Feral Turkey Feather
Feral Turkey Feather, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. It's not unusual to see wild turkeys in the Berkeley hills. Actually, these turkeys aren't wild: they are feral,…
Flower at the Center of the Universe
Flower at the Center of the Universe, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I've called this photo composition Flower at the Center of the Universe. To create the…
Star Vortex
Star Vortex, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a very long time exposure taken from the top of Half Dome. It was around 1AM. I pointed…
Digital Night by Harold Davis: Version 2
I've relaunched my Digital Night website. It's greatly expanded, with tips, techniques, and geographic sections. This site is an archive of my stories about photographing the landscapes of the night.…
Exposing the Night Landscape
Photographers often ask me how to get the right exposure with night landscapes. It's a tricky topic. My experience is that the light meter in my dSLR is pretty much…
Snakes and Ladders
Half Dome Ladder, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Back down from Glacier Point in the early predawn hours, I caught a few hours sleep and then started…
Midnight Rambles
Midnight Rambles, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I took this photo of the view down Tenaya Canyon towards Half Dome shortly before midnight on June 21. I…
On Night Photography
Yosemite Valley at Night, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Photographing at night can be literally a trip into the unknown, dark and impenetrable. Often you can see…