Ive also upgraded my photo system to include a Canon 30D camera. So another $645 down and Im ready to go with 2 body setup. No more changing lenses and missing shots!
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Gearing Up For Fall Photojournalism
An ode to a fantastic summer filled with ample golf and stormchasing! What more could a man ask for? Im getting ready for another photojournalism class so i figured this would be appropriate. This is my most sucessful photoessey from last simester and involves a round of golf played by my Father.
Ive also upgraded my photo system to include a Canon 30D camera. So another $645 down and Im ready to go with 2 body setup. No more changing lenses and missing shots!
Ive also upgraded my photo system to include a Canon 30D camera. So another $645 down and Im ready to go with 2 body setup. No more changing lenses and missing shots!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Ken-Caryl Valley Storm 6/25/08
What a nice suprise! A sweet, photogenic storm went up over the Ken-Caryl Valley right at sunset. This thing had cool structure and awesome lightning. The first shots are in my hood and the last one is out at Castle Pines Pkwy and I-25. Im really happy with these shots! This will help ease the pain of having to miss tommorow's tornadic setup in South Dakota.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Ducking For Cover!
This was taken somewhere south of Wichita, Ks. On June 12th.
Jon and I were both ducking for cover as this struck about 50 yards from us. The photo was taken at 10mm so it looks further away than it really was. I was really lucky to be stopped down and have the shutter open at this point. June 12th was a frustrating day with a cold front crashing through the area. We had all but given up home. we were hunting for a place to get dinner in Wichita as a huge supercell formed right over the southern part of the city. We were unable to get east of the hook due to traffic, street flooding, and road construction. More supercells formed to the southwest and we were able to intercept these after dark for some killer lightning. The bulk of my chasing this season is behind me. I will save my money for the outbreaks in August and September barring a potent tornadic setup closer to home. I will continue to shoot storms and lightning in the Denver area throughout the summer.
Jon and I were both ducking for cover as this struck about 50 yards from us. The photo was taken at 10mm so it looks further away than it really was. I was really lucky to be stopped down and have the shutter open at this point. June 12th was a frustrating day with a cold front crashing through the area. We had all but given up home. we were hunting for a place to get dinner in Wichita as a huge supercell formed right over the southern part of the city. We were unable to get east of the hook due to traffic, street flooding, and road construction. More supercells formed to the southwest and we were able to intercept these after dark for some killer lightning. The bulk of my chasing this season is behind me. I will save my money for the outbreaks in August and September barring a potent tornadic setup closer to home. I will continue to shoot storms and lightning in the Denver area throughout the summer.
Monday, June 9, 2008
5/22-5/24 NEW VIDS!!!
Here is the video courtesy of Jon Merage. His video and editing skills are fantastic and these vids bring justice to these tornadoes like no photograph can do.
Multiple tornadoes near Orlando, Ok. on the 24th!
Hoxie, Ks. Multivortex madness on the 22nd!
More of Jon's videos can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jmchaser
Multiple tornadoes near Orlando, Ok. on the 24th!
Hoxie, Ks. Multivortex madness on the 22nd!
More of Jon's videos can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/jmchaser
Friday, May 30, 2008
Fantastic Nightime Tornadoes in Kansas!!!
Another Amazing chase!!! I finally was able to take tripoded shots of a tornado at night with lightning. We were just north of Belleville, Ks. observing this tornado.
Well, this is pretty much the money shot. Focus was a little off and ISO 800 left a little something to be desired but I am thrilled regardless.
Awesome Tornado!!! This image is heavily edited.
Finally!
Another Killer shot. I was loosing it as I reviewed this image on my camera.
Very Nice Structure! It was hard to tell how many seperate tornadoes were observed.
Action in Kearney, Ne. Earlier in the day.
Nasty looking wall cloud. Not sure if there was a tornado here.
This was sooo close to touching down.
