Still Life with Silver Bowl
Sometimes the beautiful things are all around us, like this group of fruit in a reflective bowl. This version was processed on my iPhone with Plastic Bullet, Lo-Mob, and Snapseed:…
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July 4, 2015
Today’s Nautilus
I've been photographing split Nautilus shells yesterday and today, these make such lovely spirals. Check out the monochrome version first: It's hard to think of another still life subject that…
February 20, 2014
Nautilus by Halves
To make this image, I photographed two split halves of a Nautilus shell on a mirror placed on a black velvet background. I lit the composition using natural light and…
February 19, 2014
Brush Tool
I'm getting more interested in explicitly painterly effects in my digital imagery. At times I am presenting myself as a painter who uses digital photos for my materials (although of…
October 21, 2012
Architectonica Spiral
Commonly called the Sundial shell, Architectonica is small. The specimen shown in this photo is probably less than an inch across. Turn the shell over, and there's a tiny spiral…
March 21, 2012
Workbench
Over the winter holidays I took our boys on a "field trip" to Fort Ross State Historic Park. Fort Ross marks the furthest point south of the expansion of the…
January 6, 2012
Glass Spiral
Glass Spiral, photo by Harold Davis. The image above was shot through a magnifying lens straight down on a turned-over glass. You can see a bit more of the magnification…
October 12, 2011
HDR is technique, not style
Among the many misconceptions about HDR (High Dynamic Range) image creation is a big mistake: the belief that HDR represents a style, or a particular look. Photographers who subscribe to…
October 4, 2011
Glass Bead Game
One of the great things about the Crooked Creek Research Station, nestled high in a valley in a desert mountain range east of the Sierras in California, is the curatorial…
September 12, 2011
Red and Blue Splash
This is a shot taken in Scott Dickson's garage. In the grand tradition of American garage tinkerers, Scott has constructed a number of devices used to create stop-motion photos involving…
February 20, 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
Compass Rose
Compass Rose, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A compass rose is a figure on a map or nautical chart used to display the orientation of the cardinal…
January 16, 2011
Hot Bouquet
Hot Bouquet, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The morning has some real autumnal crispness, and there was frost on the ground when I walked the boys to…
November 29, 2010
Snake Skin
Snake Skin, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. On Friday, I drove out to the historic Coastguard boathouse on the tip of Point Reyes to give a weekend…
October 19, 2010
Nautilus Shell and Rope
Nautilus Shell and Rope, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Like the previous still life I posted, I made this composition during my recent still life and macros…
April 21, 2010
Workshop Gods
Boathouse Still Life, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The Workshop Gods were with me last weekend. The weather was stunning, never to be taken for granted on…
April 20, 2010
Seven Peaches
Seven Peaches, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I like the comment on Flickr, where I originally posted this photo a few months back: "Yep...seven. I checked." Let's…
January 13, 2010
Butterfly Prize
Wings of Man, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. My image Wings of Man (above) has won second prize in the NABA (North American Butterfly Association) 2009 art…
December 3, 2009