Entering the Sanctuary
Entering the Sanctuary, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. This is a capture of the entrance to Yosemite Valley last month. It seems very appropriate for me to…
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March 8, 2006
The Ribbons Emerge
The Ribbons Emerge, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. This is a leucospermum "scarlet ribbons" that I planted in my garden in January. I've photographed it many times…
March 8, 2006
Inside the Day Lily
Inside the Day Lily, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Poking my nose (and macro lens) into a newly opening day lily reveals a world bisexuality (botanically speaking):…
March 8, 2006
Giving Tongue
Giving Tongue, photo by Harold Davis. View this capture larger. Just now in my garden this red "tongue" sticking out of the tiny purple flower caught my attention. I photographed…
March 8, 2006
Moving Mountains and Breaking Stones
Tiarella, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a tiarella, a variety of saxifrage, a small plant known for growing between rocks and breaking up stones. Saxifrage…
March 8, 2006
Making Money with a Photography Blog
Here's a piece I wrote about making AdSense money from a photography blog. The very short version: traffic + content + community = $$$.
March 8, 2006
Don Pedro Lake
Dawn, Don Pedro Lake, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Don Pedro Lake, in the Western foothills of the Sierras in central California, is really a reservoir. In…
March 7, 2006
Mysterious
Mysterious, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. What could be more mysterious than a wall of fog or clouds? You never know what is behind: mountains, or a…
March 7, 2006
What’s Old Is New Again
Flower after Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I have a new "gizmo," purchased on eBay. Except that this small piece of photographic hardware isn't really new.…
March 7, 2006
My Cherries
Burning Cherry, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I like the way this cherry blossom is backlit by the sun. Meanwhile, the background has gone dark so that…
March 6, 2006
Miracles, Commerce, and Photography in Santa Fe
Glow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a capture of a stained glass window in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe brilliantly backlit by the late…
March 5, 2006
Rio Grande Gorge
Rio Grande Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, New Mexico, is spectacular. It's spanned by a delicate steel arch of a…
March 4, 2006
Blue Feather
Blue Feather, Boulder, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I found this beautiful blue feather on a rather grubby street corner of Boulder, Colorado. Across from the ritzy…
March 3, 2006
Cloud Bow
Cloud Bow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Not a rainbow, this photo is of low clouds that carried moisture. As they evaporated over the eastern ramparts of…
March 2, 2006
Let the Fire Fall!
Let the Fire Fall!, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. In those nostalgic times before millions of tourists overran Yosemite valley, the "fire fall" was a great draw.…
February 23, 2006
But Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
Clearing Storm, Yosemite, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. « Mais où sont les neiges d’antan? » wrote 15th century ballader François Villon. This plaint was famously translated…
February 22, 2006
Dawn in the Flower Forest
Dawn in the Flower Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The last week or so I've been observing carefully how the sunrise lights up our garden. My…
February 16, 2006
Poppy Cheeks
Poppy Cheeks, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. My wife suggested "Poppy Mooning" as an alternative title to "Poppy Cheeks." You decide. This poppy bud belongs to an…
February 16, 2006