An amusement park for adults
Downtown Porto, Portugal's second city, has aspects of an amusement park for adults, without being cloying. There's a great river with boats of every kind, an old town with ancient…
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March 6, 2015
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Cotter Pin
The cotter pin, also sometimes called a split pin, is piece of metal separated into two tines. The tines are bent outwards in installation, and the cotter pin is used…
March 3, 2015
New span of the Bay Bridge
When the new Sheriff comes riding into town, everyone needs to adjust. The same thing is true for photographers when a new public structure goes up, particularly when the change…
February 27, 2015
Wabi-Sabi Anemones
Beauty should never be a hostage to perfection. Wabi-sabi is a Japanese aesthetic that recognizes the beauty in transience and imperfection. These anemones were beautiful in their prime. They are…
February 24, 2015
Preview my Craftsy Photographing Flowers course
Click here to watch the trailer for my Photographing Flowers course on the Craftsy platform. Use this link to sign up for Photographing Flowers with a special 50% off today. If…
February 18, 2015
Bouquet of Anemones
These pretty anemones come from Thomas Farms, and are organic (as well as locally sourced). The potential advantages of eating organic food are pretty clear, but why buy organic cut…
February 16, 2015
Anemone Fun
I am always amazed when I start a flower photography session: no two flowers are ever the same, and there are always an infinitude of possible ways to imagine a…
February 14, 2015
Hekatonkheires
This image, derived from a single in-camera multiple exposure, plays homage to the Hekatonkheires, a race of hundred-handed giants in Greek mythology. In the popular Rick Riordan young adult fantasy…
January 31, 2015
Pagan Goddess
With flowers beginning to burst forth in my neighborhood with all their sensual energy my thoughts turn "naturally" to the passion of nature. Nature is wonderful, nature can be fearsome,…
January 29, 2015
Face of the Deep
On a cloudy late afternoon I stood on the Great Beach of Point Reyes, California, watching the roiling surf that had made its way across the empty miles of the…
January 20, 2015
Making the Artisanal Inkjet Print
I was recently asked by an art gallerist I work with to help educate some clients regarding my printmaking. Essentially the issues come down to exploring how my prints differ…
January 15, 2015
Simplicity
Sometimes simplicity is best, although simplicity can be hard to achieve. Both visually and technically, simple images give you no place to hide. In other words, complexity can hide problems,…
January 12, 2015
Castelo Marvao
Late on a frigid November afternoon I checked into the Pousada Santa Maria---a converted convent---in the eagle-nest town of Marvao, Portugal. I was the only guest at the hotel. I…
January 8, 2015
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year!
Warm wishes for a joyous New Year! Delve into your creative spirit in 2015... Click here for a PDF version of this card. Click here for My Best of 2014.
December 31, 2014
White Poppy © Harold Davis
My Best of 2014
2014 has been an exciting year for me photographically, from many viewpoints, including the geographic and chronological. When I am not suffering from temporal displacement syndrome (otherwise known as jet…
December 25, 2014
Falling Water
Recent winter rainstorms have battered the San Francisco area in Northern California with much needed rain. In a break in the weather I decided to hike to Cataract Falls on…
December 24, 2014
Photographing Waves
Waves are a fundamental form of the universe. Light and sound come in waves. Wave formation underlies much that we know, and don't know, about the universe around us. As manifest…
December 22, 2014