Scotty’s Castle
Scotty's Castle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Anyone who knows me knows that I'll flip for a good spiral stair---imagine my surprise and delight in…
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November 7, 2010
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Death Valley Campsite
Death Valley Campsite, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. After shooting several night stacks, I plugged the camera into my big battery and went to sleep in my…
November 6, 2010
Race Track Playa
Race Track Playa, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Race Track is a dried lake bed in the back country of Death Valley, named because of the…
November 4, 2010
Bristlecone Pines in the Snow
Bristlecone Pines in the Snow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This is the composition I was working on when rudely interrupted, as told in When…
October 29, 2010
When Workshops Collide
White Mountain Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On a break from scouting for our Alabama Hills Star Circle workshop, Steven and I headed up into the…
October 27, 2010
Petroglyphs
More Alien Doodles, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. For thousands of years this rock has faced the sky with its mysterious cargoe of markings. Are these writings…
October 24, 2010
Fog City
Fog City, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. No matter how socked-in and foggy the San Francisco Bay area is, there's a good chance that the sun is…
October 23, 2010
Passiflora
Passiflora, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A Passiflora vine twines around the No Parking sign in front of our house here in Berkeley, California. Nicky pointed out…
October 22, 2010
Eros Art Exhibit
Kellie, photo by Harold Davis. I have nine monochromatic prints (including the image of Kellie shown above) in The Eros Show, on exhibit (and for sale) at the Arthouse Gallery…
October 21, 2010
Whirl of Rose
Whirl of Rose, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: This is one of the roses I brought to a recent Creative Close-Ups workshop. I photographed the blossom straight down using…
October 20, 2010
Snake Skin
Snake Skin, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Friday, I drove out to the historic Coastguard boathouse on the tip of Point Reyes to give a weekend…
October 19, 2010
Stars over Bishop, California
Stars over Bishop, California, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This is a view northwest over Owens Valley from Sierra View, high in the White Mountains.…
October 18, 2010
Alabama Hills Star Trails
Alabama Hills Star Trails, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. OK. So it was hardly a gourmet picnic dinner. Steven and I stopped for a take-out sandwich at…
October 13, 2010
East of Eden
Owens River Valley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Exploring the high volcanic tableland in Owens Valley with Steven, I positioned my tripod on the brink. Far below,…
October 12, 2010
Lady Boot Arch
Lady Boot Arch, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an image of Lady Boot Arch in the Alabama Hills, located between Lone Pine, California and Mount…
October 11, 2010
Forget-Her-Nots Cover
I was very pleased to see the way my photo turned out on the cover of Amy Brecount White's Forget-Her-Nots. The publisher is Greenwillow Books (part of HarperCollins) and the…
October 4, 2010
Rose
Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I finally got around to post-processing this rose photo, originally shot in 2007. Like most active photographers I have a huge…
October 1, 2010
Diffusion
Diffusion, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The sun shining through pockets of fog in this woodland valley created a perfectly diffused lighting source. I used…
September 28, 2010