“When I have a camera in my hand, I know no fear.”
~Alfred Eisenstaedt
Clouds and Wheat, The Palouse
Morning Reflection, Maroon Bells
Rocks, Olmstead Point, Yosemite
Headlands, Bodega
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.”
― Gary Snyder
Sunset and Hoodoo, Sedona
Humboldt Redwoods
Piers, Pacific Northwest
Ice Plant and Coast, Sonoma
Point Reyes Walkers
A Great Escape
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All wonderful landscapes Jane! I especially like the layers and simplicity of ‘The Great Escape’ … the speeding boat adds a nice contrast to the otherwise peaceful scene!
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Thanks very much, Denise. Really nice to read coming from your well trained eye. The Great Escape was shot at Lake Crescent in Olympic NP. The strange effect was due to summer wildfire haze, sadly, but it made for some eerily interesting images. And I was thrilled to catch the speedboat! 😊
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Always love visiting you Jane. I need to come back more often. Amanda Gorman’s words are so powerful and moving during these dark days for so many. Warmest wishes as always…Andrew
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Thanks so much, Andrew. It’s hard to fit those visits to blogs in…I feel the same way! Glad you enjoyed my latest posts. Amanda is a treasure and surely a light in these dark times. Hope you’re having a good summer. 🙂☀️
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We are well I’m happy to report having just enjoyed two grandchildren birthdays. 😊
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Nice
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Thank you, Sophia. 🙂
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Welcome
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exquisite compositions! really beautiful as always
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Thanks very much, Andy! Glad you enjoyed these favorite escapes. 😊
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The Humboldt Redwoods, may they live for hundreds more years, are my favorites here. I like that Gary Snyder quote very much. And Oh, Pont Reyes Walkers! there’s so much to look at there and it all hangs together beautifully. The receding hills in the final photograph are relaxing enough to stare at for some time. Happy Trails, Jane!
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Hi Lynn, Love reading your reaction to these escapes. Some great memories of favorite places. Thanks very much, Happy Trails, friend! 🤗
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Beautiful landscapes, Jane. I have always been in awe of the redwoods. I love the filtered light and the path beckoning us to explore!
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Happy you enjoyed these escapes, Susan. Thanks very much! 🤗
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Maroon Bells is okay… if you’re willing to fight gladiator style for your parking space. 🙂
Hope you had a great holiday week.
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Haha, David. We were so lucky…there was nobody there since it was off season, and the lake was still. Perfect day. I’m glad I brought back some good memories for you…🤣 Had a good holiday, thanks. Hope you did, too.
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I love these photos.. They seem so peaceful, like a wonderful mental get away.
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Thank you, MPTC. Exactly what I intended. Appreciate your visit!
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Hope you are enjoying your summer Jane! I’m inspired to go visit the redwoods thanks to your photo in this series, but my favorite in this post has to be the alluring call of clouds and wheat. Very Wyeth feel to it.
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Hi Atreyee, So nice to hear from you. Strange how blogging connections go in cycles. Happy you enjoyed this collection and that you felt inspired. The clouds over the fields in the Palouse were a magical day of photographing. Hope all is well. Thanks very much for reconnecting. 🌎💚
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A beautiful collection! Every one was a Great Escape.
Alison
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Thank you, Alison. We sure all need escapes, don’t we? You of all people know the feeling well. 😀🌎💚
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That’s an interesting quote from Alfred Eisenstaedt. I wish I felt like that! These are beautiful shots, as always, but I especially liked the piers, the ice plants and the Point Reyes Walkers.
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Thanks so much, Susan, for your great reaction to these. The feeling of fearlessness is fleeting, but wonderful. 💚🌎
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An absolutely beautiful collection, Jane! Makes that urge to “head out” all the more strong!
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Thank you, Dries. My sentiments exactly! Hope all is well in your part of the world. 🌎💚
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Beautiful series of images Jane! Enjoyed seeing them!
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Thanks so much, Reed! 🌎😊
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I love everything about this post, Jane. Thank you for making my day that much better. A blessed Independence Day to you.
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Thanks very much, Janet. Happy these brightened your day. Hope you had a good holiday, too. 🌎
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Absolutely stunning, Jane. Whenever I see a notification of one of your posts in my inbox, I think to myself, “Oh, goody!” 🙂 Always a pleasure to view your work. ❤
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So lovely to read, Eliza, thank you very much! ❤️🌎
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As always superb and surpassing that standard even
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Thank you, Paula. Dreaming of these special places. Glad you enjoyed them! 💚
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Beautiful as always
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Thanks so much, Jerry. 🙂
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You’re welcome ☺️
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That’s a great Sedona sunset.
I think at least some of the time all of us photographers feel like Eisenstadt.
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Thanks so much, Steve. I love silhouettes and this hoodoo worked well. Glad you’ve shared the feeling that Eisenstaedt had– it’s feels rewarding.
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Great expansive and relaxing views! Lovely composition – “Morning Reflection, Maroon Bells”
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Thanks so much, YC. That was quite a stunning morning at Maroon Bells. I felt very lucky! 💚
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Stunning series.
