Remembrance of Things Past
Tractor, photo by Harold Davis. This old John Deere tractor rusting beside the road near Carson City, Nevada caught my eye because of the contrast between the red of the…
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August 31, 2005
Red Dragonfly
Red Dragonfly1, photo by Harold Davis. Julian spotted this wonderful red dragonfly. It took some patience to photograph because it was constantly in motion. Even in this picture the wings…
August 30, 2005
Moon over Lake Tahoe
Moon over Lake Tahoe, photo by Harold Davis. This is a long time exposure taken from near Dollar Point on Lake Tahoe. The long time exposure explains the glassy (or…
August 29, 2005
Putting the Sky in Emerald Bay
Emerald Bay, photo by Harold Davis. We just got back from a family vacation in Lake Tahoe. We stayed in a condo and spent a lot of time by the…
August 29, 2005
Flying
Flying, photo by Harold Davis. When we visited Squaw Valley on our recent trip to Lake Tahoe, we found that Trapeze Arts had set up a flying trapeze on top…
August 28, 2005
Marbles, the Planets, and the Night Sky
Marbles, the Planets, and the Night Sky, photo by Harold Davis. Lots of fun - you can probably recognize the marbles, but what about the rim of the glass bowl?
August 20, 2005
Equals Toys
Equals Toys, photo by Harold Davis. One of the great things about having kids is that I get to play with their toys!
August 19, 2005
The Eye and the Wheel
The Eye and the Wheel, photo by Harold Davis. It's fun to play with Photoshop and create composite images that are part photograph, part painting - and part imagination. This…
August 18, 2005
Route 395
Route 395, photo by Harold Davis. Route 395 runs down a magnificent corridor along the Eastern Sierra, passing through Mono Basin and Owens Valley. If you turn West on route…
August 16, 2005
Julian and Mammoth
Julian and Mammoth, photo by Harold Davis. This is Julian beneath the Mammoth in front of the main gondola up Mammoth Mountain in this well-known ski resort in the eastern…
August 16, 2005
Breakfast at Bodie
Bodie Breakfast, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I broke camp and headed for Bodie. Actually, there's little (or no) breakfast to be had at Bodie, but plenty of history,…
August 16, 2005
High Desert
High Desert, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I continued our adventures. We left the shores of Mono Lake, and drove towards Bodie in the High Desert. It was getting…
August 15, 2005
Mono Lake Is for the Birds and Brine Flies
Mono Lake, photo by Harold Davis. After our time in Yosemite Valley, watching the sunset from Glacier Point, floating down the Merced, and much more, Julian and I headed over…
August 15, 2005
Quiet Flows the Merced
Yosemite Falls, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I got back late from sunset at Glacier Point, and slept in the next morning. After breakfast, I asked Julian whether he'd…
August 14, 2005
A Rose Past Her Prime
A Rose Past Her Prime, photo by Harold Davis. It's not only the freshest roses that are beautiful - the decay of nature also has its attractions. After our trip,…
August 14, 2005
Digital Night / High Sierra / Hiking / Kids / Landscape / Photography / Photoshop Techniques / Yosemite
Turning Digital Night to Day
Half Dome View at Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. Julian, my eight year old, and I went on a camping trip for most of this last week. We started in…
August 13, 2005
Lily Inside
Lily 4, photo by Harold Davis. I've just been photographing a lily inside, meaning: the inside of the lily *and* the photography is inside. It's interesting: sometimes a macro shot…
August 4, 2005
From Our Garden…
Zuchini, photo by Harold Davis. Nice on a plate, and nice to photograph, too...
August 4, 2005