White Camellia
White Camellia, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. When I saw this white camellia blossom with its complex and transparent shapes, I knew that I needed to photograph…
Tone Poem
Late in the afternoon of a bright autumn day I arrived in Yosemite Valley. The valley was already in shadow, with only the tops of the surrounding cliffs lit by…
Changes
Since the world is always changing, photography is largely about capturing states of things---scenes, objects, or people---in the process of change. A single image can intimate the before, and the…
Transmogrification
Transmogrification is the process or result of changing from one appearance, state, or phase to another. This transmogrification starts with a relatively straight photo of a white hellebore, taken a…
Hidden Seeds
Hidden Seeds, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. After photographing the pink Hellebore, I let it soak for several days. When the petals were transparent to the point…
Leaf Civilization
Leaf Civilization, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Do you know the way to San Jose? Probably not when the scene at night integrates with this hellebore leaf,…
Helleborus on Black
Helleborus on Black, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. Here's an interpretive version of the Helleborus on White. I think the effect is like a glowing, stained glass…
Helleborus on White
Helleborus, photo by Harold Davis. View this image larger. This is another photo of one of my unusual double hellebore blossoms, photographed on white and processed for a semi-translucent effect…