Orange Rose
Orange Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It's the details that make this photo for me (you may have to view it larger to see them). For…
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June 25, 2006
High Dive
High Dive, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Everyone slept relatively late this morning, and when I came downstairs with the kids the last of the soft morning…
June 23, 2006
Beneath the Dahlia
Beneath the Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We are trained to view flowers by looking down at them. Or, on occasion, at the level of the…
June 21, 2006
Lobelia Drop
Lobelia Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I took this photograph of a water drop on a lobelia with my 105mm macro lens handheld at 1/60 of…
June 20, 2006
Hard-Working Feet at Rest
Hard-Working Feet at Rest, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Nicky goes full stop until he stops. I couldn't resist this chance to photograph the boy-usually-in-motion at rest…
June 19, 2006
Vernal Falls In Autumn
Vernal Falls In Autumn, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a photograph of Vernal Falls, known as Yan-o-pah by the Miwok, taken in October 2005 on…
June 19, 2006
Dahlia Drops
Dahlia Drop 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It occurred to me to try to solve one of the practical problems I mentioned with extreme macro photography…
June 16, 2006
Rose Heart
Rose Heart, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Here are two roses with water drops from my garden for your viewing pleasure. The rose on top is a…
June 15, 2006
Navigation and a Water Drop
Dalhia Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a photograph of one of a water drop on one of my new dahlia flowers taken with my…
June 14, 2006
Slow Flash
Dahlia Glowing, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. "Slow flash" is an oxymoron because there can be no such thing as a slow flash exposure. A flash duration…
June 13, 2006
Dahlia Days
Red Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Dahlias are interesting me lately. I love their symmetry, flamboyance, and elegance. I photographed this red dwarf dahlia head-on with…
June 13, 2006
A Kiss on the Cheek
Nicky Kiss, photo by Harold Davis. As a four-year-old, Nicky---my middle son---is full of life, imagination, empathy, and affection. As you can see from these lips on his cheek.
June 13, 2006
White Rose
White Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. A white rose is a potent symbol. A symbol of what? Perhaps of love, purity, and chastity. But historically the…
June 12, 2006
Heart Like a Mallow
Heart Like a Mallow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Mallows are annuals or perennials of the Malvaceae family. Spreading from their origins in Southern Europe, they've given…
June 12, 2006
Wet Dahlia
Wet Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. How lucious to come downstairs and see everything setup for a Father's Day celebration! Even though they were a week…
June 11, 2006
A Classical Zinnia
Zinnia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is another photograph using classical techniques (like this delphinium): tripod mounted, high depth-of-field, moderately long exposure, head-on point-of-view. (If you…
June 11, 2006
Songbird
Songbird, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a columbine, called a Songbird Columbine, that I photographed today in classical mode using a long macro lens, high…
June 9, 2006
More Water Drops
Begonia Reflection, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This is a water drop at the bottom of the hanging begonia basket that I got Phyllis for Mother's Day.…
June 9, 2006