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…
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March 23, 2011
Eros: Sensual Portraits
Everytime I post an image of an attractive woman on my blog I get emails asking whether my marriage is in trouble. I appreciate the concern, and thank you! But…
March 22, 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
Using Email to Find an Audience
My new Photo.net column explains how to use email to find an audience for your photos. Here's the article description: Harold’s new series of columns on Finding an Audience for…
March 17, 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
The Photoshop Darkroom2 Discussions
One of our recent books, The Photoshop Darkroom 2: Creative Digital Transformations (Focal Press), continues to be the subject of somewhat heated discussion on Amazon, with 17 customer reviews to…
March 10, 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
Print of the Month: Poppies
Our March, 2011 offering is Poppies. In our neck of the woods, poppies are among the first flowers to bloom in the spring. So we feel it is appropriate to…
March 9, 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
Death Valley Star Trails
Death Valley is one of the grandest and most expansive landscapes on the North American continent. Therefore, camping at Furnace Creek is something of a paradox because conditions are cramped…
March 4, 2011
The Story of Katie Rose: A Preemie’s Journey
Katie Rose was born prematurely almost three years ago at 24 weeks gestation, almost 16 weeks early. In the dark, hectic days in the NICU that followed, we would have…
March 2, 2011
My New e-Friend
Wherever you go, there you are---and so, it turns out, is my new Verizon iPhone 4 camera. This shot of an old car is taken with my iPhone a few…
March 2, 2011
Vanishing Point
I shot these railroad tracks near the dusty mining town of Trona, California---where I'll be headed again in the next couple of days on my way to Death Valley and…
February 25, 2011