Gullfoss Rift
An unusual feature of the famous and spectacular Gullfoss waterfall is that the water flow makes an almost immediate 90 degree turn to the left at the bottom of the…
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July 27, 2021
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Godafoss
Godafoss---"Waterfall of the Gods"---is one of the largest and most visited waterfalls in Iceland. It is shown here at sunset (maybe midnight at this time of year!) from above. The…
July 25, 2021
The Windows on the Beast
We call our bus on the Iceland circumnavigation "the Beast"---because the wheels are unimaginably high, the 4-wheel drive is potent, it bounces with a hard suspension, and it is red.…
July 16, 2021
Fire and Ice, Sunflowers and Poppy Pods
I'm off to Iceland in a few days, and very excited about the adventure. I do find that my packing and travel preparation jujitsu has somewhat atrophied over the pandemic…
July 6, 2021
Have you ever seen a poppy seed up really close and personal?
By way of background, check out Poppy Dancer and All Along the Watchtowers and the Papapver pod bouquet in Recent Images. Looking at the close-up of the top of a…
June 29, 2021
Poppy Dancer and All Along the Watchtowers
Lately, I've been photographing poppy pods, dried poppies from our garden. In a few instances, these remains-of-the-day poppies look like fantastic figurines, as in Poppy Dancer, immediately below. For me,…
June 27, 2021
Recent Images
I'm pleased with my images from the last week or so, and am having trouble keeping up with my photography in post-production, and also as a blogger. But here are…
June 25, 2021
The Blossfeldt Effect webinar video recording
We've posted The Blossfeldt Effect video webinar recording. Here's the description: In this unique and creative webinar, Harold starts with a look at the characteristics of a Blossfeldian composition. What…
June 21, 2021
A white poppy and a mandala
Please keep in mind our in-person Photographing Flowers for Transparency workshop the weekend of September 25-26 located in Berkeley, California. There's a $200 early-bird discount until the end of June.…
June 17, 2021
Some blasts from the past!
Some blasts from the past: A back staircase in the Fine Arts Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon, 2017) above; geometric patterns in the arches, shadows, reflections of the…
June 12, 2021
The Blossfeldt Effect Webinar coming up on Saturday June 12
Karl Blossfeldt (1866-1932) began his career at a decorative ironwork manufacturer. He was assigned the task of creating reference botanical photographs to use for wrought iron designs. Eventually, his iconic…
June 8, 2021
Some flowers from our garden
Click here for our upcoming (September) Photographing Flowers for Transparency in-person workshop!
June 4, 2021
Long Exposure Waves
Now that things are opening up, I've been thinking about giving a long exposure waves workshop again. It's been several years since I've given this workshop in person and with…
May 30, 2021
Save the Last Dance
For this image, I framed essentially a portrait view of the mallow (upper left) and the poppy (along the right, purple and red). For some reason, the Save the Last…
May 28, 2021
Fantasy in the Key of Campanula
Often when I am through with the primary photography in a light box design, I continue to experiment by adding lines, weaving botanicals, getting closer, and anything else that is…
May 27, 2021
Matilija Poppies
The Matilija Poppy (Romneya coulteri) is native to California, with a range from Mexico through northern California. This is a drought tolerant species that can be somewhat invasive once established---but,…
May 15, 2021
Falling in Love
It's hard not to fall in love with a poppy like this Papaver rhoeas 'Falling in Love' (a kind of "corn poppy" using the common term). Click here for more…
May 2, 2021
Carpe Papaver
With the poppies (Papavers) blooming like crazy in our garden, I am sure the right thing to do is to "carpe Papaver." In fact, photographically speaking---and perhaps in life as…
April 28, 2021