Dream Path
Dream Path, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In the full night, with fog whistling through the Eucalyptus grove, I exposed for eighty seconds. It seemed to me…
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June 4, 2007
Eucalyptus Grove in the Fog
Eucalyptus Grove in the Fog, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. We've been living under a cloud cover in the San Francisco Bay area for the last week,…
June 1, 2007
Tennessee Valley by Moonlight
Tennessee Valley by Moonlight, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a 210 second exposure of the grasses along Tennessee Valley by moon and star light (with…
June 1, 2007
Point Reyes Lighthouse
Point Reyes Lighthouse, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Here's another version of the Point Reyes Lighthouse after sunset, this one a thirty second exposure that shows the…
May 31, 2007
Physical Prints in a Virtual World
When I came back to photography in early 2005, I confronted a world gone digital and virtual. On the whole, I thought this was a good thing, and I was…
May 31, 2007
Wide-Angle Hydrangea
Hydrangea Sheila, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photo of a designer Hydrangea, Hydrangea Sheila, one of the so-called "Dutch Ladies" created by Dutch plantsman…
May 30, 2007
Tamalpais from Mission Peak
Tamalpais from Mission Peak, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This view looks north from the summit of Mission Peak. Mission Boulevard points in a straight line towards…
May 29, 2007
Return of the Drama Queen
Return of the Drama Queen, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a Drama Queen Poppy, Papaver somniferum, that reseeded itself in my garden. I bought the…
May 28, 2007
Above the Urban Sprawl
Above the Urban Sprawl, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This photo from the summit of Mission Peak looks north past Hayward up the San Francisco Bay. Depending…
May 28, 2007
Improv on Mission Peak
Diablo from Mission Peak, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Jack invited me on a hike up Mission Peak, along with his friend Eric. The plan was to…
May 27, 2007
When Is a Photograph Not a Photograph?
My five-year-old son Nicky likes to ask me, "When is a door not a door?" Before I can answer, he tells me, "When it's a jar," and cackles wildly. In…
May 26, 2007
Imperfect Rose
Imperfect Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is an imperfect rose. Like all living things, it comes with imperfections as part of the package. Still, when…
May 26, 2007
Star Light Star Bright
Star Light Star Bright, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a 210 second time exposure of the small lake at the bottom of Tennessee Valley. Beyond…
May 25, 2007
City Lights
City Lights, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a long exposure (120 seconds) with my 10.5mm digital fisheye lens photographed into night. Standing on my aerie,…
May 25, 2007
Tennessee Beach Sunset
Tennessee Beach Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a long (four minute) exposure, as you can tell by the trails the stars make and the…
May 24, 2007
Tennessee Valley at Night
Tennessee Valley at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Coming off the cliffs by Tennesse Beach in full night, I found the homeward trail still and serene.…
May 24, 2007
Marin Coast Sunset
Marin Coast Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a thirty second time exposure with my lens wide open. I caught the last light of sunset.…
May 23, 2007
Mount Tamalpais at Night
Mount Tamalpais, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. With the shutter open for five minutes, my sensor picks up all kinds of ambient light on the slopes of…
May 23, 2007