Patterns
Bromeliad Pattern, photo by Harold Davis. This is a re-post of an earlier blog story, with bromeliads added! Bromeliads, toy slinkies, a single dandelion bud, irises, desert landscapes, and some…
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November 21, 2005
digital photography: techniques: thoughts: photographs
Bromeliad Redux
Bromeliad Redux II, photo by Harold Davis. Meta information: More or less the same as the previous bromeliad photo. Note that a good field tripod is essential for this kind…
November 21, 2005
Nicky is 4
Nicky is 4, photo by Harold Davis. We had Nicky's fourth birthday party today! Happy birthday, Nicky! There was a bouncy thing shaped like a castle, a whole bunch of…
November 20, 2005
Fish Swirl
Fish Swirl, photo by Harold Davis. Meta data: Nikon D70 Raw capture, AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED at 70mm (105mm 35mm equivalence). Exif: ISO 200, 1/100 second, f/5. Focus: Automatic…
November 19, 2005
Portrait of a Flower
Dahlia, photo by Harold Davis. Meta data: Nikon D70 Raw capture, AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED at 70mm (105mm 35mm equivalence). Exif: ISO 200, 1/200 second, f/9. Focus: Automatic Post:…
November 18, 2005
Shadows in the Sand
Shadow in the Sand, photo by Harold Davis. Meta data: Nikon D70 Raw capture, AF-S VR-Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED at 200mm (300mm 35mm equivalence). Exif: ISO 200, 1/200 second, f/9.…
November 18, 2005
Bloomin’ Bromeliads, Batman
Bloomin Bromeliad, photo by Harold Davis. Meta data: Nikon D70 Raw capture, AF Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 (157mm 35mm equivalence). Exif: ISO 200, 0.8 second, f/36. Focus: Manual, about 0.33…
November 17, 2005
Flowers Reflecting
Flowers Reflecting, photo by Harold Davis. Are these flowers thoughtful? Or are they merely contemplating the contrast of their strident red coloration compared to the green of mint chocolate chip?
November 16, 2005
Moon Caucus
Moon Caucus, photo by Harold Davis. I've been working on photographing the wonderful full moon we've had the last few evenings, and you'll see some of the results in this…
November 16, 2005
A Rose Is a Rose
Wet Rose, photo by Harold Davis. My father, who is a logician, likes to say: "'A rose is a rose is a rose' is a statement in the English language--and…
November 15, 2005
Mint Choc Chip
Mint Choc Chip, photo by Harold Davis. For miles I struggled, slipping on the icey green fields of mint chocolate chip ice cream. When the temperature warmed, my snow shoes…
November 15, 2005
Oreo with a Sparkle
Oreo, photo by Harold Davis. Photography is a way to eat one's cookie and have it, too!
November 15, 2005
Setting Sun and Clouds up Close and Personal
Golden Gate Sunset 2, photo by Harold Davis. Yesterday I posted a photo of sunset over the Golden Gate from Indian Rock, and a sunset cloud. Here are some more…
November 14, 2005
Filters, Filters, Everywhere…
Bay Sail, photo by Harold Davis. For this photo, I used an on-camera circular polarizer. When I imported the image into Photoshop from Raw, I maxxed out tint and satuartion.…
November 14, 2005
Piling of Damocles
Piling of Damocles, photo by Harold Davis. I took this photo from the old Ferry Point pier at 200mm with a 2X teleconverter--for an effective 35mm focal equivalence of 600mm.…
November 14, 2005
Sunset from Indian Rock
Sunset from Indian Rock, photo by Harold Davis. Here's a photo of the wonderful sunset from Indian Rock last night. It's a more panoramic view than the colorful cloud (part…
November 14, 2005
Equivalents
Sunset Clouds, photo by Harold Davis. Photographer Alfred Steiglitz called his famous series of cloud photos "equivalents"--meaning, as far as I can tell, that the cloud subject material was not…
November 13, 2005
The Inner Fig
Fig Bacchanalia, photo by Harold Davis. I've been photographing grand landscapes of the Bay and Bridge. See Golden Gate Sunset, Storm over the Golden Gate, Above Us Only Sky, and…
November 13, 2005