Smoking Gun
There's one somewhat discordant element in this tableau of a metallurgic assayer's desk, shot at Laws Railroad Museum near Bishop, California. What is the gun doing in the image? According to…
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March 29, 2013
Gnarled wood in the desert
In the desert life is harsh, and the intensity of light reflects the harshness of conditions. Photography is best at the fringes of the day---the "golden hour" leading up to…
March 19, 2013
Cayucos Pier
On a wet, sloppy evening with the tide coming in it was fun to photograph the old wooden pier in Cayucos, California. The sky darkened and the storm moved landward---it…
March 7, 2013
Steel Wool
Sometimes you don't have to go far to find something exotic to shoot, like this close-up portrait of industrial-grade steel wool, purchased at Costco. Exposure data: 85mm tilt-shift macro, 1.3…
February 26, 2013
The Bristlecone Pines Endure
Above 10,000 feet in the arid White Mountains in eastern California the ancient Bristlecone Pines thrive. In this extreme environment wood decomposes slowly, and these trees can look more dead…
February 19, 2013
Bay Bridge Lights
In this image of the Bay Bridge the moon seems to be "captured" within the tower of the Bay Bridge. The image is a hand-HDR blend of six exposures at…
January 30, 2013
Story of o
I walked along the trail beside San Francisco Bay near Richmond, California. My idea was to capture sunset on the mudflats of the Bay at low tide. When I traversed…
January 21, 2013
Fireworks to greet the new year!
An expression of joy and hope with the coming of a new year can be lavish in size, or small indeed. This dandelion, shot from below and skyward, exhibits points…
January 2, 2013
Opposites
When it comes to image conception and post-processing these days I seem to be thinking in opposites. In my image of the Triumph of the Wave (below) the breaking surf reforms…
November 12, 2012
Harold Davis Classic California 2013 Wall Calendar
I am very pleased and excited that Cameron + Company has published a 2013 wall calendar of my black & white photography of California. You can see the cover of…
November 6, 2012
Land’s End
The past few days have been spectacular in the San Francisco Bay area. Night rain has alternated with crystal clear days. The days themselves have vibrated with clarifying autumn light, while exotic…
October 26, 2012
9/11 Memorial
At the 9/11 Memorial the water pours endlessly down into what used to be the cellars of the World Trade Towers. This is a place of sad and melancholy wonder---and…
September 19, 2012
Foggy Bottom
Most of the Bay area was sunny and blue, but a swath of fog washed in from the Pacific and buried the Golden Gate. From beneath the bridge pilings on…
September 2, 2012
Handcrafting Digital Black & White
The motorcycle shown in the monochromatic image below has been created by hand by Ian Barry, a true artist at what he does. You can click here to read my…
August 29, 2012
Falcon Motorcycle
The other day I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to photograph a Falcon Motorcycle. These motorcycles are one-of-a-kind completely handmade works of art. As I particularly enjoy photographing machinery it…
July 26, 2012
Slot Canyon
My Slot Canyon image was created using hand-HDR layering from four exposures, as I explain in my original blog posting about the color version and in my forthcoming book Creating…
July 14, 2012
Making the Basilica
I've been asked a number of times about the process behind the making of my images of the Basilica Mission Dolores, shown below and in Looking for Light. This is…
July 7, 2012
Looking for Light
What matters most is light. A good photographer has hungry eyes, and will visually examine the world for potentially interesting subjects. But the subject matter itself is nothing without exciting…
June 29, 2012