Ceremonial Sword
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…
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April 10, 2011
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Navajo Bridge at Night
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…
April 9, 2011
Night Sky, New River
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…
April 8, 2011
Slot Canyon
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…
April 7, 2011
Calla Lily
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.
March 29, 2011
Ruth Glacier, Alaska
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…
March 28, 2011
Julian and Katie Rose
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…
March 26, 2011
83rd Birthday
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…
March 25, 2011
City as Landscape
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…
March 23, 2011
Sunshine on a Rainy Day
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…
March 21, 2011
Roundtrip in Black and White
This is a photo of a tree beside Route 120 near China Camp on the way to Yosemite. I shot the photo on a gray day, and underexposed by about…
March 18, 2011
iPhone Syllogism
If the best camera to use is the one I have with me, and I always have my iPhone with me, then many times my iPhone will be the best…
March 16, 2011
Yosemite Falls Rainbow
Walking over to Yosemite Falls in the morning there was darkness and light. I was ready when the rainbow came out. I had my polarizer already on. I used a…
March 15, 2011
Twig
Along the banks of the Merced today while the children played I photographed water drops. In this one, you can see the beginnings of spring. The water drop is on…
March 14, 2011
Jade Forest
Briefly noted: I am not escaping into the water worlds and forests of drops; rather, I am taking the boys to Yosemite for a few days. The girls stay behind…
March 13, 2011
No Vampires
It's hard to imagine that you'd have much to worry about in terms of vampira if you were a wanderer in the caves found in this clove of garlic!
March 12, 2011
Jade Drops
Around the corner a huge Jade Plant, Crassula argentea, grows out over the street. This plant is an excellent waterdrop catcher, and I enjoy photographing it following the rain. This…
March 10, 2011
Valley of Fire Star Trails
From Death Valley I drove across the suprisingly wild and beautiful uplands of Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and photographed Hoover Dam (more on these locations in a later story).…
March 5, 2011