Heh. No, Jack. Frankly, after years of doing this, I'm only now starting to get fairly consistent results. There are plenty of chasers out there with better chops than me. Most shoot video. I prefer still images, though if you speed up video it can be very educational (to see rotation and storm evolution, speeded-up).
I do it because they are transient events that make me feel a sense of awe. It's like taking photos of beautiful mountains only you have to find them and get in the right place to see them. I like the challenge and the strategizing during the chase, in addition to the usual photographic challenges. On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:06 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > Are you preparing a resume with a job application to present to the weather > channel, Darren? > "Storm Chaser" > > J > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 12, 2015, at 1:51 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the comments Daniel & Rick. >> Yesterday's chase was only around 500 miles, round trip. I was home at 10 PM. >> >>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Wow, you must really run up the mileage! It's an excellent pic, >>> though; enough foreground light to preserve detail, and enough >>> background contrast for drama. >>> >>> Rick >>> http://photo.net/photos/RickW >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Awesome weather and awesome image. >>>> >>>> Keep safe out there! >>>> >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> It's been a very nonstandard spring on the Plains this year. Massive >>>>> amounts of precipitation in May and June but very few tornadoes. >>>>> Yesterday was more of the same. I got out of town a bit later than I >>>>> wanted to and so was playing catch-up, which is difficult because it >>>>> means you are on the opposite side of the storms than you are supposed >>>>> to be to view wall clouds/tornadoes, etc. I targeted the "Tail-end >>>>> Charlie" storm and was able to slip between it and the storm ahead of >>>>> it at Falls City, NE as I proceeded east, across the Missouri River >>>>> and into extreme NW Missouri. This is an example of the scene I was >>>>> treated to. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/18734032092/ >>>>> >>>>> Comments and criticism welcome in equal measure. >>>>> -- >>>>> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> -- >> Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
