Living at the border of immensity
I looked out over the vast Arizona plateau leading to the great canyon made by the Colorado Rover. The late autumn sun was setting quickly, creating shadows in the undulating…
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April 2, 2013
Gnarled wood in the desert
In the desert life is harsh, and the intensity of light reflects the harshness of conditions. Photography is best at the fringes of the day---the "golden hour" leading up to…
March 19, 2013
Sunset from Sutro Baths
Sunset was spectacular here in the San Francisco Bay area yesterday. I shot west out to the Pacific Ocean from Sutro Baths, shown here with a long enough exposure (15…
January 19, 2013
On Duxbury Reef
A monster low tide occurred at the same time as the early winter sunset. Taking advantage of this conjunction, a friend and I wandered out on Duxbury Reef. Duxbury Reef, shown in…
December 25, 2012
Opposites
When it comes to image conception and post-processing these days I seem to be thinking in opposites. In my image of the Triumph of the Wave (below) the breaking surf reforms…
November 12, 2012
Foundation of all those fables
Wandering on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, high above Stinson Beach, the Bolinas lagoon, Duxbury Reef, and the open Pacific the seascape below was cloud-covered. As the sun began to…
November 11, 2012
Land’s End
The past few days have been spectacular in the San Francisco Bay area. Night rain has alternated with crystal clear days. The days themselves have vibrated with clarifying autumn light, while exotic…
October 26, 2012
Storm in Upper New York Bay
The day I had for shooting on the water in New York was the one day it rained. But light during stormy weather can make for interesting images. Photographer Hank…
October 9, 2012
Star Circles in the Patriarch Grove
Bristlecone Pines are the world's oldest living things. They have witnessed thousands of passing turns of the earth in the heavens---and, therefore, the stars turning relative to the earth. I…
August 31, 2012
My Favorite Bristlecone
I am very excited to be heading back to the Bristlecone Pine groves of the White Mountains in California near the Nevada border next week. These trees, among the oldest…
August 10, 2012
Slot Canyon
My Slot Canyon image was created using hand-HDR layering from four exposures, as I explain in my original blog posting about the color version and in my forthcoming book Creating…
July 14, 2012
Aisle of Sight
Driving across the great central valley of California on my way to Yosemite, a fierce wind kicked up dust and limited my visibility. Then I noticed that the hazy light…
July 3, 2012
Golden Gate Moonrise
Capturing a dynamic range that includes detail in both the moon and the night landscape is essentially an unsolvable problem. The moon is as bright as daylight and the the…
June 4, 2012
Who owns the night?
Who owns the night? In many California parks and public venues clearly not you or me. Anyone who has spent much time photographing at night has certainly experienced being kicked out…
April 7, 2012
Harold Davis Postcard Books
We are very pleased to announce that Cameron + Company has released three postcard books of my work. Each of the three postcard books each contain twenty detachable postcards. They are…
March 15, 2012
Sunset Koan
On Christmas Day I calculated that from the summit of Wildcat Peak the sun would set directly behind the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge. This seemed like a great excuse…
December 28, 2011
Road Less Travelled
Phyllis and I were lucky earlier this week to spend a few hours at Green Gulch Farm. Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, also known as Green Dragon Temple (Soryu-ji), is a…
December 1, 2011
Distant Mountains
From my viewpoint on the edge of the eastern Sierra the distant mountains were invisible---hidden in a dense swirl of fog and cloud. I waited a while. For an instant…
November 28, 2011