North Fork
North Fork, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The north fork of the Point Reyes peninsula stretches through historic dairy farms and rolling green hills towards Tomales Point.…
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January 15, 2009
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Night Shift
Night Shift, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. From a location with a panoramic view of the Golden Gate, I watched as day shifted to night. In this…
January 15, 2009
Start Scrolling
Get ready to start scrolling! Tilt your head. Dudes and Dudettes, this panorama of the Golden Gate was stitched together from ten RAW files using the Photoshop CS3 Extended Photomerge…
January 14, 2009
The Power of the Moon
The Power of the Moon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Tennessee Beach the powerful moon lit the scene so it seemed almost as bright as day…
January 13, 2009
Watchmaker Dial
Starting with my photo of the Westfield Mall dome, I stayed up most of the night and worked the image in Photoshop. A trick with this kind of thing is…
January 12, 2009
Setting Venus
Setting Venus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an eight minute exposure showing Venus setting into the Pacific looking west from Tennessee Beach.
January 11, 2009
Methuselah
Cry of the Heart, photo by Harold Davis. I had a licensing request for images of bristlecone pines from the Methuselah Grove in California's White Mountains. These trees are believed…
January 11, 2009
Stranger in a Strange Land
Cameo, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is the dome in the Westfield shopping mall in downtown San Francisco. I believe the dome itself is antique, but…
January 9, 2009
Black and White for the Digital Era
What is the appeal of black and white photography? After all, we see the world in color, and a gray day is emotionally perceived as depressing and monotonous. Historically, black…
January 9, 2009
Leaf Civilization
Leaf Civilization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Do you know the way to San Jose? Probably not when the scene at night integrates with this hellebore leaf,…
January 6, 2009
Beyond the Fog
Beyond the Fog, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On the last clear evening of 2008 we hiked out to the summit of Wildcat Peak, getting there just…
January 6, 2009
Hardenbergia
Hardenbergia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The gentle rain turned to dappled sunshine, and I went out to photograph water drops in the garden. The drops shown…
January 4, 2009
Above the Clouds
Above the Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Below, the city was quiet on New Year's Day, recovering from celebrations and wrapped in dense, dank, cold clouds.…
January 3, 2009
Woodland Path
Woodland Path, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On the slopes of Mt Tamalpais the cloud cover hung thick, but high above the sun was shining. We found…
January 2, 2009
Oakland of My Mind
Pity poor Oakland. Playing Newark to San Francisco's New York across the water, Oakland definitely gets no respect. This is the city that gave the "no there" to there, a…
January 2, 2009
For You
For You, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. For you, my last rose of 2008! Happy New Year!
December 31, 2008
Rose
Self Portrait with Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I offer this rose in the hope that the new year is prosperous and happy for us all,…
December 31, 2008
Lost Horizon
Lost Horizon, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On the spur of the moment Julian and I decided to head out on an adventure. The weather was spotty,…
December 30, 2008