Alignment
Golden Gate Alignment, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On a balmy afternoon in late October I studied the topographic map of the USGS San Francisco North Quadrant.…
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October 23, 2007
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View from Sculptured Beach
View from Sculptured Beach, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In beautiful autumn weather, I hiked out to Sculptured Beach on the Drakes Bay side of Point Reyes,…
October 22, 2007
Heads Up Heads Down
Heads Up Heads Down, photo by Harold Davis. View this image large. The Marin County marsh behind the shopping mall in Corte Madera was filled with water birds. Phyllis took…
October 20, 2007
Wet Dahlia
Wet Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. What joy: to photograph water drops on flowers after the rain.
October 20, 2007
Golden Gate Autumn
Golden Gate Autumn, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In a break in the early autumn rains, I headed for Indian Rock to photograph sunset. The sun glowed…
October 19, 2007
Day’s End
Golden Gate from Fort Point Wharf, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Phyllis and I ended the afternoon that began with a hike down to Cataract Falls and…
October 17, 2007
Happy Frog
Happy Frog, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This happy frog is a mosaic detail from the wonderful "magic stairway" at 16th Ave and Moraga in San Francisco.…
October 16, 2007
Light
Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Saturday, Rachel took care of the kids (God bless her!). Phyllis and I hiked down to Cataract Falls on the…
October 15, 2007
How High Can You Go?
How high can you go? How low can you go? At least when the question is ISO...the answer depends on your hardware. In the case of my Nikon D200, high…
October 13, 2007
Faerie Rose on Black
Faerie Rose on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a Faerie rose from a neglected part of our garden, first on white, then via an…
October 12, 2007
Faerie Bouquet
Faerie Bouquet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an intentionally overexposed photo of a spray of Faerie old-fashioned roses, taken with my new Canon G9. I…
October 11, 2007
Forest Floor
Forest Floor, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On an overcast but bright day in early October, my kids and I wandered the Yosemite Valley floor. By the…
October 9, 2007
Trawling for Moonlight
The fishing trawler was returning to port through the Golden Gate. As the boat headed for the channel of moonlight, I realized that a long time exposure just wouldn't do.…
October 9, 2007
Boy and Bug
Boy and Bug, photo by Harold Davis. We took the kids and their bicycles (always a production) to the Prospect-Sierra yard. Julian spotted this praying mantis, and the boy and…
October 8, 2007
Weight of Water
Weight of Water, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Back from my quick trip to Yosemite with the kids, Phyllis reminded me that I don't need to go…
October 8, 2007
Toned
Beyond the Forest: Toned, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I thought it would be interesting to see my image of Church Towers from the Yosemite Valley floor…
October 7, 2007
El Capitan Reflections
El Capitan Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Julian, Nicky, and I left Berkeley after their visit to the dentist and lunch on a Thursday in early…
October 7, 2007
Roughly, Millenium
Headlands, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo shows the Marin Headlands landscape just after dark from the Point Bonita Lighthouse. Mark and I were lucky enough…
October 3, 2007