200.0 Photoblog 2.0
Lake Tenaya Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. This is post number two hundred on my Photoblog 2.0. To mark this milestone, I am offering to send a free copy of…
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October 31, 2005
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Golden Gate Sunset
Golden Gate Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. The weather has been just beautiful here the last few days. Crystal clear days. Beautiful sunsets. This photo was taken from above the…
October 30, 2005
Devil Truck
Devil Truck, photo by Harold Davis. This truck was apparently delivering bottles of Coca Cola when it was hijacked by the devil along with assorted cronies, ghouls, and demons. Very…
October 30, 2005
Enough with the Irises!
A reader writes: "I enjoy regularly reading your photoblog, and have learned much about digital photography from your book [Digital Photography Digital Field Guide], but enough with these iris pictures.…
October 28, 2005
San Francisco Morning
San Francisco Morning, photo by Harold Davis. We drop off Nicky at Step One, his pre-school, and then drive along Grizzly Boulevard until we are above Oakland. Dropping down behind…
October 28, 2005
Winged Iris
Winged Iris, photo by Harold Davis. Irises here, there, and everywhere. I am enjoying photographing this very special flower, it is one of my favorites. The Iris petals in this…
October 28, 2005
Digital Photography Cyborg
I like saying that digital photography is a cyborg: one part photography and one part computer. To be a good digital photographer, you should be skilled at both parts of…
October 27, 2005
Iris Tongue
Iris Tongue, photo by Harold Davis. I am continuing to photograph the irises today. They are so beautiful, and look good when positioned with a red lily for background color.…
October 27, 2005
Iris
Whale Song of the Iris, photo by Harold Davis. Phyllis got me some fresh Iris (from Trader Joe's, not our garden!) and I've been photographing them as they open...
October 26, 2005
Cyclamen
Cyclamen Wet, photo by Harold Davis. Nicky always loves gardening with me, or at least his idea of gardening with me. Which I think means we both put on our…
October 26, 2005
Fiberoptic Pumpkin
Fiberoptic Pumpkin, photo by Harold Davis. Soon comes the day of Halloween, which means in our house it's time to trot out the fiberoptic pumpkin! I bought this thing at…
October 26, 2005
More Fun with Scale
Zabriskie Point 6, photo by Harold Davis. Here's another image from my Zabriskie Point set that could be a close up of vegetation, or of a textile, or--as it actually…
October 25, 2005
Patterns
Slinkies, photo by Harold Davis. Toy slinkies, a single dandelion bud, irises, desert landscapes, and some of my photos on Flickr...
October 25, 2005
Landscape Scale and Texture
Zabriskie Point 4, photo by Harold Davis. One thing that interests me about landscape photography is the scale perceived by someone looking at the photograph. Is the scene immense, or…
October 25, 2005
Mount Diablo Sunrise
Mount Diablo Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I took a hike in Tilden Park yesterday morning. Julian surprised me by hiking five miles or so without complaint. Here's…
October 24, 2005
Inside the Lily
Inside the Lily, photo by Harold Davis. It's amazing how different things look really close-up! Here's a photo from inside a lily, of its stamen.
October 23, 2005
Secret Life of Dandelions
Dandelion 8, photo by Harold Davis. Mostly, of course, I regard the dandelions as a pest in the garden. The kids love to blow them when they've gone to seed…
October 22, 2005
Photographing Lustrous Metal
Slinky 8, photo by Harold Davis. A reader of my Digital Photography Digital Field Guide writes: Thanks for your excellent book which has helped me learn about digital photography. My…
October 21, 2005