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Thanks very much, Tim. Some great memories. 🌎😊
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Jane, you’re welcome.
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Oh wow, that Maroon Bells reflection is just perfect! But I think my favourite shots are the Humboldt Redwoods and Pacific piers. There’s something about a ‘monochrome colour’ image that always appeals to me. The sunset too is a stunner!
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Hi Sarah, That was a special moment at Maroon Bells…nobody around and the lake as still as could be. The blue images in the Pacific NW were due to some wildfire smoke–sad, but creatively a most unusual blue effect. Heading back to Humboldt this summer… can’t wait. Thanks so much for your encouraging words.
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Wow, great collection, Jane. I love especially the mirroring lake, the Redwoods, and the last one 👍
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Thanks, André. Pleased you highlighted those in particular. Some favorites in this series. 🌎😀
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you’re welcome, Jane!
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These are gorgeous images Jane! What a wonderful way to start my day, looking at these beautiful landscapes.
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So nice to read, Brad. Fun to go into my archives and dream about these favorite spots. Thanks very much! 😊🌎
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Tremendous – particularly the last image! Thanks, Jane (it’s good to get away…)!
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Thanks, Adam! Happy to take you away to some favorite places. 💚🌎
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Such beautiful and dramatic landscapes. Thanks for sharing them Jane 💜
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Happy you enjoyed this collection of favorite memories, Miriam. Thanks very much. 💚
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Beautiful, Jane!!!!
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Superb series fi images Jane 👍🏻
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I meant to say superb series of images Jane 👍🏻
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Hi Joe, I just focused on the word “superb”. 😄 Thanks so much, friend!
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Wonderful choice of quotes to highlight these marvelous photos, Jane! One of them brought to mind a book I read recently which was just fascinating, The Invention of Nature, by Andrea Wulf, a story of Alexander von Humboldt‘s life! I highly recommend it!
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Thank you, BJ! Happy you enjoyed the quotes along with the images. And a nice coincidence that you just read about Humboldt’s life. Appreciate the recommendation– heading up there this summer. 🙂
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Thanks, 6qsite! 😊📷
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Beautiful Landscapes, Jane!
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Hi Harrie, Glad you enjoyed them- thanks very much! 🙂
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Spendid photography, my compliments Jane !
Have a nice week and many greets,
Rudi
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Thanks so much, Rudi. Happy you enjoyed this set. Much appreciated and hope you had a great week. 😄
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Lovely set of images, the Humboldt Redwoods brought back some wonderful memories of when I visited.
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Thanks very much, Conspicari. Oh, the redwoods…such a magical part of California. Glad you’ve been! 😀
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Wow! Stunning as usual. Your landscapes are fabulous, you have an eye for beauty and capture it so well – those clouds in the first two, that sunset with the hoodoo making it just that extra bit special, the 3D effect of the trees and the piers and that soft reflected landscape in the lake. You make me want to travel again.
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Jude, Your reaction makes my day. Thank you! All favorite moments in our wanderings around the states and a reminder that there are some things to enjoy in our country right now… I really appreciate your visit and thoughts. 🤗
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Thank you, Graham! 😊🌎
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There’s beauty everywhere..and you find it.
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Thanks, Sharon. Some great memories of traveling around the country. Hope you had a good holiday.
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Wonderful – esp the lady great escape one
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Thanks so much, Yvette. That was on Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. The wildfires, sadly, created that otherworldly effect.
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That is sad about the fires
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Hoping for a quiet summer…
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Yes – hoping so too!
And love your photography, Jane
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A stunning series of photos, as usual!
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Thank you, Jack. Fun to look back on these memorable trips. 🙂
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Oh my gosh, Jane, I so with that I had your photographic skills. Wow. How do you d this? Wishing you and yours a safe and wonderful July 4th! ❤️🇺🇸👍🏻
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Thanks so much, John. Happy you enjoyed these. Photographing what I love sure helps. 😀Hope you had a good holiday.
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the Hoodoo sunset and Morning reflections are outstanding shots Jane!
Alfred may know no fear but If he were to walk with me among the Bears during spawning season,It would give him pause.
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Thanks, Wayne. So glad you enjoyed especially those images in particular. Great memories. Funny, I don’t think Alfred communed with bears but photographing war criminals was probably more scary. 😳 Appreciate your visit here!
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Your photos have a way of capturing me. Thanks for that! Morning Reflections and the Redwoods took me in as they appeared to have a third dimension. Hope you are having a wonderful holiday weekend.
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Hi Frank, So glad you enjoyed these favorites. Fun to look back on the memories of making them. The two you mentioned worked well with the foreground and background elements giving the feeling that you can walk right in. Thanks so much and I hope you enjoyed your holiday. 🙂
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If I have to pick a favorite, it would be “A Great escape”… much needed at this time. 😊
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Hi Gunta, And for me, too. These photos help me escape. That last shot is Lake Crescent in Olympic. A great memory. Thanks so much and I hope you have a good holiday. 🙂
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