Photographing Lustrous Metal
Slinky 8, photo by Harold Davis. A reader of my Digital Photography Digital Field Guide writes: Thanks for your excellent book which has helped me learn about digital photography. My…
Slinky 8, photo by Harold Davis. A reader of my Digital Photography Digital Field Guide writes: Thanks for your excellent book which has helped me learn about digital photography. My…
Road Trip, photo by Harold Davis. If you've been reading my blog, you know that lately I've been to some lonely and lovely places that are surprisingly near to where…
Yosemite Autumn 2, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo towards the beginning of my recent trip to Yosemite, Owens Valley, and the desert. It's pretty similar to another…
It's great to be back in the family circus. (Perhaps "family vaudeville" might be a better term.) Seen top to bottom, and youngest to oldest, are the Marx brothers, er,…
Twin Lakes, photo by Harold Davis. I called Phyllis, and it was pretty apparent she was at her wits end. I don't know how she managed the three kids for…
Alabama Hills 1, photo by Harold Davis. The Alabama Hills lie below Mt. Whitney and above Lone Pine in Owens Valley. You can view a map of my recent travel…
Mount Whitney Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. Above Lone Pine, I camped near the Alabama Hills and directly below Mt. Whitney. What a wonderful, glorious suprise to wake up just…
Lonely Road, photo by Harold Davis. It's a long and lonely road from Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley to Lone Pine in Owens Valley. But the scenery in the rugged…
Zabriskie Point 2, photo by Harold Davis. I arrived below sea level in Death Valley in the early morning after photographing sunrise from near Hells Gate. You can view a…
Death Valley Sunrise 2, photo by Harold Davis. After photographing sunset at Rhyolite, I spent the night in a motel-casino in Beatty, Nevada. This motel-casino was truly a disturbing place,…
Rhyolite Under Moon, photo by Harold Davis. Rhyolite is a ghost town at the eastern entrance to Death Valley. (View a map of the area towards the bottom of my…
Endurance, photo by Harold Davis. Bristlecone Pines are the oldest living things in the world, and the largest group of Bristlcone Pines are high in the White Mountains on the…
Bougainvillea Flower, photo by Harold Davis. This picture shows the flower of the bougainvillea. The color of this plant comes from the wonderful leaves, not the small white-yellow flower you…
Westgard Pass, photo by Harold Davis. Westgard Pass lies on lonely Route 168 between Big Pine and the great open desert country of basins, ranges, and valleys. (View a map…
Owens River Gorge, photo by Harold Davis. After reluctantly leaving Hot Creek, I headed down Route 395 into Owens Valley. (View road map of my route here.) Between the Sierra…
Hot Creek, photo by Harold Davis. Hot Creek is a cold mountain stream flowing out of the eastern Sierra. Intense volcanic activity makes eddies of hot, bathable water in the…
Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. Leaving the waterfalls of Yosemite behind, I continued with my trip. The sun was just reaching the trees, as in this picture, when I drove…
Lake Tenaya Reflections, photo by Harold Davis. On my trip, I left Yosemite Valley and drove across Tioga Pass. (I'll write more about this segment of my journey in another…