Stars My Destination
Stars My Destination, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a stacked composite of 27 exposures, each capture shot at 4 minutes, f/2.8, and ISO 400. I…
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November 17, 2010
Devil’s Golf Course
Devil's Golf Course, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: I scouted Devil's Golf Course in daylight before spending the night. To create the sunburst effect shown…
November 16, 2010
Alabama Hills Sunrise
Alabama Hills Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As the sun cleared the Panamint Range to the east, it lit the rocks and textures of the Alabama…
November 15, 2010
Boys and Their Toys
View North from Gunga Din, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger This is a view facing north from the Gunga Din formation in the Alabama Hills above Lone…
November 14, 2010
Alabama Hills at Night
Alabama Hills at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This was a shot taken during the recent Star Circle and night photography workshop that Steven Christenson and…
November 13, 2010
Bonus Rainbow
Bonus Rainbow, photo by Harold Davis. During a break in the fantastic and magical Star Circles workshop, we actually did some daytime shooting in the Alabama Hills. Odd to be…
November 12, 2010
Zabriskie Point
Zabriskie Point, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Zabriskie Point in Death Valley is famous because of the eponymous 1970s film by Michelangelo Antonioni. It's also a great…
November 10, 2010
Devil’s Golf Course
Devil's Golf Course, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Speaking of golf courses in the desert, this is the Devil's Golf Course in Death Valley. Slightly to the…
November 9, 2010
Creating Photo Books
My most recent Photo.net column is about Creating Photo Books. Here's the description from the Photo.net newsletter. Enjoy! Harold Davis knows his material when it comes to the topic of…
November 9, 2010
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…
November 7, 2010
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
Cherry Blossoms on Skin
Recently, I was sent a snapshot of a tattoo creating using one of my images as inspiration. It's flattering to have someone like one of my photos enough to have…
October 25, 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