Devil Truck
Devil Truck, photo by Harold Davis. This truck was apparently delivering bottles of Coca Cola when it was hijacked by the devil along with assorted cronies, ghouls, and demons. Very…
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October 30, 2005
Digital Photography Cyborg
I like saying that digital photography is a cyborg: one part photography and one part computer. To be a good digital photographer, you should be skilled at both parts of…
October 27, 2005
Fiberoptic Pumpkin
Fiberoptic Pumpkin, photo by Harold Davis. Soon comes the day of Halloween, which means in our house it's time to trot out the fiberoptic pumpkin! I bought this thing at…
October 26, 2005
More Fun with Scale
Zabriskie Point 6, photo by Harold Davis. Here's another image from my Zabriskie Point set that could be a close up of vegetation, or of a textile, or--as it actually…
October 25, 2005
Patterns
Slinkies, photo by Harold Davis. Toy slinkies, a single dandelion bud, irises, desert landscapes, and some of my photos on Flickr...
October 25, 2005
Landscape Scale and Texture
Zabriskie Point 4, photo by Harold Davis. One thing that interests me about landscape photography is the scale perceived by someone looking at the photograph. Is the scene immense, or…
October 25, 2005
Mount Diablo Sunrise
Mount Diablo Sunrise, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I took a hike in Tilden Park yesterday morning. Julian surprised me by hiking five miles or so without complaint. Here's…
October 24, 2005
Secret Life of Dandelions
Dandelion 8, photo by Harold Davis. Mostly, of course, I regard the dandelions as a pest in the garden. The kids love to blow them when they've gone to seed…
October 22, 2005
Road Trip Wrap-Up
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…
October 20, 2005
Digital Storage in the Field
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…
October 20, 2005
Family Circus
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,…
October 20, 2005
Crossroads of the Cowboy Universe
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…
October 19, 2005
Lonely Road
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…
October 18, 2005
Zabriskie Quilt
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…
October 17, 2005
Death Valley Sunrise
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,…
October 17, 2005
Rhyolite and Ozymandias
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…
October 17, 2005
Seeking Methuselah
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…
October 17, 2005
Beyond Westgard Pass
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…
October 16, 2005