Moon, stars and the occasional eclipse
Harvest Moon
If you are out and about near sunset this evening, the Harvest Moon will be in full view. With the recent heat and dust particulates in the atmosphere the moon should appear larger than normal. The September full Moon occurs closest to the autumnal equinox. Native Americans would call it the [...]
Final Flight of the Endeavour
This can be a strange and unusual job. One day it's a wildfire, maybe a county Supervisor's meeting. The next could be a football game or a black tie event. It really never gets boring. That's why I jumped at the chance to photograph the final flight of the Shuttle [...]
Summer Sunset
Mid-summer and everything is all right. A summer sunset with a nearly full moon, Tuesday night.
Windsor Fireworks
The view of fireworks in Windsor, Tuesday July 3, 2012. Happy Independence Day! -Kent Porter
Summer Moon
The full moon, Monday July 2, 2012. -Kent Porter
Transit of Venus
I had the chance to photograph the much anticipated transit of Venus on Tuesday June 5. Using a special filter put together by Director of Photography Chad Surmick (for last months solar eclipse) I was able to get a clear shot of the once in a lifetime planetary show. I [...]
Eclipse!
The view from my backyard of the Annualar eclipse this afternoon...the images were taken just a few minutes apart. -Kent Porter
Full Moon-Set 2012
Welcome to the new year. After a week of much needed vacation, I photographed the full moon setting in the western sky this morning. Have a good day. -Kent Porter
Eclipsed
After a Friday night of shooting football and finally falling asleep at about 1am Saturday morning, I dragged myself out of a dreamless slumber at 4:30am, slipped north up the 101 and headed to the Geysers to get a clear view of the lunar eclipse. Surprisingly, as the valley was [...]
Moon over Glove
Last year at this time, Christopher Chung, John Burgess and I were shooting baseball playoffs and World Series at AT&T Park . This year, alas, no such luck. Instead, football is being played on turf relegated more to ground balls than midfield tackles. The California Golden Bears are renting new [...]