We started the day in Goodland, Ks. noticing that the SPC had their risk way too far east. All it took was an easy drive to Hays and and north to Kearney, NE. The Kearney storm was fierce but visibility was an issue. We watched power flashes and a rain-wrapped tornado pass through north Kearney. We abandoned the storm near Grand Island, Ne. and dropped south to a new supercell near Beloit, Ks. We were pretty late for this one but after shooting lightning in Concordia, Ks. we booked north to Belleville with hopes of a nightime tornado. Obviously, we got our wish and some great shots to boot. A few tornadoes and a possible wedge were observed north of Belleville. This and previous chases in May have all lead to tornadoes. We are going on 5 consecutive chase days with observed tornadoes, Fantastic!! Hopefully the trend will continue with minimal loss of life and minimal damage to property in the effected areas.
Well, this is pretty much the money shot. Focus was a little off and ISO 800 left a little something to be desired but I am thrilled regardless.
Awesome Tornado!!! This image is heavily edited.
Finally!
Another Killer shot. I was loosing it as I reviewed this image on my camera.
Very Nice Structure! It was hard to tell how many seperate tornadoes were observed.
Action in Kearney, Ne. Earlier in the day.
Nasty looking wall cloud. Not sure if there was a tornado here.
This was sooo close to touching down.
We started the day in Goodland, Ks. noticing that the SPC had their risk way too far east. All it took was an easy drive to Hays and and north to Kearney, NE. The Kearney storm was fierce but visibility was an issue. We watched power flashes and a rain-wrapped tornado pass through north Kearney. We abandoned the storm near Grand Island, Ne. and dropped south to a new supercell near Beloit, Ks. We were pretty late for this one but after shooting lightning in Concordia, Ks. we booked north to Belleville with hopes of a nightime tornado. Obviously, we got our wish and some great shots to boot. A few tornadoes and a possible wedge were observed north of Belleville. This and previous chases in May have all lead to tornadoes. We are going on 5 consecutive chase days with observed tornadoes, Fantastic!! Hopefully the trend will continue with minimal loss of life and minimal damage to property in the effected areas.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
5/24 Oklahoma Tornadoes
2 tornadoes on the ground here. The one in the foreground moved right at us as the other tornado roped out. This storm offered very little in the way of visibility after these tubes.
Our attention quickly focused on this tornado that came right at us.
Majestic tornado in its weakening stage.
A nice CG blasts right through the RFD of the decaying supercell.
Intense lightning right over the highway.
This day offered two potential targets, one to the north in Nebraska and one to the south along an outflow boundary in north/central Oklahoma. We didnt like the instability forecast for Nebraska so we blasted south to Oklahoma where a large tornadic supercell was already ongoing. We were quite late to the storm but that didnt stop us from seeing 2, possibly 3 tornadoes. This was also the only real quality lightning op for us over the 4 days.
Despite a really great stormchase, many people lost their lives and homes in this tornado outbreak. The tornado in Parkersburg that killed at least 6 has been rated an EF-5 by NWS Des Moines, the first in Iowa since 1976. My thoughts are with all who were affected by these tornadic events.
Our attention quickly focused on this tornado that came right at us.
Majestic tornado in its weakening stage.
A nice CG blasts right through the RFD of the decaying supercell.
Intense lightning right over the highway.
This day offered two potential targets, one to the north in Nebraska and one to the south along an outflow boundary in north/central Oklahoma. We didnt like the instability forecast for Nebraska so we blasted south to Oklahoma where a large tornadic supercell was already ongoing. We were quite late to the storm but that didnt stop us from seeing 2, possibly 3 tornadoes. This was also the only real quality lightning op for us over the 4 days.
Despite a really great stormchase, many people lost their lives and homes in this tornado outbreak. The tornado in Parkersburg that killed at least 6 has been rated an EF-5 by NWS Des Moines, the first in Iowa since 1976. My thoughts are with all who were affected by these tornadic events.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
