Dragon of the Redwoods
Update: The green pattern at the bottom of the image is caused by reflection from the sensor into the lens and from there back to the sensor. Wandering in a Californian coastal…
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June 23, 2016
First-Order Fresnel Lens at Point Reyes Lighthouse
This is an image of the first-order Fresnel lens inside the Point Reyes Lighthouse on the western tip of Point Reyes, California. According to the Point Reyes National Seashore website,…
June 20, 2016
Light Box Floral Fun with My iPhone
Here are two new floral images shot and processed with my iPhone. Both were initially processed in Snapseed. The upper image was then put through Plastic Bullet and Lo-Mob, with…
June 20, 2016
Study in Scarlet
In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick Watson meet for the very first time and agree to share an apartment. As new roomies, Holmes…
June 16, 2016
Garden Party
The flowers in my garden decided to have a party. The Fourth of July Roses brought the noise makers and musical instruments. The irises brought the guacamole and dip. The…
June 15, 2016
Webinar Recording Topaz Labs Discount Code
The recording of my Travel Photography webinar for Topaz Labs will be available for replay soon on YouTube and the Topaz website. In the meantime, for the next few days,…
June 15, 2016
Tulip Blast
In a week full of family activities and graduations (Julian from high school, Nicky from middle school, and Mathew from elementary school) I managed to take some time out to…
June 13, 2016
My Son Julian’s Valedictorian Speech
My oldest son Julian graduated last week as valedictorian from Bayhill High School. If you are interested, here is the speech he made at commencement. We are very, very proud…
June 12, 2016
Landscape at Sunrise
At sunrise on a hill facing the ancient town of Cordes-sur-Ciel I was out with my camera and tripod. This was a classical view. Probably the track you see in…
June 8, 2016
Magic Reflections
Warped, photo-composited with a horizontal mirror of itself, and converted to black and white with a partial etching effect, the Abbaye Sainte-Foy in Conques takes on an illusion and appearance…
June 7, 2016
Achieve Your Potential in Maine in August
Have you ever wondered what it really means to be the best photographer you can be? Do you feel blocked by petty circumstances, or lack the creative space to do…
June 6, 2016
More Real than Reality
What if the the world of reflections is more real than the world of reality? That's the question posed by Abbaye Sainte-Foy de Conques, photographed from a second-story restaurant window in the…
June 5, 2016
Free Topaz Webinar on June 14
Travel Photography with Harold Davis and Topaz is a free live webinar scheduled for Tuesday June 14, 2016 at 2 PM Pacific Time. While the webinar is free, to attend…
June 4, 2016
Sale on My Photography Books on Amazon
Three of my eBooks on Amazon are now on sale for $9.99 each (the normal price has been between $15 and $23 each for these eBooks). They are Creative Black…
June 3, 2016
Matilija Poppies and Friends
The wonderful Matilija Poppies, Romneya coulteri, are in full bloom in the East Bay hills across the water from San Francisco, California. White, platter-sized translucent flowers dominate a tall stem…
June 2, 2016
Photographed with a DSLR and Processed on My iPhone!
I photographed these three images with my "Big Boy" camera---a Nikon DSLR---then copied them to my iPhone and processed them on my iPhone using the Waterlogue app. The original images…
June 1, 2016
What’s it like to join a Harold Davis Destination Photo Workshop?
Want to see what joining a Harold Davis destination photography workshop is like? Check out this wonderful PDF book by Romantic Southwest of France participant Katie Kutschinski (thanks Katie!!!). It's the…
May 30, 2016