Naming the Wilderness
Yosemite Valley from Inspiration Point Trail, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Certain names come up over and over again in the wilderness. In my experience, there are…
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December 13, 2006
Yosemite Dreams
Yosemite Falls from Swinging Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A wet and rainy Pacific storm front has hit the Bay area. As the storm moves east,…
December 12, 2006
Kids, Hiking, and a Warm Fire
Nicky on the Inspiration Point Trail, photo by Harold Davis. It's great that my kids love hiking. Nicky, shown above, is at the start of the Inspiration Point trail in…
December 11, 2006
Time Keeps on Slipping
Ferry and Barge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Photography is remarkable in its ability to freeze a moment of time. But when the exposure gets really long,…
December 10, 2006
Line in the Sand
Golden Gate Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's not often you see red parallel lines in the sand. These lines are the reflection of one of…
December 9, 2006
Night
Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This image shows the lights of Emeryville, San Francisco, and both spans of the Bay Bridge at night. If you look…
December 8, 2006
Subtle Pleasures
Forest, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The patterns in this image of the forest in snow don't make for a grand statement. The pleasures, particularly when viewed…
December 6, 2006
Flowers on Black
Alstromeria 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Inverting the versions of these flowers on white, here are an alstromeria (Peruvian lily) and a crassula argentea (Jade plant…
December 5, 2006
Golden Gate Bridge Reflections
Golden Gate Bridge Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Between a cloud in a reflection and the panorama of the Golden Gate, and opposite Fort Point, lies…
December 5, 2006
Window on the Golden Gate
Window on the Golden Gate, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Fort Point stands beneath the southern (San Francisco) end of the Golden Gate bridge. There was a…
December 3, 2006
Wave Toss
Wave Toss, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I was on Baker Beach to photograph the Golden Gate as night fell. My plan was to wait until it…
December 2, 2006
Flowers on White
Alstromeria 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Here are two new flowers on white, created with my photogram capture and cross-processed digitally. Above: Alstromeria (Peruvian lily); Below:…
December 2, 2006
Julian in Yosemite
Julian in Yosemite, photo by Harold Davis. Going through my digital archives, I came across these photos of Julian in Yosemite from March 2006. He seems so happy in the…
December 2, 2006
Homeward Trail
Homeward Trail, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The sun has set not long ago, rain clouds hover, and the moon lights the trail towards home. Another long…
December 1, 2006
Jasmine’s Shadow
Jasmine's Shadow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This jasmine flower "dances" with its shadow in the early morning light. Tough to get a low enough angle using…
November 30, 2006
Family
Family, photo by Harold Davis. Mostly, I write about (and photograph) my kids. Here are some other members of my family, photographed using a self-timer with the camera on a…
November 30, 2006
Estero Crossing
Estero Crossing, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Estero Trail crosses Drakes Estero on the causeway and bridge shown here.
November 30, 2006
Papaver Birth
Papaver Birth, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's tough to catch a poppy in the moment of birth: turn around and the poppy has breached its pod…
November 29, 2006