Photographers of a Feather
Hawk Feather, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Phyllis and I left the kids with Rachel on Sunday and went for a hike in Tilden Park. We found…
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July 31, 2006
Pattern and Scale
Web-a-licious, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Compositionally, a photograph without a central item of particular interest can work when the photo is about a distinctive pattern. The…
July 29, 2006
Mathew Waking Up
Mathew Waking Up, photo by Harold Davis. Mathew was not pleased when I woke him after an hour's nap by snapping this photo. We've been trying to curtail his daytime…
July 29, 2006
Blowing out the candles
Blowing out the candles, photo by Harold Davis. We had a nice little birthday party for Julian, who celebrated his ninth birthday. Everyone was happy, and nobody cried. Which is…
July 28, 2006
McClamp Bubble
McClamp Bubble, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. If you've been reading my blog, you probably know that about a year ago, I started a series of extreme…
July 27, 2006
Like a Photographer to the Flame
Candle, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. It was a rare occasion: Phyllis and I were enjoying a quiet, candle-light supper with all kids going down gently. I…
July 27, 2006
Blue Rail
Blue Rail, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. On our very long drive to Phoenix, Arizona last winter with three young kids in the car, we stopped to…
July 27, 2006
Complexity and the Inner Flower
Inner Zinnia, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. We think of the pleasure of communing with flowers as simple: simple joy in exuberant colors and odors. But there's…
July 26, 2006
Blizzard in Merced Gorge
Blizzard in Merced Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Another cool one for the heat of summer! Also, let me call your attention to some very interesting…
July 25, 2006
Julian Herds Geese
Julian Herds Geese, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. Julian and I were walking in the park at Port Oakland. He loves to chase the wild geese, but…
July 24, 2006
Echinacea Harvest Moon
Echinacea Harvest Moon, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I have been growing echinacea---also called coneflowers---in my garden because they are so spectacular to photograph. This one is…
July 20, 2006
Refreshment
From the Bridge below Vernal Falls, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. In the heat of the summer, and as the world warms, it is good to remember…
July 18, 2006
Water Drop Stained Glass
Lobelia Drop, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. This pair of water drop photos reminds me---and Solitaire on Flickr---of stained glass. They were taken first thing in the…
July 16, 2006
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, near Taos New Mexico, is a spectacular place to walk anytime, but particularly…
July 14, 2006
How big is my garden?
Escapade, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I get asked often, "How big is your garden?" With all my photos of flowers, some people assume I have a…
July 13, 2006
Remembrance of Color
Grouse Creek, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. The snow starts falling in the Yosemite winter, first gently and then with insistence. Hours---or days---into the blizzard everything is…
July 11, 2006
Water Drop Photograph Techniques
The force that through the green fuse, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. I get asked all the time how I make my water drop photos. For example:…
July 10, 2006
Sounds of Serenity
Winter on the Valley Floor, photo by Harold Davis. View this photograph larger. If silence has sounds, then so I suppose does serenity. Like the sound of the wind brushing…
July 9, 2006
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