Design of Rain Drops
Rain Drops on Poinsetta, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The other day it was raining, but bright. I snapped these photos of rain drops on the poinsetta…
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December 31, 2007
Bay Leaves
Bay Leaves, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. With this photogram of bay leaves, I wish you and yours a taste-filled and happy New Year!
December 30, 2007
Snow Peas
Snow Peas on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. These snow peas started on white (below) and ended up manipulated for effect on black (above). View this…
December 30, 2007
’Shrooms
Shitake Mushrooms, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I blasted light through these shitake mushrooms, photographed the group from above. In Photoshop, I inverted the photo to get…
December 29, 2007
Star Anise
Star Anise, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Star anise is a spice used in Chinese, Indian, and Vietnamese cooking. The star anise is the fruit of the…
December 29, 2007
Civilization
Civilization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a Photoshop collage based on my Oakland reflections photos. Related stories: There Is a There There; Persistence of Reflections;…
December 28, 2007
There Is a There There
Forgotten in the mythology of Oakland--the high violent crime rate, and the barrios that gave birth to the Black Panthers--is the fact that this is a thriving city. San Francisco,…
December 28, 2007
Persistence of Reflections
Persistence of Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The reflections in downtown Oakland, as I've said, remind me of architecture by Gaudí. Close up, looking at the…
December 27, 2007
Reflections, Downtown Oakland
Reflections, Downtown Oakland, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Mark and I wandered downtown Oakland with our cameras, and we were struck by these reflections in the curved…
December 27, 2007
Sleeping Beauty
Mathew, photo by Harold Davis. I guess opening presents is hard work! When our Mathew is asleep, it's possible to forget the often joyous and always loud being that inhabits…
December 25, 2007
Winter Moon and Cherry Leaves
Winter Moon and Cherry Leaves, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Christmas eve we had lots of family over, a turkey dinner, and the table groaned. Later, after…
December 25, 2007
Sailboat
Sailboat, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo from the end of the Berkeley Pier several years ago. Looking through my files recently, I was struck by the contrast…
December 24, 2007
Red Rose Heart
Red Rose Heart, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The interior of this red rose reminds me of the conventional shape assigned a heart. Related story: Rose Studies.…
December 22, 2007
White Rose on Black
White Rose on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a version of the Burning White Rose. As with the other shots in the session, I…
December 22, 2007
Website Make Over
I've updated the web presence for Harold Davis Photography by streamlining the graphics, adding print galleries with a shopping cart (more about this later), a page about my photography books,…
December 22, 2007
Anemone on Black
Anemone on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Here's a photogram made from an anemone Japonica from our garden that I'm just getting around to blogging.
December 21, 2007
Suspended Animation
Suspended Animation, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a water drop image from about six months ago that I never blogged, so here it is! The…
December 21, 2007
White and Black
Dawn Chorus Poppy on White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I was browsing my files in the middle of the night, gathering the far-flung pieces of a…
December 21, 2007