Nice close up of an anvil edge from a USA storm chase in 2005. Oly E1, 50-200mm
Tube. Tornado in Iowa. Cherry picking a single week from an entire year and expecting to witness a tornado would yield extremely low odds, especially when travelling across the pond. It was therefore massively rewarding to get one. We were struggling to keep up with a storm moving at 50mph when all of a sudden a horizontal funnel cloud rolled in the skies above our heads. We struggled to get into a decent viewing position, and when we did the tornado was stretched all the way to the ground. It was only on the ground for a few seconds and I was lucky to get the farm building within the frame to add some interest and scale. Olympus E3, 12-60mm SWD - F6.3, 1/25s
The northern territories of Tornado Alley were busy in 2008. Iowa, in particular, had an active year. After spending much of the afternoon chasing a tornado and supercell storm this opportunity arose as we pulled over to take some photos. A fire truck pulled up and the crew engaged us in conversation. Not uncommon in Tornado Alley this time of year. Bonafide stormchasers are the equivalent of a fifth emergency service. I could not resist getting the fire truck in the frame, with supercell in the background. American truck and vehicles enjoy so much character. Olympus E3, 12-60mm SWD - F5.6, 1/15s. Four images stitched for panorama.
