It's loosely used. Winners Circle. Usually it's a straight line of people, a semi-circle or a group of people that form a kind of circle. Out here at Infineon NASCAR land, the Winners Circle is square. I know the moniker emplies a tight circle of friends celebrating a victory. I [...]
I'm a sucker for clouds. Thursday was an interesting day to incorporate wispy thin, icy cirrus clouds and the yearly cycle of NASCAR at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.
Barbecue: check Hot dogs: check Hamburgers: check Liquid refreshment: check Motorhome: check Fast cars: check Sunscreen: check T-shirt with favorite driver: check Flag with favorite driver: check Earplugs: check Kitchen sink: check Ferris wheel: check Pool: POOL? Yep, there is at least one pool at NASCAR. It's popped [...]
The rolling steel that is NASCAR is back at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma. With it comes the people and advertising that follows. At least 6,000 RV's (never really counted 'em before) a couple of hundred big rigs carrying everything from cars to hats and everything in between. Yesterday was pretty [...]
A warm (the light too) evening. Polished chrome. Loud, smooth paint. unadulterated exhaust. Fossil Fuel eating, tire burning, gear churning, down home car muscle in downtown Santa Rosa: Peggy Sue's All- American Cruise last Saturday June 12, 2010. [...]
There's Baseball... Put your game face on. In the zone. Bring it. That a kid! Stee-rike. Slide! Ducks on the pond. Clutch hit. That was HUGE! Get two up the middle. gogogogogo! Down, down! Cut second, cut second! Then there are soccer [...]
Saturday morning June 12: At the RAWS station near Agilent in Santa Rosa's Fountaingrove this morning, the temperature at 7:30 is 75 degrees with a Relative Humidity of 28%. Winds are out of the NE to 17mph. At Hawkeye, where the low was 67 at 56 minutes past midnight, The [...]
It's fascinating when the Harmony Festival comes to town. Interesting people all around and always a little...offbeat. The Friday heat seemed to stunt some of the mid-afternoon activities, but there were plenty goings on in the shade. -Kent Porter
The National Weather Service in Monterey has issued a Fire Weather Watch for the east bay hills and the Diablo Range from late Friday through Sunday for warm temperatures, gusty offshore winds and low humidity. As I sit here this evening with the sliding glass door open, the wind is [...]
Beneficial rains in the Lake Mendocino watershed this Winter/Spring have pushed the level into some of the campgrounds around the lake. Going to be a good boating season on Lake Mendocino this summer. Watch out for the submerged objects though. Like guard rails, roads, kiosks and picnic benches. [...]
How many frames in a photojournalists life? Millions. Literally.
I’ve lost count since I started shooting photos at eight years-old with a Polaroid Land Camera (which I still own). It’s a way of life this photojournalism thing which is endlessly fascinating. The trip along the way, now in my 31st year professionally and the last 25 with the Press Democrat, has been an adventure in life. What it has to offer, ranging from implausible beauty to the utterly cruel things life randomly pitches out have shaped and molded who I am. That means I get to witness history. Pretty cool, eh? This journey has included photographing lots of inanimate objects which can be terribly boring. I’ve also borne the brunt of people unhappy to see a photographer show up to document less than pleasant circumstances. Then there’s the weather, which wreaks havoc on the human race daily. So I document the clouds. My advice for anyone having a bad day is to go outside and take a picture of those clouds once in awhile. It will do wonders for the interior beast. Unless you are using a metal tripod in an electrical storm.
-Kent Porter