Up Close With Nature

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“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”

 ~Vincent Van Gogh

 

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Gift from Doris

 

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Five Little Goslings

 

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Ferns and Rocks

 

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Cactus Flower Trio

 

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Redwood Strut

 

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Cactus Flower Duo

 

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In A Different Light

 

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I’m Molting

 

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Iris and Pond

 

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Cactus Flower and Bee

 

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Purple Iris

 

“Spring work is going on with joyful enthusiasm.” 

~John Muir

 

 

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  3. carvingmypath - Ganga
    August 31, 2021 • 10:54 pm

    Beautiful pictures 😍
    Goslings are so cute. !

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  4. apeacefultree
    August 13, 2021 • 10:21 am

    Beautiful quote and pictures 🙂

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  7. BonifacioPagatpat
    June 7, 2021 • 3:28 am

    Wow! Might as well appreciate nature more often. Love it!

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  9. Mabel Kwong
    June 4, 2021 • 5:57 am

    Your perspective never fails to amaze me, Jane. Amazing vivid colours and beauty of nature captured. So hard for me to pick a favourite. The five little goslings one makes me feel warm, fuzzy and cozy inside. Brilliant quote from such a brilliant artist and it ties in beautifully with your work 🙂

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 6, 2021 • 11:15 am

      Your comment means a lot, Mabel. I loved coming upon those goslings and was pleased to capture them staying close to their Mama- (she was not to happy about me being around so I shot them quickly!) Pleased you enjoyed the theme along with the quotes. Thank you so much. 🙂

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  11. saloni agrawal
    June 2, 2021 • 5:17 am

    Lovely captures!!
    As Close to the nature and as close to the heart!!!

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    • Jane Lurie
      June 2, 2021 • 3:21 pm

      Thank you very much, Saloni. I appreciate your visit. I see you made some other comments – since you are new to my site, your comment had to be approved- that’s why you couldn’t see them when you posted. Now you won’t have to go through that, so hope you come back! 🙂

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  12. saloni agrawal
    June 2, 2021 • 3:36 am

    Such a nice glimpse of the nature!
    The flowers are so peaceful to the heart….lovely captures!!😊

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  14. RIMI MONDAL
    May 31, 2021 • 6:55 am

    All the pictures are awesome, awesome😊 just like heaven

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  17. Kiên Đỗ
    May 29, 2021 • 7:59 am

    It’s so beautiful

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  19. Steve Gingold
    May 29, 2021 • 3:24 am

    As always a very nice collection, Jane. I especially enjoyed the curve of the fern frond and the framing of the spent iris bloom.

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  22. harpiytravel
    May 28, 2021 • 6:07 pm

    Beautiful collection, I recently bought ferns for my indoors. They are beautiful.

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  24. I found my voice
    May 28, 2021 • 2:31 am

    In everything…beauty is in the eye of the beholder 🦋

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  25. I hear u
    May 28, 2021 • 1:54 am

    You captured ver well.
    I also loved nature very much whenever I see sky full of starry tears and the most beautifull miss world Grassy land, it brings a smile on my face unknowingly.

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  26. salmagundisite
    May 27, 2021 • 11:25 pm

    Wow.. beautiful images. I especially liked the cactus flower trio. The colours are amazing.

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  27. Reed Andariese
    May 27, 2021 • 11:45 am

    Beautiful series of images Jane! Enjoyed seeing them!

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  28. Aayushi Sahu
    May 27, 2021 • 11:44 am

    they are wonderful ♥️

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  29. Halime
    May 27, 2021 • 7:09 am

    Pictures are so beautiful !!

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  30. lifeanddiary7
    May 26, 2021 • 8:40 pm

    Yeah! Where there is love💓 there is beauty!!❤️

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  31. bluebrightly
    May 26, 2021 • 1:07 pm

    Could have looked harsh but looks very graceful and delicate the way you saw it. I like it with the white background, too. Turkeys in the Redwoods, who knew? I love that! The goslings and seal (sea lion?) are all the better for your gentle touch. Thanks for the beauty dip. 😉

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  32. bluebrightly
    May 26, 2021 • 12:44 pm

    Such beauty, Jane. The cactus flowers are glowing in both color and black & white. The first flower is one that could jab

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  33. Frank @ Beach Walk Reflections
    May 26, 2021 • 8:39 am

    Stunning. Love the richness of your photos and the details of the flowers is amazing. Thanks for the wonderful look at nature.

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  36. AndysWorldJourneys
    May 25, 2021 • 6:50 am

    wonderful colours, superb macro work!

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  37. Jaba Paul
    May 25, 2021 • 4:39 am

    Beautiful image 😊 if you don’t mind kindly read my blog also I’m new here

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  38. Fremi vekaria
    May 25, 2021 • 3:49 am

    Such a close relation with nature🌸.

