Vanishing Point
I shot these railroad tracks near the dusty mining town of Trona, California---where I'll be headed again in the next couple of days on my way to Death Valley and…
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February 25, 2011
First Look: HDR Efex Pro
I made this image from five bracketed captures shot in the autumn of 1997, combined primarily with Nik Software's new HDR Efex Pro. Taken near sunset, I was standing on…
February 24, 2011
Matanzas River
The gritty provincial city of Matanzas is sometimes called the Venice of Cuba because of its many rivers and bridges. This is a stretch---but as I walked across a central…
February 17, 2011
Teakettle Junction
Midway between Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the west, and Death Valley to the east, six miles from the Racetrack playa, Teakettle Junction is pretty much in…
February 16, 2011
Darkness and Light
Without darkness there is no light, and when things are darkest distant light seems brighter. Metaphor and solace, perhaps, for these troubled times---or at least my meditation on this "grab…
February 1, 2011
Photographing Waves
On Saturday I led a workshop on Point Reyes about photographing waves. For this workshop, waves are what Alfred Hitchcock called a "MacGuffin"---a fun red herring that lets you get…
January 30, 2011
Playa Floor
This is a shot of the Race Track---a dried lake bed in Death Valley---taken just as the sun was coming up. The rising sun provides a harsh side light that…
January 30, 2011
Lonely Road
First light of morning: Eyes dry from dust, photographing all night, restless napping in the van while the shutter clicks. On the road: Day in the life of the…
January 24, 2011
Twisting
Twisting, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a hand-HDR blend of four images, shot on the narrow shoulder leading up to Angel's Landing in Zion Nation…
January 20, 2011
Poetry in Motion
Poetry in Motion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A wave is poetry in motion. Always moving, never the same twice, full of life---the wave is a fundamental…
January 18, 2011
Whitney Crest
Whitney Crest, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a shot of the Whitney Crest of the High Sierra from the Alabama Hills at sunrise on an…
January 12, 2011
Lone Pine Creek
Lone Pine Creek, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image of Lone Pine Creek near Whitney Portal taken in late October. I used eight different…
January 6, 2011
Reflections from Stoneman Bridge
Reflections from Stoneman Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I pulled this image from my archives: a semi-abstract of reflections in the Merced River in Yosemite Valley.…
December 29, 2010
Narrows
Narrows, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Trudging up the Virgin Narrows light comes through the openings only briefly---creating a contrast that provides both photographic difficulties and possibilities.…
December 27, 2010
East Mesa Trail
East Mesa Trail, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's easy to hike the East Mesa Trail up to the rim of Zion Canyon---all it takes is a…
December 26, 2010
Seeing the Light in Black & White
In the clear light of a November day I strode up the Virgin River in Zion National Park, Utah. The water down the Virgin Narrows ran fast and cold, and…
December 16, 2010
Double Double
Double Double, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Not only was this Alabama Hills rainbow intense, it was also nearly complete. As in double wide. And double double.…
December 7, 2010
Chasing Rainbows
Rainbow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. So the number one trick with rainbows is to be there with your camera when there is a rainbow. Rainbows need…
December 6, 2010