Nigella Recto and Verso
Nigella Recto, photo by Harold Davis. This is the front and back (recto above, and verso below) of a small flower with an incredibly complex structure, a Negilla. The common…
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June 8, 2009
Simple Poppy
Simple Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a simple Papaver Rhoeas, photographed with an unvarnished macro lens for depth-of-field. The flower may be simple, and…
June 6, 2009
Pagoda of Poppies
Pagoda of Poppies, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I used my 200mm f/4 telephoto macro lens to focus on the more distant poppies while letting…
June 1, 2009
Variegated Gladiolas
Variegated Gladiolas, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. There's a lovely clump of variegated gladolias in the garden. Partly shaded by a climbing rose, water drops cling to…
May 28, 2009
Papaver Drops
Papaver Drops, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In the garden, water drops hang from a poppy bud, swinging at the end of its stem. Reflected in the…
May 27, 2009
Poppy Core
Poppy Core, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this poppy core handheld in my garden in the late afternoon. I used my 100mm macro lens at…
May 24, 2009
Wheels within Wheels
Wheels within Wheels, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I tend to like to photograph flowers deliberately with my camera on a tripod, stopped down for lots of…
May 23, 2009
Poppy Duet
Poppy Duet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I cut these poppies from my garden and photographed them on a lightbox. I used my 85mm PC macro lens…
May 19, 2009
Absence of Color
White Tulips, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed these white tulips in a crystal vase with a Lensbaby Composer. I shot it in RAW, and (obviously)…
May 16, 2009
Poppies en Masse
Poppies on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I created the image of poppies on black by inverting the L (Luminance) channel of the white version (below)…
May 14, 2009
Calypso Orchids
Calypso Orchid, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In mid-April the Calypso Orchid grows wild on the forested slopes of Mount Tamalpais. I photographed these Calypso Orchids near…
May 12, 2009
Papaver Rhoeas
It's poppy time of year in my garden. I can't resist a poppy, they are among my favorite flowers to photograph. Ephemeral and architected to respond to even slight wind…
May 7, 2009
Salutation to the Sun
Salutation to the Sun, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This newly opened poppy greeting the morning sun, with the lawn behind still in shadow. More…
May 1, 2009
Clematis Light to Dark
View this image larger. Yesterday, a beautiful day with plenty of cloud cover and a strong wind, and the garden in full bloom, was perfect for indoor photography of flowers.…
April 24, 2009
Ruffles Have Ridges
Ruffles Have Ridges, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I "discovered" (or perhaps "realized" would be the better verb) that there's no reason I can't combine flatbed scans…
March 26, 2009
Three Camellia Blossoms in a Bowl
Three Camellia Blossoms in a Bowl, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The camellias in the rain were so beautiful that I couldn't resist photographing these…
March 16, 2009
Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden
Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Julian and I fled the over-crowded California Academy of Sciences and headed over to the Hagiwara Japanese Tea…
March 15, 2009
Isopogon Formosus
Rose Cone Flower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Isopogon formosus, commonly known as the Rose Cone Flower, is a standing shrub native to western Australia. This member…
February 20, 2009