Web Architecture
When I drop Katie Rose off at Step One, the area around her pre-school is often in the clouds, with drops of water clinging to flora---and spider webs. The other…
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October 25, 2011
Intricate Detail of Nature’s Perfection
My image, Intricate Detail of Nature's Perfection (shown above), was a winner in the 2011 North American Nature Photography Association (NANPA) contest. Today (October 24, 2011) Intricate Detail graces the…
October 24, 2011
Fog on the Coast
The sun was battling the fog, with the line of the coast the demilitarized zone. First the fog bank standing out to sea would ride in, covering the shore. Then…
October 21, 2011
Succulent
Briefly noted: I shot this succulent in the gardens at Esalen using my 85mm Nikon PC-E Micro-Nikkor f/2.8D tilt-shift macro lens. A tilt-shift lens helps correct lines of perspective when…
October 19, 2011
Bamboo
Sometimes simple is best. I worked hard to achieve simplicity in these images of Bamboo, cut from a variegated plant around the corner from where I live. It is well-known…
October 13, 2011
Glass Spiral
Glass Spiral, photo by Harold Davis. The image above was shot through a magnifying lens straight down on a turned-over glass. You can see a bit more of the magnification…
October 12, 2011
Sweet Melancholy
There's nothing like watching rain from inside where it is warm and dry to usher in feelings of sweet melancholy. Yesterday, a warm and gentle rain fell like a curtain…
October 11, 2011
Scabiosa Pods and Fern
Possibly I am obsessed. The same set of shooting and post-production techniques that work to make imagery of glassware look something like antique drawings also work on ferns and seed…
October 9, 2011
Sun and Waterdrops
The day started with a massive downpour. Then there was a sunny interlude before the rain began again. Things continued in this intermittent vein. I took advantage of a lull…
October 6, 2011
HDR is technique, not style
Among the many misconceptions about HDR (High Dynamic Range) image creation is a big mistake: the belief that HDR represents a style, or a particular look. Photographers who subscribe to…
October 4, 2011
Anemone and Water Drops
How fine it is to take advantage of a light rain, and photograph waterdrops caught in a spider web! A small, delicate flower, an anemone, is behind the web and…
October 3, 2011
Photographing Flowers is shipping
Just a brief note to say that Photographing Flowers: Exploring Macro Worlds with Harold Davis, published by Focal Press, is now shipping and available from Amazon and Barnes & Nobles.…
September 28, 2011
Different Kind of Flower
The glare of reflected sunlight on the swimming pool was blindingly bright. There was a wide dynamic range of lighting levels from the light on the water to the attractive…
September 28, 2011
Hall of Mirrors
On a hot and humid day in March of 1957, forty-two men armed with sub-machine guns, carbines and automatic pistols crammed into the back of a small delivery truck. Two…
September 26, 2011
Floral Tapestry Panel
This is a panel in a "floral tapestry"---shot in several pieces using a lightbox as the background, then stitched together as a panorama. Related image and story: Making a Floral…
September 23, 2011
Forest Sonata
At a glance in Adobe Bridge, the RAW file showing crepuscular rays of sunshine on the forest floor seemed underexposed, lifeless and gray. This was not entirely surprising, as I…
September 22, 2011
Three New Galleries
I've added three new galleries to my website: Landscapes Models Floral Tapestries Enjoy!
September 21, 2011
Looking Up
Things are looking up. Last week I took a break from assignments and book deadlines and embarked on an ambitious program to revitalize my website. The main point was to…
September 18, 2011