White Irises in a Vase
I photographed these Iris using a black velvet background and sunlight enhanced with reflectors and gobos. To make the image, I shot six exposures with my 85mm perspective-correcting macro set…
White Iris
Here's another floral image, this one in a much more classical style than Floral Impressionismo. I lit the white Iris from left and right, using diffuse sunlight controlled via shades…
Hot Bouquet
Hot Bouquet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The morning has some real autumnal crispness, and there was frost on the ground when I walked the boys to…
Monochromatic Ranunculus
Monochromatic Ranunculus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Sometimes old-fashioned black and white works best. Not that there's anything really old-fashioned about digital monochromatic imagery. As I explain…
Ranunculus Asiaticus
Ranunculus Asiaticus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Ranunculus plant came home with me for the garden. But first I snipped this bud. I photographed the blossom…
Floral Medley
Floral Medley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This floral medley contains roses, a camellia, and three varieties of hellebore. The hellebores and camellia are from my garden,…
Explosive Wave
Explosive Wave, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. An explosive wave in bright sunshine, captured using a high shutter speed, shows something we cannot see with our naked…
Plumbing
Porcelain Series No. 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. For my first post of the new year, I'll note that things are often not what they seem.…