Heroic Fantasy
Bronze Legs, photo by Harold Davis. This heroic (and somewhat bizarre) bronze sculpture of a lithesome lady holding onto a taloned eagle has recently been placed in Oakland's Jack London…
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July 16, 2005
Earth in a Glass
Earth in a Glass, photo by Harold Davis. The question of scale in photography is crucial, particularly in macro photographs. Is this a marble on a mirror, or is earth…
July 16, 2005
The Hills Turn Brown in the Summer
Golden Hills, photo by Harold Davis. There's an amazing wilderness less than a mile from me consisting of Tilden Park, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, some other East Bay parks, and…
July 16, 2005
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls, photo by Harold Davis. At Nicky's pre-school, the dolls were dirty. These dolls played hard, and who knows what they do after the kids go home…
July 14, 2005
The Knights of El Cerrito
The Knights of El Cerrito, photo by Harold Davis. Ah, those lonely knights, not to mention the lonely nights! I came across these neglected conquistadors, clearly spray painted, dusty, home…
July 13, 2005
Without My Polarizer I Am Blue
Blue, photo by Harold Davis. This is a photo of a fingerpainting project at Nicky's pre-school drying outside. I took the picture in the late afternoon sun. The only thing…
July 13, 2005
There and Back Again
© Harold Davis - Rush Creek crossing, early morning, July 3, 2005 This is the third (and final) installment of a story about my recent short -- but particularly poorly…
July 10, 2005
Mathew is One!
Mathew Gabriel Davis is one today. Happy birthday Mathew! Here are some more pictures of Mathew, Nicky, and Julian:
July 10, 2005
Does the Wilderness Care About Me?
© Harold Davis - Looking towards the Minarets from Summit Ridge, July 1, 2005 In the first part of this story, I told how an excess of enthusiasm for wilderness…
July 10, 2005
My Wild Garden
Balloon Flower, photo by Harold Davis. I like gardens wild, and I've designed my garden to be somewhat wild. Still, however wild a garden, any garden is tame by definition…
July 8, 2005
A Walk on the Wild Side
© Harold Davis - Thousand Islands Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, July 2, 2005 About a week ago I organized a solo hiking trip to the Ansel Adams Wilderness. The Ansel…
July 8, 2005
Would Ansel Like Digital?
Dream Reflections © Harold Davis This photo is of reflections in this year's high water at the western end of Lake Tenaya in Yosemite Park. One of the famous Ansel…
July 6, 2005
It’s the Lens, Baby!
Blue Flower 2, photo by Harold Davis. I took this picture while experimenting with my new Lensbaby 2.0. The Lensbaby is a weird gizmo, actually a lens, that you can…
July 5, 2005
Processing a Digital Photo
Lembert Dome, Tuolumne Meadows by Harold Davis I always have a little chuckle when I hear a photographer boast that their digital photo didn't need to be "fixed" in a…
July 4, 2005
Ode to My Hiking Boots!
My Hiking Boots, photo and poem by Harold Davis. Say thanks to my hiking boots at the end of the day! All covered with mud and perhaps with clay. My…
July 4, 2005
Dawn Comes to Banner Peak
Dawn Comes to Banner Peak, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo a few days ago at sunrise of Banner Peak. This is part of the Ansel Adams Wilderness,…
July 3, 2005
Urban Ore on the Berkeley Pier
I'm headed up to the mountains for a few days backpacking, so I thought I'd put some pictures of civilization on the blog - to remind me there is gold…
June 28, 2005
Sexy Angel Face
Sexy Angel Face, photo by Harold Davis. This is an Angel Face rose from my garden. I think it is so sexy! Here's another photo of the same rose bud,…
June 27, 2005