Don Pedro Lake
Dawn, Don Pedro Lake, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Don Pedro Lake, in the Western foothills of the Sierras in central California, is really a reservoir. In…
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March 7, 2006
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Mysterious
Mysterious, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. What could be more mysterious than a wall of fog or clouds? You never know what is behind: mountains, or a…
March 7, 2006
What’s Old Is New Again
Flower after Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I have a new "gizmo," purchased on eBay. Except that this small piece of photographic hardware isn't really new.…
March 7, 2006
My Cherries
Burning Cherry, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I like the way this cherry blossom is backlit by the sun. Meanwhile, the background has gone dark so that…
March 6, 2006
Miracles, Commerce, and Photography in Santa Fe
Glow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a capture of a stained glass window in the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe brilliantly backlit by the late…
March 5, 2006
Rio Grande Gorge
Rio Grande Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The Rio Grande Gorge, near Taos, New Mexico, is spectacular. It's spanned by a delicate steel arch of a…
March 4, 2006
Blue Feather
Blue Feather, Boulder, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I found this beautiful blue feather on a rather grubby street corner of Boulder, Colorado. Across from the ritzy…
March 3, 2006
Cloud Bow
Cloud Bow, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Not a rainbow, this photo is of low clouds that carried moisture. As they evaporated over the eastern ramparts of…
March 2, 2006
Let the Fire Fall!
Let the Fire Fall!, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. In those nostalgic times before millions of tourists overran Yosemite valley, the "fire fall" was a great draw.…
February 23, 2006
But Where Are the Snows of Yesteryear?
Clearing Storm, Yosemite, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. « Mais où sont les neiges d’antan? » wrote 15th century ballader François Villon. This plaint was famously translated…
February 22, 2006
Dawn in the Flower Forest
Dawn in the Flower Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The last week or so I've been observing carefully how the sunrise lights up our garden. My…
February 16, 2006
Poppy Cheeks
Poppy Cheeks, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. My wife suggested "Poppy Mooning" as an alternative title to "Poppy Cheeks." You decide. This poppy bud belongs to an…
February 16, 2006
Harbinger of Spring
Daffodil, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Daffodils are harbingers of spring, so it's a pleasure to photograph these beautiful flowers. However, I think these are hard flowers…
February 16, 2006
Vertigo
Vertigo, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The sun was just coming up. I photographed this day lily in our garden in the freshness of the morning. You…
February 15, 2006
By Any Other Name…
Raspberry Breadseed Poppy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This poppy re-seeded itself from the specimen I planted last year. The grower, Annie's Annuals, sold it as a…
February 13, 2006
World without End
Resurrection, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The poppy has a short life span. It starts by emerging from a small pod... ...opening like lucious velvet: View this…
February 12, 2006
Polyganum
Polyganum, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is an extreme macro photograph of a polyganum flower in my garden. Polyganum is commonly known as "smart weed." It's…
February 12, 2006
Do Opposites Attract?
Strange Ranunculus, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Do opposites attract? How different can two people be? Do these two flowers really belong to the same family? Leaving…
February 12, 2006