Vertigo
Vertigo, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I lay down at the bottom of the spiral staircase shown in After the Wedding. With my tripod fitting clumsily in…
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March 17, 2008
Study in Camellia
Study in Camellia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Sometimes simple is best. This is a straightforward, unmanipulated shot. I used basic lighting and a black background to…
March 16, 2008
Book Imposition
Book Imposition, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo shows imposition proofs for my Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. The book is due out in the…
January 23, 2008
A Sense of Scale
View this photo larger. Read the back story featuring this image. When a photo is about pattern, the thrill of composition can come from a dissonance in size. Is the…
January 14, 2008
Stadium
Stadium, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photo of the seating at UC Berkeley's Memorial Stadium, notorious as the home of the California Golden Bears…
January 13, 2008
Petals
Petals, image by Harold Davis. View this image larger. We were proofing a 176 page book--Light and Exposure for Digital Photographers from O'Reilly--on our Epson 4800 printer using rolls of…
January 13, 2008
How High Can You Go?
How high can you go? How low can you go? At least when the question is ISO...the answer depends on your hardware. In the case of my Nikon D200, high…
October 13, 2007
Faerie Rose on Black
Faerie Rose on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is a Faerie rose from a neglected part of our garden, first on white, then via an…
October 12, 2007
Faerie Bouquet
Faerie Bouquet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an intentionally overexposed photo of a spray of Faerie old-fashioned roses, taken with my new Canon G9. I…
October 11, 2007
Forest Floor
Forest Floor, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On an overcast but bright day in early October, my kids and I wandered the Yosemite Valley floor. By the…
October 9, 2007
Trawling for Moonlight
The fishing trawler was returning to port through the Golden Gate. As the boat headed for the channel of moonlight, I realized that a long time exposure just wouldn't do.…
October 9, 2007
Boy and Bug
Boy and Bug, photo by Harold Davis. We took the kids and their bicycles (always a production) to the Prospect-Sierra yard. Julian spotted this praying mantis, and the boy and…
October 8, 2007
Weight of Water
Weight of Water, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Back from my quick trip to Yosemite with the kids, Phyllis reminded me that I don't need to go…
October 8, 2007
El Capitan Reflections
El Capitan Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Julian, Nicky, and I left Berkeley after their visit to the dentist and lunch on a Thursday in early…
October 7, 2007
Alstromeria
Alstromeria, photo by Harold Davis. View this photogram larger. I've never blogged this photogram of a Peruvian Lily (Alstromeria), and looking at it again I think it's worthy.
October 2, 2007
Bridge and Pier
Good Night Bridge, Good Night Pier, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Last night was balmy and almost tropical on the Berkeley Pier, as Mike and I took…
October 2, 2007
Orange Poppy and Shadow
Orange Poppy and Shadow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This orange Papaver nudicaule is a companion piece to yellow Papaver and Shadow.
October 2, 2007
Nonpareil
Pear, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photo of pears from our garden. I took the image with my new Canon Powershot G9. For a…
October 1, 2007
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