Focus
Nectar of Lily, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Focus, in the sense of focusing the lens, is one of the primary variables in a photograph under the…
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March 6, 2008
Lily in a Green Vase
Lily in a Green Vase, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Flowers in our house often do double duty, and this lily is no exception. Purchased as part…
March 5, 2008
Portrait of Mathew
Portrait of Mathew, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a portrait of Mathew taken recently at pickup time in his pre-school yard. I'm struck by how…
March 5, 2008
Moby Dick
Moby Dick, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Looking through the lens at the rain-drenched petals of this white cyclamen, I was reminded of something great and white...maybe…
March 3, 2008
Blossoms and Sensitivity
I've written about using noise for aesthetic purposes. I've also explored the possibility that noise generated by boosting a camera's sensitivity (ISO) will become a historical artifact and thing of…
March 2, 2008
Inversion of Hellebores
Hellebore on White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The image above was the first version of this photo. I used a flourescent light table as my illumination…
February 28, 2008
McWay Creek Falls
McWay Creek Falls, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. McWay Creek Falls can be viewed from the observation trail at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur.…
February 27, 2008
Solar Bisection near Euclid
Solar Bisection, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. One of my favorite spots for observing sunset over Mount Tamalpais and the Golden Gate is a vacant lot on…
February 26, 2008
Under the Golden Gate Bridge
Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. With the top floor deck of Fort Point repaired and open to the public, it's now possible…
February 25, 2008
So It Begins
So It Begins, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The lunar eclipse a few nights ago was already beginning when I got to Inspiration Point. Later, as the…
February 24, 2008
Water Jewel
Water Jewel, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As sunshine came through the rain clouds I photographed this water drop on our peony bush. There's nothing like a…
February 22, 2008
Hayward Marsh
Hayward Marsh, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The San Mateo Bridge crosses San Francisco Bay roughly half way between San Francisco and San Jose. Many commuters rushing…
February 21, 2008
Memory Palace
Memory Palace, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This digital photo collage is an elaboration of Dream Palace, itself a manipulation of a photo of William Randolph Hearst's…
February 21, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A full lunar eclipse was scheduled just after moon rise in the early evening in the Bay area. My hope,…
February 21, 2008
Making a Digital Collage
The image below is a digital collage, meaning a Photoshop composite created by blending layers. As these collages go, this is a fairly simple piece. All the elements in the…
February 20, 2008
Rose Bouquet from Above
Rose Bouquet from Above, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a subsequent photo of the bouquet of roses, with the buds a bit more open, and…
February 19, 2008
Upgrading the Firmware of My Nikon D300
Proving once again that a digital camera is a computer with a lens on front, yesterday I upgraded the firmware (or BIOS) of my Nikon D300. This was a simple…
February 19, 2008
Virginia Davis Exhibition
Layers © Virginia Davis. Well-known textile artist Virginia Davis is having an exhibit of her beautiful and provocative woven canvas imagery at the Noho Gallery in New York April 1,…
February 18, 2008