digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
San Francisco from Muir Beach Overlook, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. We parked Mark's truck near the Pelican Inn behind Muir Beach and drove in my car…
Zulu Prince, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Here's another unblogged image from my files. The photo shows a Zulu Prince flower (the botannical name is Venidium Fastuosum).…
Dahlia at f/4, photo by Harold Davis. I shot these two photos of a dahlia to illustrate the impact of aperture on depth of field. The photo above, with a…
A reader of my Photoblog 2.0 writes: "I notice that in more than one of your photos you use high f-stop values. Your results look great, despite what I've read…
Trawler on Tomales Bay, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Julian and I spent a fun afternoon yesterday, hiking Steep Ravine and the Millerton Point trail in Tomales…
Iris (the Wave), photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a Trader Joe's iris. I used a spray bottle on the flower and lit it from below…
Mount Tamalpais Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As I watched the clouds swirl through the Golden Gate, I turned and saw the setting sun beside Mount…
Blowing in the Golden Gate, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. When the clouds blow in the Golden Gate (which is often) and when there's also a blue…
Iceberg, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a reflection of a white iceberg rose bud, photographed on a mirror. I used a spray bottle to make…
Point Reyes Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. What's a photographer to do? With the sun setting along the coast, however you expose the image the sun…
Water Marbles, photo by Harold Davis. I first blogged this photo in June of 2006 in a supporting role in a story called More Drops. I think "Water Marbles" deserves…
Core of the Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. When I posted yesterday's photo of a pink anemone, I realized I had never blogged this white anemone…
Anemone, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Anemones are members of the ranunculus family, and related to the buttercup. Taking a break from my task of working on…
I've been getting an average of three or four inquiries a week about licensing my photos. This is a good thing. It's fun to interact with people who are enthusiastic…
Westernesse, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is the most western point of the Point Reyes peninsula, and therefore the most western spit of land in the…
Star Trails, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I wanted to properly expose an image that showed long star trails without the moon. I set my timer to…
There are a number of problems to solve in night photography, including seeing what you are doing, not falling off a cliff in the dark, running out of juice in…
Morning Pink, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As the sun rose, the light on these tiny water drops along a petal on a dahlia flower grew translucent.…