A Few Lightning Pics

**02blackgpgt** · 04-20-2009

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

I rarely chase after the tornadoes. I have been in the path of a few, mainly on scene just moments after they lift but I have never chased with the sole intention of getting tornado pictures. Ive always been WAY more interested in the lightning. I'll let the video and glory jockeys do that. I wouldnt mind doing that at some point, but mind you, twisters dont have the same impact captured by a still camera as they do when on video.

thats pretty mcuh what was in my mind when i asked. im a film student so i pretty much think of everything the way it would look on camera and a tornado would look amazing. but its true lightning will never look as cool on film as it does in still pictures. the timing of this is pretty funny cause i read this first thing this morning when i woke up and last night there was a tornado in my area and i kept trying to go outside to try to see it but my madre flipped her sh!t.

**Quicklynx** · 04-20-2009

yea... moms always trying to protect their young... they need to quit it haha

then you get a g/f/wife and it's like your mother never left

**02blackgpgt** · 04-20-2009

yeah playing in tornadoes is a lesson best learned on your own lol youll either:

a)sh!t your pants and run back inside
b)die
c)chase tornadoes with a camera the rest of your life

i have a feeling ill be c.

oh god i couldnt imagine having a girlfriend like my mother. all of my exes have been the exact opposite of my mother.

**Quicklynx** · 04-21-2009

Originally Posted by 02blackgpgt

yeah playing in tornadoes is a lesson best learned on your own lol youll either:

a)sh!t your pants and run back inside
b)die
c)chase tornadoes with a camera the rest of your life

i have a feeling ill be c.

oh god i couldnt imagine having a girlfriend like my mother. all of my exes have been the exact opposite of my mother.

I'd probably take C and end up B because of it. During the course of B I'll probably A.

Why didn't you stay with them?!?!

**02blackgpgt** · 04-21-2009

Originally Posted by Quicklynx

I'd probably take C and end up B because of it. During the course of B I'll probably A.

Why didn't you stay with them?!?!

hahahaha

same crap different girl, i tend to go for psycho *****es....plus i dont really see a reason to stay with someone if i dont even think im in love with them...im just sticking to friends with benefits for now untill i find the right girl. it works for me and its cheaper that way...

**WhiteDevil** · 04-21-2009

I used to do this years and years ago. used to stay on 55 from texas to chicago every single day for 2 seasons.

Whats your truck look like?

I used a SBC powered GMC safari gutted for mine.

Nice pics, every time we get a storm here( usually on my way to work with spectacular sky covereing lightning I never can get the camera ready fast enough.

**SyntheticShield** · 04-21-2009

I used the GP for a long time then when it went down due to the differential I picked up an Isuzu Rodeo. Once I get the GP back on the road, I'll outfit it a bit better for chasing storms.

I had a laptop stand in the GP so I could use my weather/radar software to keep track of everything including the warnings, watches and lighting. I'll eventually build a laptop stand for the Rodeo and set it up so I can have a scanner and maybe a portable TV and other stuff like that.

Id ultimately like to get the WxWorx package from XM Satellite as it is a pretty darn comprehensive package and offers a lot of great information for keeping tabs on storms.

http://www.wxworx.com/

**WhiteDevil** · 04-21-2009

Also, I just got last year was the bushnell ONIX 400, it uses your XM subscription to get weather to the second. Got caught in a wild one last fall on a hog hunt in michigan, horizon darkened up, pulled it out and had realtime doppler on the handheld.

My safari had the driver side rear cargo area all electronics, from 2-ways to the cb to scanners to computers and tv's that ran off one of them old boomerang antennas on the top.

I miss it, alot but kids and wife and being a manager kinda prohibits my time from fun anymore.

How far from ENID are you?

**SyntheticShield** · 04-21-2009

Oh gosh, I bet Im 150 miles or so from Enid, thereabouts.

**blueguy** · 04-21-2009

Scotty that is pretty schweet man!! Didn't know you did that, those are pretty awesome.

**WhiteDevil** · 04-21-2009

Originally Posted by SyntheticShield

Oh gosh, I bet Im 150 miles or so from Enid, thereabouts.

If I recall right the name is Carter, most of my moms side lives there, born and raised kinda thing. I get thru there every now and then on my way to weslaco texas.

**SyntheticShield** · 04-21-2009

I chased a storm out to there one time a few years ago. Was right on the outskirts of Enid but never went into the city.

**BiggRiggs** · 04-21-2009

Ummmm.....I was expecting pics of a supercharged Ford truck.

Nice pics anyways.

-Riggs.

**02blackgpgt** · 04-21-2009

Originally Posted by BiggRiggs

Ummmm.....I was expecting pics of a supercharged Ford truck.

Nice pics anyways.

-Riggs.

yeah so was i when i first read it

**WhiteDevil** · 04-21-2009

Lightnings are turds, power to weight is ubsurd, takes some $$$ to get them heffers moving out good.

Thats cool, from waht I understand enid is a hot spot during the storm season.

**SyntheticShield** · 04-21-2009

Originally Posted by WhiteDevil

Lightnings are turds, power to weight is ubsurd, takes some $$$ to get them heffers moving out good.

Thats cool, from waht I understand enid is a hot spot during the storm season.

It can be as many of the storm form out in that western area. Then OKC is a good place to shoot as well just off the turnpike where that broadcast tower farm is, though Ive never gotten any shots from there.