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  39. Frank King Photos
    May 24, 2021 • 4:14 pm

    Jane, you have a GREAT eye for composition and depth of field. Love this gallery. 🙂

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  40. sanchitahobby
    May 24, 2021 • 2:12 pm

    These pictures simply make me want to go to a flower show. Beautiful.

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  41. naturebackin
    May 24, 2021 • 2:06 pm

    Each of these is pure delight. I am sure that Redwood Strut must have been particularly fun to capture and such a perfect caption too!

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  42. Dave Ply
    May 24, 2021 • 1:52 pm

    Cool shoots. Especially that Protea, which I’m not sure I’ve ever seen before. Ever wonder why more people don’t do macro?

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    • Jane Lurie
      May 24, 2021 • 3:02 pm

      Thanks, Dave. Isn’t that a cool flower? I didn’t realize how cool until I got it under my lens. Amazing. Macro is a popular genre but I think true macro which is actual size (1:1) is quite challenging and fascinating – ie the insect world. I’m quite happy doing close ups of things that generally don’t move, although I love bees. 🙂

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  43. Cindy Georgakas
    May 24, 2021 • 1:04 pm

    Hi Jane,
    These are beautiful!!!❣️
    Love those proteas.. I have one trying right now.
    Thank you for visiting me as well❣️❣️❣️

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  44. jantiinspirations
    May 24, 2021 • 11:22 am

    I love nature….and these shots are breathtaking 😍

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  45. YellowCable
    May 24, 2021 • 8:53 am

    Love your lightning of these beautiful flower pictures. They are cool to look at. There are a couple of flowers that look exotic; like they are from outer space.

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  46. Susan Gutterman
    May 24, 2021 • 7:44 am

    Stunning light, Jane. I think my favorite is cactus flower trio. I’m off to shoot a little macro on an overcast morning.

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  47. robert20359
    May 24, 2021 • 7:39 am

    wow, what great pictures jane you have chosen for us and you, i like them very much.
    many greetings robert

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  48. Mushaf Ayesha
    May 24, 2021 • 5:57 am

    Amazing!!!😍😍
    As always

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  49. Denzil
    May 24, 2021 • 2:26 am

    Stunning photos Jane. For the yellow iris, did you use artificial light in addition to sunlight? It looks so bright.

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  50. bayphotosbydonna
    May 23, 2021 • 7:17 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous shots, Jane! ❤️

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  51. lwyatt2093
    May 23, 2021 • 2:33 pm

    What a beautiful post! Each color outdid the next ! Loved them all…

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  52. Birder's Journey
    May 23, 2021 • 12:40 pm

    Exquisite photos!! And wonderfully well-chosen quotes.

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  53. carolinehelbig
    May 23, 2021 • 10:25 am

    Wonderful photos. I’ve always loved cacti in bloom…a dream of mine is being in the desert during a big bloom season.

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    • Jane Lurie
      May 23, 2021 • 3:22 pm

      Thanks, Caroline. Glad you like them. I didn’t realize some of these only bloom for a day. Makes photographing them seem even more important! Hope you get to your desert dream someday soon. I found these in the cactus garden at our wonderful Huntington Gardens. 🙂

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  55. Kathy Keane
    May 23, 2021 • 8:29 am

    So very well done! ❤️ ❤️

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  56. Graham Stephen
    May 23, 2021 • 7:16 am

    💚 them all.

    ✨🙏🕉🌱🌿🌳🌻💚🕊☯🐉✨

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  57. Heyjude
    May 23, 2021 • 6:13 am

    Lots of lovely textures in this series Jane. I love your Protea shots and the goslings in particular.

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  58. sustainabilitea
    May 23, 2021 • 5:24 am

    I especially love the fuzzy shots (that first flower and the following one of it and the ducklings). We have a torch cactus, so I know first-hand how gorgeous those flowers are. As the one quote says, you have to look, especially in the case of the torch cactus, whose flowers only last a day (or sometimes less if it’s not) but whose beauty makes that day better. Just an exquisite group of photos.

    janet

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    • Jane Lurie
      May 23, 2021 • 2:59 pm

      Thanks very much, Janet. The “fuzzy” shots were so satisfying to capture. And while I was photographing the cactus, I was told they only last one day which made my job seem even more important! Kind of sad, really but happy to have witnessed these blooms. I’m glad you enjoyed this series…much appreciated! 🙂

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  60. Garima Saxena
    May 23, 2021 • 1:42 am

    Such beautiful photography! Such skillful use of vignettes and the power of central placement. Never before have I seen such wonderful floral photography! Last but not the least, such cute ducks(if they are😅)!

