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…
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December 28, 2011
Escape from the Shadows
Escape from the Shadows, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A few weeks ago there was a freak snowstorm in the coastal hills above Berkeley and Oakland, California.…
December 21, 2009
Coastal Range Snow
Coastal Range Snow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It rained most of the night, and towards morning got cold enough to snow at the crest of the…
December 7, 2009
Lines
Hill, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've been thinking about lines in composition, and black & white. Here are two examples where both visual effects come into…
June 21, 2009
Furled for Winter
Furled for Winter, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Like the winter thistle, I found this frost-covered fern frond on a chill early morning in Tilden Park.
December 21, 2008
Winter Thistle
Winter Thistle, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. The morning dawned cold (for around here). I grabbed the kids and ran up to Tilden Park. Nicky and Julian…
December 19, 2008
Miracle of Light
Miracle of Light, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It was a chilly (for the Bay area) December afternoon with intermittent squalls of rain. Around 3:30PM I drove…
December 14, 2008
Wildcat Peak Sunset
Wildcat Peak Sunset, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I went for a walk at twilight, hoping to clear my head after the excitement of the last few…
May 26, 2008
San Pablo Bay from Wildcat Peak
San Pablo Bay from Wildcat Peak, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. San Pablo Bay is the upper part of San Francisco Bay, to the northeast of the…
April 25, 2007
Bay Sunset from Wildcat Peak
Bay Sunset from Wildcat Peak, photo by Harold Davis. Check this photo out larger! This afternoon I took off to Tilden Park with my photo gear to enjoy the sunshine.…
January 5, 2006
Glory
Native Morning Glory, photo by Harold Davis. These wonderful bush morning glories are California natives. Of course, they are small and fragile flowers. I photographed them over the weekend in…
November 8, 2005
Mount Diablo
Mount Diablo, photo by Harold Davis. I drove to Inspiration Point in Tilden Park this morning after dropping Nicky off at pre-school. Here's a photo from Inspiration Point of Mount…
September 23, 2005
The Hills Turn Brown in the Summer
Golden Hills, photo by Harold Davis. There's an amazing wilderness less than a mile from me consisting of Tilden Park, Wildcat Canyon Regional Park, some other East Bay parks, and…
July 16, 2005
Wild Orchid, Tilden Park
Wild Orchid, Tilden Park, photo by Harold Davis. Tilden Park is a great and extensive wild area very near me. It is about 1/2 a mile up to the top…
June 14, 2005
The Carousel in Tilden Park
Nicky and I went first to the steam trains and then to the carousel in Tilden Park today. We both had a lot of fun. It's great to be able…
June 11, 2005
Thistle Flower
Thistle Flower, photo by Harold Davis. Julian and I found this thistle flower with the shape of a star while we were hiking on the Quarry Trail in nearby Tilden…
June 4, 2005