Contemplation
Contemplation, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a portrait of Christianna, a professional model. I processed this image to bring out the contrast between her white…
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March 1, 2010
Fabric of Stone
Fabric of Stone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I think this mid-key photo looks more like a textile or fabric than the reality it depicts: the vast…
February 26, 2010
The Front Side
The Front Side, photo by Harold Davis. This is a photo about lines, textures, and the contrast between smooth white and dark black. Really, this is true.
February 25, 2010
Pinhole
Cathedral Spires and Bridalveil Falls, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a view of Bridalveil Falls and Cathedral Spires in Yosemite Valley processed to simulate a…
February 24, 2010
Kimi Solarization
Kimi Solarization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Speaking of solarization---we were talking about solarization, right?---here's a black and white photo of the model Kimi treated to virtual…
February 22, 2010
Solarized Hellebore
Solarized Hellebore, photo by Harold Davis. Solarization in photography reverses blacks and whites. Also called the Sabattier effect, in the chemical darkroom solarization was achieved by exposing an already exposed…
February 18, 2010
Mare Island Infrared
Mare Island Infrared, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. While on the topic of infrared captures, this is an IR photo of a drydock at the old Mare…
February 16, 2010
Infrared Alice
Infrared Alice, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a capture of Alice using a camera retrofitted to only shoot IR. Rendition of colors (or black and…
February 15, 2010
Split Toning in a Winter Vista
Winter Vista, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. To enhance this monochromatic winter vista of Yosemite, I used a split toning effect. I added a deeper sepia tone…
February 11, 2010
Black & White HDR
Capitolio Nacional, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a shot---or, more accurately, three shots---of the Cuban Capitolio Nacional in Havana. The elegant building is mostly empty,…
February 5, 2010
Reach for the Sky
Reach for the Sky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a black and white rendition of my rather dramatic fisheye image of Bristlecone Pines, some of…
February 3, 2010
Infrared Portrait
Infrared Portrait, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As opposed to Dream and Christianna, which were taken at a high ISO using mostly ambient light, this infrared portrait…
February 1, 2010
Dream
Dream, photo by Harold Davis. ew this image larger. This is another infrared shot of the model Christianna. I used a camera retrofitted for sensitivity only in the IR spectrum.…
January 30, 2010
Christianna
Christianna, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is the beautiful model Christianna, photographed in infrared with my old Nikon D70 (I had the camera retrofitted so it…
January 29, 2010
Winter Reflections
Winter Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I converted this image of winter reflections in Yosemite Valley to black and white using one of the simplest conversion…
January 26, 2010
Texture of Bristlecone Pines
Bristlecone Pines, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a shot of the textures of an ancient bristlecone pine. You can read more about these fantastic trees,…
January 25, 2010
Stone Wave
Stone Wave, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Wave is a marvelous rock formation on the Utah-Arizona border. You can read about some of my adventures visiting…
January 23, 2010
Misty Mountains
Mountain Mist, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this scene of mist in the Sierra Nevada Mountains during a winter trip to Yosemite Valley a few…
January 19, 2010