digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
The Calla Lily's shapes---tapered, curved, sensuous---echo other natural forms, such as the human body or the rock formations found in slot canyons. I photographed this flower to appear luminous against…
Picking compulsively at his beloved blanket, Mathew leaves these microscopic skeins of fabric everywhere. He and Nicky have dubbed them "blanket DNA."
Often when I'm out and about with the kids, and not specifically being a photographer, I carry a small camera such as my Nikon P7000. The shots I snap with…
If you are like me, your life is busy with many challenges, concerns, deadlines, and obligations. A great thing about going to a workshop is that it lets one leave…
One direction photographers often don't think to point their cameras is straight up. Sure, we include sky and mountains at the horizon line in many of our photos, and tilt…
Smack dab in the middle of the Hoover Dam (see shot below) sits an elegant art deco men's room. Our bathroom at home should only look so good. Well, maybe…
A sequence of photos from The Story of Katie Rose: A Preemie's Journey has been honored as a Finalist by the jurors in the Storytelling Contest under the auspices of…
Creeping on a dark night towards a thousand foot drop-off, in a place one has never been, with no clear path or trail, while lugging heavy gear is surprisingly (or…
Our good friend Mark recently retired from the armed services after 28 years. At his very special and moving retirement ceremony, Mark presented this ceremonial sword to his Dad---a World…
Dipping below the plateau of the Colorado on a moonless night heading for Marble Canyon, I felt adrift driving the van. With apparent nothingness outside, I was alone in time…
On my homeward leg on my recent southwest trip, I swung down to New River, Arizona to visit Phyllis's mom Barbara. It was still dark of the moon, so I…
This shot of Lower Antelope Canyon is the first image I've had time to process from my recent trip to the southwest. I'm looking forward to posting more imagery including…
Briefly noted: I photographed this Calla Lily for suppleness and curvature, like a cello or a woman's body, using a long (300mm) focal length stacked with 68mm of extension tubes.
This is a shot of Ruth Glacier in the Alaska Range on the approach to Denali. The glacier stretches 50-100 miles into the distance, a great superhighway of rock and…
Wherever you go, there you are. If you have an iPhone there you are with a fairly decent camera. A fairly decent camera with some interesting features. Great for photographing…
My parents, Martin Davis and Virginia Davis, on the recent occasion of a family lunch to celebrate my Dad's 83rd birthday, taken with my Nikon P7000. Nice soft light coming…
Briefly noted: From near West Point Inn on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais I watched the fog come over the city of San Francisco and the Marin Headlands, with each…
Briefly noted: Out shooting waterdrops during a break in the rainy weather we've had recently. Liquid sunshine in a drop! EXIF data: 200mm f/4 macro, 36mm extension tube, +4 close-up…