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  61. Adrian Lewis
    May 23, 2021 • 1:39 am

    A wonderful series of images, Jane – Ferns & rocks, and Iris and pond, are my favourites >>> and I’m enthusiastic about anything Van Gogh!!! 🙂

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  62. solaner
    May 23, 2021 • 1:19 am

    I love that quote from Vincent Van Gogh. It’s so true. Unfortunately, most people walk around with closed eyes and tread down the beauty (or destroy it in another way)

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  63. Robert Baum
    May 23, 2021 • 1:12 am

    i could stare into each of these and get lost. Thanks! Loved this!

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  64. picpholio
    May 22, 2021 • 11:51 pm

    So much beauty… this makes my sunday complete ! My compliments Jane. Greetz, Rudi

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  65. Alison and Don
    May 22, 2021 • 9:09 pm

    Oh Jane these are absolutely gorgeous, especially the first and second, and the yellow irises. Many irises and goslings here too. I’ve recently gotten a macro lens and I’m having so much fun with it.
    Alison

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    • Jane Lurie
      May 23, 2021 • 2:37 pm

      Thanks so much, Alison. Loving the flowers this spring and the goslings were such a nice surprise one day at the gardens. Congrats on your macro! It’s such fun to get lost in shooting close-ups and then the details we may otherwise miss are revealed. 🙂

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  66. www.corneliaweber-photography.com
    May 22, 2021 • 9:02 pm

    Beautiful high key image of a Bromelia, if that’s the right name>

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  67. Fabio
    May 22, 2021 • 8:39 pm

    Wonderful shots and a great presentation. Jane at her best!!! 🙂

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  68. The Guat
    May 22, 2021 • 7:33 pm

    Dude. Are those turkeys just hanging out in the wild? Ha!

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  69. Polski Ryś
    May 22, 2021 • 5:38 pm

    Awesome!

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  70. Thattamma C.G Menon
    May 22, 2021 • 5:17 pm

    Stunning beauty of flowers 👌🙏🌷

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  71. Peter Klopp
    May 22, 2021 • 4:41 pm

    You cannot get any closer to nature than this. Fabulous photo essay, Jane!

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  72. plaidcamper
    May 22, 2021 • 2:49 pm

    The five goslings are impossibly cute, and “I’m moulting” is very funny. Thanks, Jane!

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  73. robinwriteon
    May 22, 2021 • 2:04 pm

    Flowers to me are a personal thing like a perfume the pleasant aroma all the colors hold peace and tranquility Jane Laurie’s shots are heartfelt gravity from the Irises to all smell the scent its heavenly

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  74. Eliza Waters
    May 22, 2021 • 2:03 pm

    Absolutely stunning images, Jane. Nothing captures my attention like a beautiful flower, but you knew that already. 😉

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  75. Steve Schwartzman
    May 22, 2021 • 1:58 pm

    I like the way the yellow iris is lit.

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  76. rebecca s revels
    May 22, 2021 • 1:56 pm

    Absolutely gorgeous! You nailed every shot.

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  77. anotherday2paradise
    May 22, 2021 • 1:54 pm

    Such gorgeous images, Jane. Those goslings are adorable. Love the quotes too. What a lovely post as always. 😍

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  78. Gunta
    May 22, 2021 • 1:15 pm

    Stunning, breathtaking… as usual, you have me groping for words. I simply adore your obvious love affair with a closer look at nature. 💖

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  79. shungphotography
    May 22, 2021 • 1:09 pm

    What a great series of up-close shots. I enjoyed all of them. My favorites are two turkeys in Redwood Strut, great capture and the first image of Gift from Doris and later In a Different Light, such sharp images. Thank you for sharing these images, Jane!

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  80. ecopoet
    May 22, 2021 • 1:04 pm

    Beautiful tribute to nature , eco 🌿

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  81. Kj4ta
    May 22, 2021 • 1:02 pm

    Fantastic set of images!

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  82. Sue
    May 22, 2021 • 12:54 pm

    Great images, and especially the light in Redwood Strut and Iris Pond 😊

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  83. Jane Iwan
    May 22, 2021 • 12:28 pm

    What fabulous photos. Cactus Flowers and Bee is so delicate. As for I’m Molting, I think that happened to me during COVID.

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  84. greenswardphotos
    May 22, 2021 • 12:26 pm

    A terrific series! I love what you “see.” What lens are you largely using now?

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  85. Halbarbera
    May 22, 2021 • 12:26 pm

    Nature images of flowers and such at their best and close up……

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  86. CoachBert62
    May 22, 2021 • 12:25 pm

    Breathtakingly beautiful photos Ms. van Gogh. You really love nature!

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  88. Murtagh's Meadow
    May 22, 2021 • 12:15 pm

    Stunning images as always

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