“There is something of the marvelous in all things of nature.”
~Aristotle
Palms in Fog
Spider Loves Roses
Ginkgo Leaves On Trunk
Magnolia Seed Pod
Palm Symphony
Soaring, Pasadena
Arroyo Dreaming
Glorious Ginkgo
Autumn Reds
Autumn Days, Pasadena
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Jane Lurie Photography 
very nice work
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The spider web took my breath away! The magnolia pods are unusual, so colorful.
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Thanks so much, Ruth. That dewy web was a gift. I am now enthralled by the details of Magnolia pods. Working on some more. 🙂
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Gorgeous images … a real pleasure to view! I especially like your Palm Symphony … a clever image and title.
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Thank you, Denise! Glad you enjoyed these, especially Palm Symphony 🤗🎶
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Wonderful series of photos ~ the shift of color and B&W makes each style stand out, and of course your incredible eye and framing. The Spider Loves Roses photo emphasizes this best for me, to be able to see this shot and then capture it like you did with the dew dancing on the web. Very cool. Also enjoyed the Ginko leaves and Magnolia pods, these two photos complemented each other very well – they make a good dancing pair 🙂
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Hi Randall, Great to hear from you. 🙂 Loved reading your response to the images- I’ve been enjoying my walks especially in the foggy, cooler weather. I felt lucky with the spider web and have been enjoying the gingkoes and magnolias especially– such fun details. I see you are posting– will be stopping by for a GS refresh! Thanks very much for taking a moment to stop by. 🙂
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Hi Jane, it looks like you’re really settling into the new aesthetic territory. Gone are the SF city lights and GG Bridge, but oh, what you are doing with those palms! Not to mention all the other fascinating things that grow in the LA metro area, like that interesting, twisted Magnolia pod. The Gingko leaves, wow, they’re really nestled in there and what a study of textures that is – perfect for such an evenly tomes black and white. I love it. I like the lamp post, and that mature Ginglo in all its autumnal splendor is very upbeat. But I think my favorite might – might – be ‘Arroyo Dreaming.’ There is a kind of subtle mystery suggested by the depth of field – one wonders what’s back there. The various levels and layers and those pale grays work beautifully together. It looks like you alternated soft grays with bright golds and greens, which works very well. I look forward to more of your local walks. 🙂
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Hi Lynn, I so appreciate reading your thoughts on these– thanks very much. You are insightful in my search for inspiration! It’s coming along and I am embracing the change. It’s great that Arroyo Dreaming rises to the top for you– I was really taken with the mix of trees and plants and the subtleness in B&W with the fog. It’s a beautiful green space throughout Pasadena for which I am thankful. I am looking forward to your posts and catching up. 🙂
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I see I made a nice typo but I guess you knew what I meant. Wow, Ginglo, another one! What happened to spellcheck? I kind of like Ginglo, don’t you? Sigh, and the last sentence in my comment referred to the post overall, i.e. the way you alternated color & black & white images. I’m glad you have that greenspace to keep working with. It’s good to have interesting residential areas and some parkland, not just one or the other. I’m glad to hear you’re getting a handle on what you can do there. When I first moved up here I felt like all I was doing was making pretty pictures of the kind any tourist might make. It took a while to figure out how to get past that. Stunning scenery also brings challenges! 😉 Enjoy your evening…
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I love your innovative eye. Each photo is one to be savoured.
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Thank you so much, Carol. Coming from your seasoned eye, I really appreciate that. Hope all is well and I am looking forward to catching up with your posts.
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All a sight for sore eyes. Different colours and emotions from each. I love the magnolia pod. It’s beautiful!
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Thanks so much, Natasha. Such a great time of year for photos. I am infatuated with the magnolia pods now…they are so cool looking when they fall. I am collecting them now. 🙂
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I never saw one until your photo. It is quite unique. But as you are collecting them, maybe we will get to see more 🙃😁🤞🏼
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Good pictures, Jane! “Gingko Leaves On Trunk” really does it for me. 🙂
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Ooh, Adrian, glad that one spoke to you– I was pleased with how it looked in conversion. Thank you! 🙂
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As always a fine collection, Jane. The one that stopped my scrolling for a longer gander was the “Spider Loves Roses”. Such a perfect capture of the dewy web and soft rose.
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Thanks so much, Steve. Means a lot. The spider web was a great little gift that morning…hadn’t dried out and still intact. Glad you like it! 🕸😊
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Marvellous – thanks, Jane!
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Thanks so much, Adam! 🙂
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Another beautiful collection Jane. Spider and magnolia are standouts for me – just gorgeous!
Alison
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Thank you, Alison. Happy you enjoyed these- the spider web was a gift. I’ve been working on some close-ups of the magnolia pods and they are quite amazing!
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Lovely! Catching that perfect moment in “Spider Loves Roses” 💕 Though the rest were contenders.
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Thanks, Gunta. Felt like the photography angels were on my shoulder when I spotted that spider web and dew. Glad you like these. 🙂
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Them angels are sure handy to have around! 🤗
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Another outstanding collection!!! The gingkos were my favorite, well … until I saw the last pics. Wow. Well done, Jane … and thank you for sharing!
