The Deepest Valley
Owens River Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. After reluctantly leaving Hot Creek, I headed down Route 395 into Owens Valley. (View road map of my route here.) Between the Sierra…
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October 15, 2005
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Risk Management
Hot Creek, photo by Harold Davis. Hot Creek is a cold mountain stream flowing out of the eastern Sierra. Intense volcanic activity makes eddies of hot, bathable water in the…
October 14, 2005
The Hitchhiking Millionaire
Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. Leaving the waterfalls of Yosemite behind, I continued with my trip. The sun was just reaching the trees, as in this picture, when I drove…
October 14, 2005
Processing a Photo for Flickr
Lake Tenaya Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. On my trip, I left Yosemite Valley and drove across Tioga Pass. (I'll write more about this segment of my journey in another…
October 13, 2005
Sunset from Sentinal Dome
Valley Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. Happy but foot weary I came down the trail from Vernal and Nevada Falls, determined if it was before 3PM (I didn't have a…
October 12, 2005
A Rainbow of Light!
Rainbow, photo by Harold Davis. When I saw the sun shining newly risen at the top of Vernal Falls, I couldn't still my wandering feet. "Onward," they said to me,…
October 12, 2005
Back to the Macro
Coreopsis, photo by Harold Davis. You can take the boy out of the macro, but you can't take the macro out of the boy! On my recent trip there were…
October 12, 2005
Dark is the Valley in the Morning
Vernal Falls Morning Light, photo by Harold Davis. I spent the first couple of nights of my road trip in Yosemite Valley. I stayed at Curry Village for $29.00 per…
October 12, 2005
There and Back Again!
Yosemite Autumn, photo by Harold Davis. I'm just back from a week trip to the mountains and the desert. Phyllis is a saint and took care of the three kids…
October 11, 2005
Aerial Autumn Leaf
Aerial Autumn Leaf, photo by Harold Davis. This is a very close view of a maple leaf. It reminds me of a map, or aerial view. The capillaries you can…
October 3, 2005
Calligraphic Sky
Kanji Sky, photo by Harold Davis. I love the way sunset across the Bay catches different layers of clouds. You can see the sky shimmering through the layers. The tree…
October 2, 2005
Bud ‘n Bloom
Bloom, photo by Harold Davis. My garden doesn't know yet that it is supposed to be autumn. If ever there really is an autumn in this Pacific micro climate. Our…
October 1, 2005
Slide Ranch
Goat Eye, photo by Harold Davis. I went along with Julian's second grade class yesterday as a parent driver and volunteer on a field trip to Slide Ranch. We milked…
September 30, 2005
Mount Diablo Sunrise
Mount Diablo Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. The drive between Nicky's pre-school drop-off and Julian's second grade drop-off goes along the crest of the coastal range. (In this metropolitan area,…
September 28, 2005
Fisheye-Lens Dog
Fisheye-Lens Dog, photo by Harold Davis. I'm trying out my new toy, an AF-Fisheye Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 G ED lens for my D70. This is one of the first pictures…
September 27, 2005
Glad to Be a Gladiola
Gladiola, photo by Harold Davis. I have been photographing gladioluses today. A gladiola, or gladiolus, is a glad thing. This member of the Iris family is so colorful and always…
September 26, 2005
Staged
Staged 1, photo by Harold Davis. I like looking at houses for sale - open houses - and imagining the past and the future. This house, around the corner on…
September 25, 2005
San Francisco Sunset
San Francisco, photo by Harold Davis. Last night Gary had us to dinner. It takes a brave man to invite my horde of three boys (ages from one to eight)…
September 25, 2005