Cherry Blossoms
Every year the cherry trees flower in the cultivated areas of the hills of California's coastal range, and of course I am impelled to photograph the blossoms. This season the…
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February 3, 2009
Changes
Since the world is always changing, photography is largely about capturing states of things---scenes, objects, or people---in the process of change. A single image can intimate the before, and the…
February 2, 2009
Cold
Cold, photo by Harold Davis. This is Katie Rose's first cold, and it is not a pretty picture. Because of her damaged lungs (normal for a 24-week preemie who spent…
February 1, 2009
Masked Avenger
A long way this lepidoptra flew from the rain forest. The time had come to reset balance and right wrongs. Masked Avenger, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger.…
January 31, 2009
Tummy Tyme
Tummy Tyme, photo by Harold Davis. Katie Rose is learning to lift her head while she is on her tummy. She is helped in this endeavor by her mommy, and…
January 28, 2009
Alstromeria Medley
Alstromeria Medley on White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: While photographing the Helleborus, I also placed these alstromeria blossoms on the lightbox; the black variation…
January 28, 2009
Transmogrification
Transmogrification is the process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another. This transmogrification starts with a relatively straight photo of a white hellebore, taken a…
January 27, 2009
Hidden Seeds
Hidden Seeds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. After photographing the pink Hellebore, I let it soak for several days. When the petals were transparent to the point…
January 26, 2009
Mission San Jose
Mission San Jose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On a recent Saturday, Julian and I went to the Tech Museum in San Jose, California for the birthday…
January 25, 2009
From Architecture to Fantasy
Between committments at Macworld at the Moscone Center I wandered over and indulged my dome photography habit by photographing the dome in the Westfield shopping mall in downtown San Francisco.…
January 23, 2009
Written in Milk
Sharing, photo by Harold Davis. It's good to learn sharing early. When Katie Rose was in the NICU, Phyllis pumped large quantities of breast milk for her. The inventory far…
January 22, 2009
The Wrestlers’ Tomb
The Wrestlers' Tomb, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Some days I feel I'm channeling Vincent van Gogh, others it is M.C. Escher, and today I am channeling…
January 22, 2009
Pink Hellebore
Pink Hellebore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this pink hellebore blossom---I think it's a Helleborus x hybridus "Royal Heritage"---using the same technique as the White…
January 21, 2009
White Hellebore
White Hellebore, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Hellebores are delicate flowers that bloom close to the ground in partial shade. They are one of our first flowers…
January 20, 2009
Tugboats, Port Richmond
Tugboats, Port Richmond, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's well known that the California East Bay city of Richmond has serious crime problems. Less well known is…
January 19, 2009
Green Artifact
Green Artifact, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photo of the Marin Fountain in Berkeley taken at sunset with my fisheye lens. I was surprised…
January 18, 2009
Flickr, Blurb, and Multiple Sclerosis
What do Flickr, Blurb, and multiple sclerosis have in common? How can the combination contribute to the fight against MS, and maybe change the face of publishing at the same…
January 16, 2009
Dear President Obama
My eleven-year-old son Julian was given a fifth-grade school assignment to write a letter to President-elect Obama. Julian composed his letter on his own, and I'm reproducing it here with…
January 16, 2009