Yosemite by Moon and Star
Yosemite by Moon and Star, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I spent most of Tuesday night on Glacier Point, hoping for Draconid meteor showers but settling for…
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October 11, 2008
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These Hands
These Hands, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. These hands...are the hands of Dr. Michael Katz, who delivered Katie Rose when she was very tiny. These hands...are strong…
October 6, 2008
Angel Wings in the Morning Dew
Angel Wings in the Morning Dew, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: A detail of the petal of a Dawn Chorus poppy in the early morning,…
October 1, 2008
Last Light
Last Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. After the sunset light often lingers. For example, in late February, long after nominal sunset Horsetail Falls in Yosemite lights…
September 30, 2008
Dusk at Pirate’s Cove
Dusk at Pirate's Cove, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Saturday I went with a few friends from the Bay Area Photography & Exploration Society to photograph…
September 29, 2008
Simple Anemone
Simple Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: this flower is a simple and small anemone from our garden, photographed using a daylight-balanced white box. More…
September 26, 2008
Katie Rose in Chiaroscuro
Katie Rose in Chiaroscuro, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Katie Rose was sleeping upstairs. The room was dark, except for a low-watt lamp that illuminated part of…
September 24, 2008
Gaillardia Gone to Seed
Gaillardia Gone to Seed, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a flatbed scan of the seed pods of Gaillardia. (You can see one of these pods…
September 24, 2008
Curvature
Curvature, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: A brisk, cold wind blew as the sun set over the Pacific. Mark and I were perched on the…
September 23, 2008
Between Earth and Sky
Between Earth and Sky, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On our way home from a sunset-to-night hike on the Tomales Point fork of Point Reyes, Mark and…
September 22, 2008
Door Knob
Door Knob, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I gave Julian a lesson in macro photography, and for practice I showed him how to photograph this…
September 21, 2008
Gaillardia Caucus
Gaillardia Caucus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Yesterday was the first rain of the season, a light mist that made the garden wet and saturated colors under…
September 20, 2008
Milkweed
Milkweed, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I found these grounded milkweed seeds along the Hidden Valley Trail near Limantour on Point Reyes. [Nikon D300, 105mm…
September 19, 2008
Foggy Sea
Foggy Sea, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. What happens when you point a camera out to sea in the fog in an almost pitch-black night? Taken at…
September 18, 2008
Stars and Milky Way
Stars and Milky Way, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This is a nine and one half minute exposure from the top of Half Dome looking…
September 17, 2008
Point Reyes Night Photography Workshop
Point Reyes Trawler, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Even though thick fog blanketed the night skies, I think the night photography workshop I taught this past weekend…
September 16, 2008
Hands across the Generations
Hands across the Generations, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Katie Rose's Grandma Barbara (Phyllis's mom) has come to stay with us for a little while. We needed…
September 12, 2008
Cala Lily Flute
Cala Lily Flute, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I've been experimenting with monochrome (black and white) images of flowers and shells. These images start in…
September 12, 2008