Piling of Damocles
Piling of Damocles, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo from the old Ferry Point pier at 200mm with a 2X teleconverter--for an effective 35mm focal equivalence of 600mm.…
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November 14, 2005
Sunset from Indian Rock
Sunset from Indian Rock, photo by Harold Davis. Here's a photo of the wonderful sunset from Indian Rock last night. It's a more panoramic view than the colorful cloud (part…
November 14, 2005
Equivalents
Sunset Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. Photographer Alfred Steiglitz called his famous series of cloud photos "equivalents"--meaning, as far as I can tell, that the cloud subject material was not…
November 13, 2005
The Inner Fig
Fig Bacchanalia, photo by Harold Davis. I've been photographing grand landscapes of the Bay and Bridge. See Golden Gate Sunset, Storm over the Golden Gate, Above Us Only Sky, and…
November 13, 2005
Fire Ball
Fire Ball, photo by Harold Davis. This is an extreme macro photo exposed for a number of seconds of a small toy ball that flashes a red light. Julian got…
November 12, 2005
Turkey Fig Crater
Turkey Fig Crater, photo by Harold Davis. Another macro of the outside of a fig from our garden that looks like topography to me--here's a fig cliff compared to a…
November 12, 2005
Turkey Fig Cliff
Turkey Fig Cliff, photo by Harold Davis. This is a macro photograph of the skin of a Turkey fig from our garden. Like the strawberry, it is a true blessing…
November 12, 2005
Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields, photo by Harold Davis. Let me take you down, ’cause I’m going to strawberry fields. Nothing is real and nothing to get hungabout. Strawberry fields forever. Living is…
November 12, 2005
Adventures in the Lily Forest
Lily Sea Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. This photo and the one below remind me of an alien landscape, or perhaps of a lily forest!
November 11, 2005
Orange Sunset
Sun and Golden Gate 1, photo by Harold Davis. The sun was setting behind the Golden Gate Bridge. I was on Indian Rock, with my camera on a tripod and…
November 11, 2005
Above Us Only Sky
Above Us Only Sky, photo by Harold Davis. Imagine there's no heaven, It's easy if you try, No hell below us, Above us only sky, Imagine all the people living…
November 10, 2005
Another Country
Pretty Close Lily, photo by Harold Davis. When you look at things close enough, they become another country--like this decorative lily petal. Are they bumps, or hills and craters? Or…
November 10, 2005
Storm over the Golden Gate
Storm over the Golden Gate, photo by Harold Davis. I made a point of picking up Nicky at Step One today, even though Sarah (our nanny) could have done so.…
November 10, 2005
Golden Gate Sunset
Golden Gate Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. Heading home from a meeting yesterday afternoon, I looked up to see a wonderful sunset sky. When I pulled into the garage, I…
November 9, 2005
Bay Light
Bay Light, photo by Harold Davis. It rained hard over night, but this morning it looked like it was going to clear. On the morning drop-the-kids-off-at-school run, I grabbed some…
November 8, 2005
Glory
Native Morning Glory, photo by Harold Davis. These wonderful bush morning glories are California natives. Of course, they are small and fragile flowers. I photographed them over the weekend in…
November 8, 2005
Bridge Beneath and Big Lens
Bridge Beneath, photo by Harold Davis. I like this photo of the Golden Gate Bridge--because it's from an unusual angle. Unless you are on a boat, you can't normally see…
November 8, 2005
Fun with Kids and Optics
It was fun the other day playing with the kids and my new zoom lens with vibration reduction! Here are some of the photos: You can see a larger version…
November 7, 2005