Domes
It's a good observation that a difference between professional and very serious amateur photographers on the one hand, and snapshooters on the other, is that those in the pro group…
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December 23, 2008
Cathedral of Light
The Cathedral of Christ the Light was built over the past three years to replace an earthquake-damaged structure. Designed by the famous modernist architectiure firm of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill,…
December 21, 2008
Furled for Winter
Furled for Winter, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Like the winter thistle, I found this frost-covered fern frond on a chill early morning in Tilden Park.
December 21, 2008
Winter Thistle
Winter Thistle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The morning dawned cold (for around here). I grabbed the kids and ran up to Tilden Park. Nicky and Julian…
December 19, 2008
Inner Flower
Neon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In May of this year in troubled times I turned to the colors of flowers. This duo is from a set…
December 18, 2008
Grandparents Holding Katie Rose
Grandparents Holding Katie Rose, photo by Harold Davis. In this photo, Katie Rose's Grandpa Martin and Grandma Virginia hold her. Katie Rose is wearing a smile and a tunic that…
December 17, 2008
Seasons Greetings!
Seasons Greetings!, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is living proof that miracles do happen. May your new year be joyful, quietly miraculous, and full of grace. Here's some information…
December 17, 2008
Morning in the Foothills
From time to time I repost from my archives. This is a reposting of a photo and the related story originally published in September 2006. Morning in the Foothills, photo…
December 16, 2008
Miracle of Light
Miracle of Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It was a chilly (for the Bay area) December afternoon with intermittent squalls of rain. Around 3:30PM I drove…
December 14, 2008
Speaking in Tongues
Speaking in Tongues, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose sometimes explores by sticking her tongue out, for all the world like a baby snake tasting her world. In the unfamiliar…
December 14, 2008
Flowers on Ebony and Ivory
I've been photographing flowers for transparency the last few days, and processing them to appear on black and white backgrounds. The trick here is lighting, photography, and Photoshop: so three…
December 13, 2008
Impossible Images
Variety is the spice of life, and it is certainly part of what I enjoy about photography. Having a camera is an excuse for being anywhere and examining anything. Those…
December 10, 2008
Night Photography Webcast
Here's the replay of my recent Secrets of Digital Night webcast. Enjoy! If you can't see this video, click here to view it on YouTube.
December 9, 2008
Calling Alice
Alice followed the White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and found a weird world of inexplicable twists and turns. Besides Alice and Lewis Carroll, this twisting photocomposition is in part…
December 8, 2008
One-Off
Transparent Lily, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The bunch of pink Asiatic lilies I got at Trader Joes had one white bud. Almost transulucent, with pink veins,…
December 8, 2008
Baby Face
Baby Face, photo by Harold Davis. I photographed Katie Rose straight down on our bed (below). Since she can't roll over yet, this is a pretty safe place to put…
December 8, 2008
Picking Up Big Brothers
Picking Up Big Brothers, photo by Harold Davis. In this snapshot, Katie Rose is in her carriage on her way to pick up big brothers Julian, Nicky, and Mathew. Lest…
December 6, 2008
Meditations on Transparency
Transparency on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Transparency is good in many things: political processes, business contracts, lingerie, and (of course) flower petals. The more it…
December 5, 2008