Papaver Birth
Papaver Birth, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's tough to catch a poppy in the moment of birth: turn around and the poppy has breached its pod…
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November 29, 2006
Glad in Pink
Pink Gladiolus 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photogram, cross-processed in two different ways (above and below) from the original capture. Clearly, the bulk…
November 22, 2006
Popping
Popping, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I fancy that poppies have their name because they pop out of their pods, like the Papaver nudicaule (Icelandic poppy) shown…
November 19, 2006
Caress
Caress, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Returning to Blake Garden to re-capture the images lost by Lexar, I found these tree dahlia flowers high on their canes.…
November 16, 2006
Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. These orchids, one on white and one on black, are the latest of my digital photograms. View this image larger.
November 14, 2006
Born Again Clematis
Dried Clematis, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I keep a collection of dried flowers on my desk. Mostly, buds that I photographed the first time round when…
November 10, 2006
Water Drops in the Morning
Alstroemeria and Water Drops, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Phyllis was kind enough to take the kids to school this morning. I spent my free time in…
November 6, 2006
Fireworks
Fireworks (Papaver), photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This image of the core of a papaver nudicaule gone to seed reminds me of pinwheel fireworks. Very carefully, I…
November 1, 2006
Barbara’s Flower and a Dialog
First Blush, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Our friend Barbara heard about Julian's accident, and came by the house with flowers. She was surprised to find Julian…
October 31, 2006
Jet Engine
Jet Engine (Fuschia), photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This image of a fuschia reminds me of a jet engine. Not a photogram, I captured the bud in…
October 29, 2006
A Delicate Brush
Petal, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I'm not sure what to say about this one. Sometimes everything seems to go right, even when it is the middle…
October 18, 2006
Bee Sits on Dahlia
Bee on Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Bee sits on dahlia With camera and macro strobe For once I am there Related poetry: Haiku for Apple…
October 18, 2006
Two Views of a Gazania for You
Gazania 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Two views of a gazania (a flower also called an African daisy) unfurling. Can you tell which photogram is closer…
October 17, 2006
Zen and the Single Poppy
Papaver nudicaule, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The poet Milton contrasts subtlety and fineness on the one hand, and simplicity and sensuosity on the other in these…
October 16, 2006
Thrice as nice…
Three Oregano Flower Petals, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. If one petal of an oregano flower is nice, are three petals of the origanum rotundifolium flower thrice…
October 15, 2006
Simplicity
Origanum rotundifolium, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photogram of a petal of the flower of an oregano plant, origanum rotundifolium. Usually, when I capture…
October 14, 2006
Hibiscus Flower
Hibiscus Flower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photogram of a hibiscus flower is a good companion to the Mallow image I created recently. Both flowers grew…
October 13, 2006
Mallow
Mallow 3, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a mallow flower from a minature bush mallow that I planted in our garden. Here are other mallow…
October 10, 2006