Fresco Flower
[Note: this is a reposting of a story originally published in August 2005.] Fresco Flower, photo by Harold Davis. I thought this photo looked like a painting when I took…
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August 18, 2008
A Walk on the Wild Side
[Note: this is a reposting of a story originally published in July 2005.] © Harold Davis - Thousand Islands Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, July 2, 2005 About a week ago…
August 15, 2008
Sexy Angel Face
Sexy Angel Face, photo by Harold Davis. This is an Angel Face rose from my garden. I think it is so sexy! Here's another photo of the same rose bud,…
August 14, 2008
Don’t Take My Kodachrome Away
This photo shows photographer Jay Maisel buried in Kodachrome slides around 1980. But Kodachrome is doomed. Kodachrome, the most permanent and colorful of color films is also very expensive to…
August 13, 2008
Fog on the Headlands
Fog on the Headlands, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The other day Mark and I climbed Slacker Ridge, and watched the early evening fog pour over Marin…
August 12, 2008
Baby Face
Baby Face, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: This is a close-up of Katie Rose's face. It's probably closer up than you might think, and certainly in macro territory. I…
August 12, 2008
Katie Rose at Home
Katie at Home, photo by Harold Davis. It's been a week since we brought Katie Rose home from the NICU. There's been some adjustment, of course, to having a newborn…
August 11, 2008
Book Review: Night Vision
Troy Paiva, whose work is handsomely reproduced in Chronicle Book's recent Night Vision, is one of the acknowledged masters within the small cadre of professional night photographers. The stunning photos…
August 9, 2008
Fourth of July Rose
Fourth of July Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: For a special project I needed macro photos of flowers showing selective focus. I photographed this…
August 9, 2008
North Berkeley at Night
North Berkeley at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a 32 minute exposure from the roof near my bedroom looking east up San Fernando towards…
August 8, 2008
Stephanorrhina gaffata
Towards the end of 2007 I was working on a special project that involved photographing, scanning, and Photoshopping flowers and insects using a variety of techniques. This beetle ended up…
August 7, 2008
Bringing Katie Rose Home
It took Phileas Fogg eighty days to go around the world in the Jules Verne novel, and it's been eighty days and change since the birth of Katie Rose. Our…
August 5, 2008
Clouds
Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My idea was to hike down to the northeastern end of Drakes Beach, and see if I could make my way…
August 2, 2008
Tracks Not Taken
Tracks Not Taken, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is another photo of the abandoned naval shipyards on Mare Island. I like the conjunction of tracks and…
August 2, 2008
Katie Is Coming Home
Katie Rose's Face, photo by Harold Davis. When we got to the hospital today we were delighted to find Katie Rose without tape on her face. She's been off her…
July 31, 2008
Magic of the Mundane
Katie's Bottle, photo by Harold Davis. This is a photo of one of the small, plastic bottles used to feed Katie Rose her fortified breast milk. It's amazing how photography…
July 30, 2008
Ten Top Techniques
I was recently asked to compile ten of my favorite tips and techniques from Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. Here's a look at what I selected, along with the…
July 30, 2008
Katie’s Smile
Katie's Smile, photo by Harold Davis. When we visit Katie Rose in her new quarters in NICU West she opens her eyes, glad to see us. Temperature checked, diaper changed,…
July 29, 2008