Inversion of Hellebores
Hellebore on White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The image above was the first version of this photo. I used a flourescent light table as my illumination…
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February 28, 2008
McWay Creek Falls
McWay Creek Falls, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. McWay Creek Falls can be viewed from the observation trail at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park in Big Sur.…
February 27, 2008
Solar Bisection near Euclid
Solar Bisection, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. One of my favorite spots for observing sunset over Mount Tamalpais and the Golden Gate is a vacant lot on…
February 26, 2008
Under the Golden Gate Bridge
Underneath the Golden Gate Bridge, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. With the top floor deck of Fort Point repaired and open to the public, it's now possible…
February 25, 2008
So It Begins
So It Begins, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The lunar eclipse a few nights ago was already beginning when I got to Inspiration Point. Later, as the…
February 24, 2008
Water Jewel
Water Jewel, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. As sunshine came through the rain clouds I photographed this water drop on our peony bush. There's nothing like a…
February 22, 2008
Hayward Marsh
Hayward Marsh, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The San Mateo Bridge crosses San Francisco Bay roughly half way between San Francisco and San Jose. Many commuters rushing…
February 21, 2008
Memory Palace
Memory Palace, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This digital photo collage is an elaboration of Dream Palace, itself a manipulation of a photo of William Randolph Hearst's…
February 21, 2008
Lunar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A full lunar eclipse was scheduled just after moon rise in the early evening in the Bay area. My hope,…
February 21, 2008
Making a Digital Collage
The image below is a digital collage, meaning a Photoshop composite created by blending layers. As these collages go, this is a fairly simple piece. All the elements in the…
February 20, 2008
Rose Bouquet from Above
Rose Bouquet from Above, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a subsequent photo of the bouquet of roses, with the buds a bit more open, and…
February 19, 2008
Upgrading the Firmware of My Nikon D300
Proving once again that a digital camera is a computer with a lens on front, yesterday I upgraded the firmware (or BIOS) of my Nikon D300. This was a simple…
February 19, 2008
Virginia Davis Exhibition
Layers © Virginia Davis. Well-known textile artist Virginia Davis is having an exhibit of her beautiful and provocative woven canvas imagery at the Noho Gallery in New York April 1,…
February 18, 2008
Bouquet of Roses
Bouquet of Roses, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a bouquet of multicolored roses for my beautiful wife, Phyllis. She deserves all the flowers in the…
February 17, 2008
Whining about Hearst Castle
Pool, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This story is going to be one big whine about Hearst Castle as an abomination of an ersatz tourist trap and…
February 16, 2008
Grab Shot
Big Sur Coast, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Driving south along Highway 1, the Big Sur coast was gorgeous in early February. Nicky napped in the car,…
February 15, 2008
Processing Noise
I've been shooting in low light at ISO 6400, partly on the grounds that my Nikon D300 is remarkably low noise, and partly on the grounds that noise can be…
February 14, 2008
Valentine
Happy Valentine's Day! May you be in love and happy with your sweetie in a most commendably non-commercial way! This image of Hearts on Fire in the Sky is a…
February 14, 2008
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