Mirror Worlds
Mirror World, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. The world of photomacrography is made up of immense--but tiny--worlds. Each inhabiting a drop of water, a blade of grass,…
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January 31, 2006
Camellia Night
Camellia Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. It was raining the other night, and very wet. The raindrops looked very pretty on the new camellia buds. I…
January 31, 2006
Little Shop of Horrors
Wet Poppy Bud, photo by Harold Davis. View this poppy larger. This wet poppy bud reminds me of the ominivorous plant Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. ("Feed me!…
January 29, 2006
Newborn Mathew
Newborn Mathew, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photograph of Mathew the day he was born, about eighteen months ago. Is there anything more precious than a newborn baby?…
January 28, 2006
Penance in a Flower
Penance, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. This is the flower commonly known as a Lenten Rose. I photographed it in my garden this afternoon. Of course, it…
January 28, 2006
Flowerific!
Flowerific!, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Over the last week I've been playing around with mixtures. Mixtures of lighting: daylight, tungsten, and spot lighting of various sorts.…
January 27, 2006
Sunflower from Summer
Sun Flower II, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Sometimes immediately after I take a photo, I fall in love with it. But after a while it's no…
January 26, 2006
African Daisy
African Daisy, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Julian and I got some plants last weekend including this African Daisy. As an aside, I said to Phyllis, "I…
January 26, 2006
Centered
Centered, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Finally! Centered! After many long troubles, toils, and fear: the sun centered above the suspension arcs of the Golden Gate Bridge.…
January 25, 2006
Mathew in the Kitchen Sink
Mathew in the Kitchen Sink, photo by Harold Davis. Mathew in the kitchen sink, Nicky playing hide and seek, Julian having photo fun: Look out! Sand croc in the playground…
January 25, 2006
Goose and Crane
Goose and Crane, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Julian and I wandered around the bizarre Middle Harbor Shoreline State Park in the Port of Oakland. Great views…
January 25, 2006
Compression and Symmetry
Sun Compression, photo by Harold Davis. See this image larger. As marvels of engineering, suspension bridges are known for their use of compression and symmetry. The Golden Gate Bridge is…
January 24, 2006
Very Close
Very Close, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I wanted to see if my old Nikon PB-6 extension bellows, set on a railing, would work for photomacrography with…
January 23, 2006
Bayscapes
I've been photographing the bayscapes of the San Francisco area with great passion and joy for much of the past year. My subject matter isn't so much the Bay itself--although…
January 21, 2006
There Goes the Sun
There Goes the Sun, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. A day early when I visited Indian Rock in the rain, I had the summit to myself. At…
January 20, 2006
Evangelical Light
Evangelical Light 6, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. Yesterday I drove over to Indian Rock on one of my frequent afternoon pilgrimages to honor sunset. It's a…
January 19, 2006
Primroses in the Rain
Primroses in the Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. I photographed these primroses in my garden yesterday in the rain. Well, the rain was stopping and starting,…
January 19, 2006
Prim Rose Not Rose
Primula 8, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger. These photos are more from the set I took on my birthday. Check out the earlier primrose posts: Primula Birthday…
January 19, 2006