The Wrestlers’ Tomb
The Wrestlers' Tomb, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Some days I feel I'm channeling Vincent van Gogh, others it is M.C. Escher, and today I am channeling…
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January 22, 2009
Pink Hellebore
Pink Hellebore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this pink hellebore blossom---I think it's a Helleborus x hybridus "Royal Heritage"---using the same technique as the White…
January 21, 2009
White Hellebore
White Hellebore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Hellebores are delicate flowers that bloom close to the ground in partial shade. They are one of our first flowers…
January 20, 2009
Tugboats, Port Richmond
Tugboats, Port Richmond, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's well known that the California East Bay city of Richmond has serious crime problems. Less well known is…
January 19, 2009
Green Artifact
Green Artifact, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photo of the Marin Fountain in Berkeley taken at sunset with my fisheye lens. I was surprised…
January 18, 2009
Flickr, Blurb, and Multiple Sclerosis
What do Flickr, Blurb, and multiple sclerosis have in common? How can the combination contribute to the fight against MS, and maybe change the face of publishing at the same…
January 16, 2009
Dear President Obama
My eleven-year-old son Julian was given a fifth-grade school assignment to write a letter to President-elect Obama. Julian composed his letter on his own, and I'm reproducing it here with…
January 16, 2009
North Fork
North Fork, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The north fork of the Point Reyes peninsula stretches through historic dairy farms and rolling green hills towards Tomales Point.…
January 15, 2009
Night Shift
Night Shift, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. From a location with a panoramic view of the Golden Gate, I watched as day shifted to night. In this…
January 15, 2009
Start Scrolling
Get ready to start scrolling! Tilt your head. Dudes and Dudettes, this panorama of the Golden Gate was stitched together from ten RAW files using the Photoshop CS3 Extended Photomerge…
January 14, 2009
The Power of the Moon
The Power of the Moon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Tennessee Beach the powerful moon lit the scene so it seemed almost as bright as day…
January 13, 2009
The Day My Daughter Was Born
Author's note: I wrote The Day My Daughter Was Born shortly after Katie Rose came home from the hospital, about three months after she was born. This is an account…
January 12, 2009
Watchmaker Dial
Starting with my photo of the Westfield Mall dome, I stayed up most of the night and worked the image in Photoshop. A trick with this kind of thing is…
January 12, 2009
Setting Venus
Setting Venus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an eight minute exposure showing Venus setting into the Pacific looking west from Tennessee Beach.
January 11, 2009
Methuselah
Cry of the Heart, photo by Harold Davis. I had a licensing request for images of bristlecone pines from the Methuselah Grove in California's White Mountains. These trees are believed…
January 11, 2009
Stranger in a Strange Land
Cameo, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is the dome in the Westfield shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. I believe the dome itself is antique, but…
January 9, 2009
Black and White for the Digital Era
What is the appeal of black and white photography? After all, we see the world in color, and a gray day is emotionally perceived as depressing and monotonous. Historically, black…
January 9, 2009
Leaf Civilization
Leaf Civilization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Do you know the way to San Jose? Probably not when the scene at night integrates with this hellebore leaf,…
January 6, 2009