with the rain were fabulous that day. 🍁
Hi Jane – those morning papers stood out to me a lot – perhaps because of the way we don’t really see them in driveways or on or he’s like we used to-
And then the blue wrapper and clear ones and the water
Nice rain post
Thank you, Yvette. That’s what struck me when I came upon those papers. A retro feel. So glad you enjoyed these rainy day images. 🙂
I thought newspapers would be obsolete by now but some still have a market
Hi Yvette, Some people just like to hold a paper or a book. I do but find it much easier to read digitally. 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
I like both for different reasons 🙂
OUR WORLD IS VERY BEAUTIFUL WITHOUT ANY ANIMAL & MAN..!!!
Thank you, Dhvyas! 🙂
🌼WELL – COME FRIEND. 🌼
We so need rain. Hope to see some soon! These are beautiful, Jane. I think my favorite is “fresh for Picking”.
We sure do, Susan. It’s fun to get out there when a few drops fall. Glad you like Fresh…lots of citrus trees in people’s yards. Thanks very much for stopping by. ☔️
Jane, these are wonderful, made even more so because I now live in a desert with little chance of rain. 🙂 I especially like that first quote.
janet
Hi Janet, Thanks so much. Great to hear from you. Glad you enjoyed seeing a little rain…we’ve gotten next to nothing this year but I ran out when it did rain. I see you moved to Arizona. Hope you are settling in nicely. 🙂
We moved at the end of March, right when Covid was getting going, so it’s been a much more circumscribed time that it would normally be. I’ve gotten a few trips in, driving, which I like for the most part. We got a bit of rain some weeks ago and I rushed out to get some shots with drops. 🙂 We’re settling in well, thanks.
Glad it’s going well, Janet. We moved in June – it’s not a time to get to know a place, that’s for sure. 🙂
When I see such photos, Jane, my reaction is WOW!
Thanks, Fabio. I love a “wow” review! 💫😃
Well deserved, Jane! 🙂
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Jane these are the most beautiful captures of rain and rain drops.
Thank you, Cornelia. I’m so glad you enjoyed- I tried to take advantage of the one or two days it rained. Hoping for more this week. Hope you are doing well. 🙂
Thank you Jane, please send some rain down here to San Clemente.