February 7th, 2010 06:13pm
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Count em. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Eight is great. Eight is enough. I eight the whole thing.
On Friday Feb. 5, fellow photographer Crista Jeremiason and I were assigned to document Cloverdale’s Robby Rowland and his quest to surpass the Redwood Empire boys basketball all-time scoring record. Simple you say? Show up with cameras, crunch some nachos, devour a hot dog and photograph the action of the …
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February 5th, 2010 02:16pm
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While cruising the web this morning, I came across several articles proclaiming Friday Feb. 5, 2010 as National Weatherperson’s Day, which commemorates the 1744 birth of Dr. John Jeffries (1744-1819). Jeffries began taking weather measurements in 1774 in Boston where he was born.
Basically, you might say he was the first American weather observer.
A Boston physician, scientist and military surgeon during the American Revolution in Nova Scotia, Jeffries is …
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February 4th, 2010 09:41pm
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Certainly, journalists will cover the same event numerous times in a career. Here at the Press Democrat we’ve all covered the Sonoma County Fair dozens of times, The Russian River Jazz Festival, city council meetings etc. I had a good run at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am for many years and shot pro-football for a number of years (I still do on occasion, but I have Sunday’s off ) and …
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January 29th, 2010 11:58am
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Photogs here at the PD document life with images. It’s a challenge day in and day out.
This past year, I’ve documented the water levels at Lake’s Mendocino and Sonoma.
It’s amazing to see reservoirs fill up so fast. Especially after reporter Bob Norberg wrote about both reservoirs being at 10 year lows for the date on January 7, 2010.
That was only two weeks ago.
This is what happens when El …
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January 28th, 2010 05:02pm
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When it rains, invariably I’m out in the muck shooting pictures. Weather photography is an adventure.
But today, after many days of mulling it around, I just have to say thanks to the driver that thought it would be fun to spray me with water while shooting a picture over on Wright Road the other day. I know, I know it’s a hazardous job and we put ourselves there, but somebody …
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January 20th, 2010 12:00am
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Tuesday was just the prequel to Wednesday’s main event. How does 65-70mph gusts sound over the mountain ranges? That’s what we’ll get tomorrow. Batten down the hatches, fill up the sandbags. Here we go.
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January 18th, 2010 03:33pm
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The National Weather Service has issued urban and small stream flood advisories for Sonoma, Napa and Marin which will remain in effect until 12:30 PST. Rain rates of one quarter to one half inch a hour have been reported in our urban areas.
In addition, a Wind Advisory is up until four this afternoon (Jan. 18), for Sonoma County’s higher elevations with sustained winds for 25-30 mph with gusts to …
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January 16th, 2010 02:14pm
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They’re lined up in the Pacific. El Nino is knocking. Light rain this afternoon will break down the High Pressure ridge that has been parked over California, then the proverbial storm door, which has been rusted shut for three years, will swing open and produce ‘copious’ amounts of rain. Watch out all you commuters traveling 101 through the Novato narrows, San Antonio Creek may overflow by Wednesday. People …
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January 15th, 2010 03:23pm
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I travel around quite a bit. One day I may be in the City, the next I could be in Ferndale or Clearlake or Sacramento or Phoenix….It’s an adventure to say the least.
One thing that I love to shoot is the coast. Out near Big Blue, nature can be put in focus, sometimes up close and personal. I’ve been chased by elephant seals- got a little to close with a …
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December 29th, 2009 05:43pm
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My favorites from 2001, By Kent Porter / The Press Democrat
2/14/2001: Dairy cattle bask Tuesday on the lush winter hillsides of Sonoma County’s pasture land off of Burnside Road, east of Bloomfield, as Mount St. Helena shows off its accumulation of snowfall from the weekend’s winter storm.
4/1/2001: Sebastopol firefighter Rob Lamb removes debris from one of two school rooms consumed by fire at Apple Blossom School on Saturday.
4/19/2001: …
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