Spirals
Spirals, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I realize that I haven't blogged this photo composite made by combining photographs of the front and back of Nautilus shells,…
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May 19, 2007
Marin Night
Marin Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a time exposure straight into full night. The photo was taken from a little hillock beside the Panaromic…
May 19, 2007
Photographing Water Drops
Why am I so interested in photographing water drops? What are the special challenges and techniques associated with photographing water drops? Do different water drops have different characteristics (in other…
May 18, 2007
Distant Shore
Distant Shore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I was out on Point Reyes to photograph sunset and evening at the Point Reyes Lighthouse. It's about half a…
May 17, 2007
Mountains on the Beach
Mountains on the Beach 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Looking at the patterns of water on the great beach at Point Reyes, I was reminded of…
May 16, 2007
Approaching the Bridge
Approaching the Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This was the first exposure I took looking back at the Golden Gate Bridge from the Coastal Trail. I…
May 15, 2007
Two Towers
Two Towers, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a twenty second time exposure of the south tower of the Golden Gate Bridge. You can see the…
May 14, 2007
White Anemone
White Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I realize I never blogged this white anemone from about eight months ago. So here it is. White. Simple.
May 14, 2007
Digital Darkness
Wilder Shore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Read more about this image. OK, let's start with two questions. Would you think the photo above was taken into…
May 14, 2007
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother's Day, photo by Harold Davis. I'm not sure how much rest Phyllis got covered in two of our boys, but she had a smile on her face anyhow. Happy…
May 13, 2007
Slacker Ridge
Slacker Ridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a three minute time exposure with the lens wide open. Mostly I was photographing the fog and Golden…
May 13, 2007
Not Your Father’s Lensbaby
Red Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Lensbaby 3G is not your father's lensbaby. Although the optics are the same as the older Lensbaby 2.0, this…
May 12, 2007
Golden Gate at Night
Golden Gate at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a two minute time exposure of the Golden Gate and San Francisco, taken at night in…
May 11, 2007
S-Curve
S-Curve, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Behind us, the coyotes sang their eerie song and the stars twinkled over Gerbode Valley. In front, the lights of San…
May 10, 2007
Gerbode Valley
Gerbode Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I was standing with Mark on a ridge with the Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco on one side and…
May 8, 2007
Iris Rising
Iris Rising, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Yesterday in my garden, this Iris bud was spotlit by the sun. I purposely underexposed (at ISO 100, 1/6 of…
May 8, 2007
Ethereal and Ephemeral
Carobrotus Edulis Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Close up, the water drops on the heliotropic Carobrotus edulis flowers (a/k/a ice plants) looked ethereal, ephemeral, and pretty…
May 7, 2007
Testing the Night Sky
Testing the Night Sky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a one hour exposure from the roof of my house last night using my 10.5mm digital…
May 7, 2007