Calla Lily
Briefly noted: I photographed this Calla Lily for suppleness and curvature, like a cello or a woman's body, using a long (300mm) focal length stacked with 68mm of extension tubes.
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March 29, 2011
Jade Drops
Around the corner a huge Jade Plant, Crassula argentea, grows out over the street. This plant is an excellent waterdrop catcher, and I enjoy photographing it following the rain. This…
March 10, 2011
Star Magnolia
It has rained hard the last few days. On one of the breaks in the weather I wandered across the street. A Star Magnolia, Magnolia stellata, was attractively in bloom,…
February 18, 2011
Rose with Wood Background
Ever since my daughter Katie Rose was born a few years ago we haven't used our fireplace for fear the wood smoke would irritate her already compromised lungs. This means…
February 9, 2011
White Iris
Since I was setup and enjoying photographing flowers on a white background, I decided to add these partially transparent white Iris to the mix. More Iris here.
February 4, 2011
Hellebore Stems on White
My idea with this shot was to use the same technique as I did with my Cherry Branch on White---using a group of Hellebores. In some respects these flowers are…
February 3, 2011
Escape
This is a shot of a hellebore blossom in a bud vase---or, as I like to think, escaping from the bud vase. The drops of water on the bud…
January 23, 2011
Camellia japonica
Camellia japonica, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I shot this Camellia japonica "Nuccio's Cameo" yesterday outdoors at Berkeley Horticulture---in what seems to have become something of a…
January 10, 2011
Alstromeria World
Alstromeria World, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed this handsome bouquet of Peruvian Lilies---Alstromeria---straight down with a fisheye lens with the idea of creating a round…
January 4, 2011
Serendipity Rules
Crassula argentea, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It rained overnight, and after I dropped the boys off at the school bus stop the weather turned perfect for…
December 9, 2010
Run Silent Run Deep
Run Silent Run Deep, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is Photoshop art, created from the photo of a rose hip and seeds shown below. I photographed…
December 2, 2010
Dahlia
Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: Here's a rather pretty Dahlia from my files, shot last year in the gardens of the Golden Gate Park,…
November 22, 2010
Passiflora
Passiflora, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A Passiflora vine twines around the No Parking sign in front of our house here in Berkeley, California. Nicky pointed out…
October 22, 2010
Whirl of Rose
Whirl of Rose, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: This is one of the roses I brought to a recent Creative Close-Ups workshop. I photographed the blossom straight down using…
October 20, 2010
Rose
Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I finally got around to post-processing this rose photo, originally shot in 2007. Like most active photographers I have a huge…
October 1, 2010
Poppies
Poppies, photo by Harold Davis. Briefly noted: I photographed these poppies (Papaver Rhoeas) for transparency by backlighting them using a lightbox. Exposure data: 50mm macro, six captures at shutter speeds…
September 22, 2010
Dahlia
Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I placed this Dahlia from my garden on a black background, and lit it from the front using a small LED…
September 21, 2010
Tulip
Tulip, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This tulip was great fun to photograph. I used back lighting to make it seem like the core of…
September 17, 2010