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Thanks very much, Frank. The ginkgoes, for me, work well in B&W and color. Pleased you enjoyed these. Hope all is well! 🙂
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All of your shots are lovely, Jane, but those last two– wow! ❤ ❤
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Thanks, Eliza. You love color! 🙂 This is a fun time of year…well, all the seasons are fun, aren’t they? Happy you enjoyed these! 🤗🍁
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Nice you had fog. I was in Twentynine Palms for two weeks, on a business trip. We had some cloud cover, one cloudy day, but most of the time, sunny. At least we didn’t have any desert heat. 🙂
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Hi David, Sounds lovely- I thought it was finally cooling off and suddenly it’s back in the 90’s. Hope you had a good trip and thanks for stopping by! 🙂
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Great collection! I like ‘Palm Symphony’. Love that you added the power lines into the picture. Instead of being distractions but they completely transform the picture!
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Thank you so much, YC. I was infatuated with the power lines in the fog – pleased you like the way they frame the palm tree. Fun to work with. 🙂
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As beautiful as always 🙂 My favourites are Spider Loves Roses, the B&W gingko leaves and Arroyo Dreaming – all wonderful images!!
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Hi Sarah, Thank you! Those images were some happy finds. So glad you enjoyed them. 🙂
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The birds by the lanterns are a photographic flight of fancy.
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Well said, Steve. That was fun to see and capture (after many attempts as they circled)Thank you so much.
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Beautiful series of images! Enjoyed seeing them!
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I’m so glad, Reed. Thank you! 😊
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Fantastic works, Jane.
I especially like the palms in the fog and the symphony. But the other pictures are brilliant as well.
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Thanks, Rabirius. Happy you like the foggy shots, I was really immersed in those, loving the ethereal effects. 😊🌫
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Excellent series of images. Love them all. Ginko leaves are one of my favorites beside maples and aspens.
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Thanks so much, Stephen. Have to agree about favorite leaves, for sure. A great time of year. Glad you enjoyed- means a lot. 🍁😊
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thanks, Chuck! 🍁
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wow these are some beautiful captures.
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Thanks so much, Art. Appreciate your visit. 🍁😊
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🙂
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Beautiful autumn collection of photos, Jane! ❤️🧡💛
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Thank you, Donna! 🍁❤️
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There are all beautiful images Jane but the spider web and rose is over the top 😊
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Thanks very much, Joe. That was the gift of the morning. Glad you enjoyed these. 🤗🕸🍁
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👏👏👏👏👏
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Thanks so much, 6qsite! 😊
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another gorgeous collection! 🙂
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Thanks, Andy! 😊🍁
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I go for the second and the last shot 🙂
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Thanks, Rudi! Glad you enjoyed those in particular. Much appreciated. 😊
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Wow, incredible and mesmerising colours here. Brilliant photography, love the spider web. ♥️
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Thanks so much, Amber. That dew-laden web was such a gift. 🕸❤️
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All great. ‘Magnolia seed pod’ 👍👍👍
✨🙏🕉🌱🌿🌳🌻💚🕊☯🐉✨
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Thanks, Graham. Aren’t those pods incredible? Since then I’ve collected some and have been doing some close-up work. Amazing! 🤗
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👌👌👌📷🌹
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Thanks so much, Mic! ☺️🍁🕸
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Thanks Jane. Your work is inspiring to the point I think of you when I point a camera hoping to reach your standards; a daunting task! Keep daunting please.
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Thanks so much, Bob. Makes me smile that I “make you want to be a better photographer” – given your artistic sensibilities, I know you already are! 😊📷
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I love the Gingko and the spider web! Fantastic.
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Thanks, Amanda. Loving the fall scenes…finally. 🍁🤗
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I hear that it has come later, this year?
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It sure feels later in So Cal … leaves are turning, it was nice and cool and pow! back into the 90’s this week. 🙁
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Well same here. But understandable as we move towards summer. It would be more unexpected for you.
Our solar cells have in the last few days, produced over and above the level they have previously produced. That is proof of the heat generated, I guess. Stay cool!
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Beautiful Autumn photos, Jane. Thank you for sharing.
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Thank you, Coreen. So glad you stopped by. ☺️🍁
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They are all so beautiful. The spider web and the ginkgo are especially glorious. That spider web capture, WOW!
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Thanks, Cindy! Was thankful for the fog and dew that morning and to spot that beautiful web. Glad you enjoyed! 🍁🕸😊
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Nice collection of photos. Ginkgo is exceptional. But, couldn’t get about ‘Soaring, Pasadena’
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Thanks, VM. Soaring was a fun capture to make.
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Okay, Nice
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Wonderful series!
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Hi Tone, Happy you enjoyed these- thanks! 🍁
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Beautiful photos!
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Thanks very much, Ribana! I appreciate your visit. 🙂 🍁
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Jane . I love your gorgeous Autumn captures, the one which strikes me the most is the Magnolia Seed pod, I’ve never seen that before.
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Thanks so much, Cornelia. I am fascinated by those Magnolia pods which are all over the ground right now. They are so colorful! I hope to do some more studies of them. Happy you enjoyed these autumn moments. 🍁😊
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Oh soaring such a joyous mood Jane ☺️👌🕊sending joy hedy
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Thanks, Hedy! I watched those pigeons circle and circle, it was mesmerizing and so nice of them to come back when I was ready. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed. 🤗🕊💕
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