Being Born
Being Born, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Within the short life span of the poppy flower (Papaver nudicaule shown here), being born, or emerging from the pod,…
Orange Poppy and Shadow
Orange Poppy and Shadow, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This orange Papaver nudicaule is a companion piece to yellow Papaver and Shadow.
Shadow of the Past
Shadow of the Past, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a close-up of the shadow of an old ranch fence on the barn at Sea Ranch.…
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…
Return of the Drama Queen
Return of the Drama Queen, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is a Drama Queen Poppy, Papaver somniferum, that reseeded itself in my garden. I bought the…
Popping
Popping, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. I fancy that poppies have their name because they pop out of their pods, like the Papaver nudicaule (Icelandic poppy) shown…
Fireworks
Fireworks (Papaver), photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This image of the core of a papaver nudicaule gone to seed reminds me of pinwheel fireworks. Very carefully, I…
Xrays, Photograms, and Cross Processing, Oh My!
Dandelion I, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. A friend said to me: "I've been reading your blog. What is all this stuff about xrays, photograms, and cross-processing?…