Wet Poppy Bud
Wet Poppy Bud, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Yesterday morning the rain stopped and the sun came out. This poppy bud attracted the attention of my camera…
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February 12, 2007
Camellia Decolletage
Camellia Decolletage, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I really like this close-up of a wet camellia, and I realized that I hadn't blogged it yet. Here's a…
February 7, 2007
Iris Scans
Iris Scan 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this scan larger. These are captured using a flatbed scanner at high resolution. That's right, folks! These are not digital photographs, they…
February 5, 2007
Poppy Scans
Poppy Scan 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. These two images are Photoshop composites of high-resolution flatbed scans and conventional macro photos. View this image larger.
February 4, 2007
Papaver and Shadow
Papaver and Shadow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. At first glance, one might think this image is a Photoshop composite of a black-and-white image and a color…
January 30, 2007
Cyclamen
Cyclamen, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I like this extreme close-up of a cyclamen flower for its abstraction and graphic simplicity. True, it may never knock anyone's…
January 26, 2007
Double Hellebore Blossom
Double Hellebore Blossom, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is the first blossom of the hybrid double hellebore plants I got last autumn from Barry Glick, the…
January 21, 2007
Wet Gazania
Wet Gazania, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Yesterday in the bright sunshine I photographed this gazania and its water drops. There's something about a wet and well-lit…
January 18, 2007
Rose Petal Reflection
Rose Petal Reflection, photo by Harold Davis. I never expected my photography blog to take on the life it has, and it is flattering to get all the email I…
January 15, 2007
Camellia
Camellia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. In mid January, the camellia trees in front of our house burst forth in a riotous display of color. The middle,…
January 14, 2007
Magic in the Moment
Hibiscus in the Rain, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. There's magic in the moment, and joy in the seeing! May your holiday be one of peace, pleasure,…
December 24, 2006
After the Rain
Sunburst, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. How nice to have a beautiful, clear, and sunny day after a day of winter rain. The morning sun in this…
December 22, 2006
Flowers on Black
Alstromeria 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Inverting the versions of these flowers on white, here are an alstromeria (Peruvian lily) and a crassula argentea (Jade plant…
December 5, 2006
Flowers on White
Alstromeria 1, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Here are two new flowers on white, created with my photogram capture and cross-processed digitally. Above: Alstromeria (Peruvian lily); Below:…
December 2, 2006
Jasmine’s Shadow
Jasmine's Shadow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This jasmine flower "dances" with its shadow in the early morning light. Tough to get a low enough angle using…
November 30, 2006
Papaver Birth
Papaver Birth, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's tough to catch a poppy in the moment of birth: turn around and the poppy has breached its pod…
November 29, 2006
Glad in Pink
Pink Gladiolus 2, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a photogram, cross-processed in two different ways (above and below) from the original capture. Clearly, the bulk…
November 22, 2006
Popping
Popping, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I fancy that poppies have their name because they pop out of their pods, like the Papaver nudicaule (Icelandic poppy) shown…
November 19, 2006