Solar eclipse By Matt Young December 24, 2012 12:00 MST Photographs by Bob Gitzen. Photography contest, Honorable Mention. The left frame shows the 84% partial eclipse of the sun on May 20 in Concord, California, passing through deodar cedar branches and projected onto a patio shade as a collection of pinhole camera images. The right frame is the same time the next day, showing the dramatic difference in appearance.