Wheels within Wheels
Wheels within Wheels, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I tend to like to photograph flowers deliberately with my camera on a tripod, stopped down for lots of…
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May 23, 2009
Poppy Duet
Poppy Duet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I cut these poppies from my garden and photographed them on a lightbox. I used my 85mm PC macro lens…
May 19, 2009
Absence of Color
White Tulips, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I photographed these white tulips in a crystal vase with a Lensbaby Composer. I shot it in RAW, and (obviously)…
May 16, 2009
Poppies en Masse
Poppies on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I created the image of poppies on black by inverting the L (Luminance) channel of the white version (below)…
May 14, 2009
Calypso Orchids
Calypso Orchid, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In mid-April the Calypso Orchid grows wild on the forested slopes of Mount Tamalpais. I photographed these Calypso Orchids near…
May 12, 2009
Papaver Rhoeas
It's poppy time of year in my garden. I can't resist a poppy, they are among my favorite flowers to photograph. Ephemeral and architected to respond to even slight wind…
May 7, 2009
Salutation to the Sun
Salutation to the Sun, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: This newly opened poppy greeting the morning sun, with the lawn behind still in shadow. More…
May 1, 2009
Clematis Light to Dark
View this image larger. Yesterday, a beautiful day with plenty of cloud cover and a strong wind, and the garden in full bloom, was perfect for indoor photography of flowers.…
April 24, 2009
Ruffles Have Ridges
Ruffles Have Ridges, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I "discovered" (or perhaps "realized" would be the better verb) that there's no reason I can't combine flatbed scans…
March 26, 2009
Three Camellia Blossoms in a Bowl
Three Camellia Blossoms in a Bowl, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: The camellias in the rain were so beautiful that I couldn't resist photographing these…
March 16, 2009
Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden
Hagiwara Japanese Tea Garden, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Julian and I fled the over-crowded California Academy of Sciences and headed over to the Hagiwara Japanese Tea…
March 15, 2009
Isopogon Formosus
Rose Cone Flower, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Isopogon formosus, commonly known as the Rose Cone Flower, is a standing shrub native to western Australia. This member…
February 20, 2009
Should You Choose to Accept
On Photo.net recently Hannah Thiem conducted an interview with me. I think it's the best exposition about my work to date. (Suprada Urval's excellent interview with me covered very different…
February 5, 2009
Cherry Medley
Cherry Medley, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It was hard for me to resist the cherry branch up closer. Once shot, I had to post-process to create…
February 3, 2009
Cherry Blossoms
Every year the cherry trees flower in the cultivated areas of the hills of California's coastal range, and of course I am impelled to photograph the blossoms. This season the…
February 3, 2009
Alstromeria Medley
Alstromeria Medley on White, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Briefly noted: While photographing the Helleborus, I also placed these alstromeria blossoms on the lightbox; the black variation…
January 28, 2009
Transmogrification
Transmogrification is the process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another. This transmogrification starts with a relatively straight photo of a white hellebore, taken a…
January 27, 2009
Hidden Seeds
Hidden Seeds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. After photographing the pink Hellebore, I let it soak for several days. When the petals were transparent to the point…
January 26, 2009