Sean Mullen
EF2
A little late to the party......
About 7PM I was heading south on 35 toward Wichita, looking forward to checking into my motel in time to get a decent dinner for the first time in a few days, when I saw towers going up in the direction of DDC. I didn't think they would go tornadic, so I resolved to continue on to check-in and a nice steak.
Then it occurred to me:
Be where you are. Where are you?
"I'm in Kansas."
What are you doing there?
"Chasing storms."
So chase the storms!!!!
"Duh....."
I checked into my motel, dumped some stuff, and headed south on 35. I headed west on 160, went through Wellington, and pulled off on south Drury Rd a little bit west of Wellington. I turned around once I was well off of 160, and pulled over facing north. Time was about 8:10PM; the lightning getting started about then. I took several pictures and checked for proper exposure, then set the camera on a window clamp, pointed it west, and just started shooting. For the next 20-25 minutes I just clicked the shutter, waited about 5 seconds for it to close, and clicked it again. I knew if I stopped to look at a picture( I'm told this is called "chimping") I would miss a picture. After things died down I returned to Wichita, just arriving as the storm hit.
I enclose one thumbnail; more pictures at the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47087278@N03/?saved=1
Sean
About 7PM I was heading south on 35 toward Wichita, looking forward to checking into my motel in time to get a decent dinner for the first time in a few days, when I saw towers going up in the direction of DDC. I didn't think they would go tornadic, so I resolved to continue on to check-in and a nice steak.
Then it occurred to me:
Be where you are. Where are you?
"I'm in Kansas."
What are you doing there?
"Chasing storms."
So chase the storms!!!!
"Duh....."
I checked into my motel, dumped some stuff, and headed south on 35. I headed west on 160, went through Wellington, and pulled off on south Drury Rd a little bit west of Wellington. I turned around once I was well off of 160, and pulled over facing north. Time was about 8:10PM; the lightning getting started about then. I took several pictures and checked for proper exposure, then set the camera on a window clamp, pointed it west, and just started shooting. For the next 20-25 minutes I just clicked the shutter, waited about 5 seconds for it to close, and clicked it again. I knew if I stopped to look at a picture( I'm told this is called "chimping") I would miss a picture. After things died down I returned to Wichita, just arriving as the storm hit.
I enclose one thumbnail; more pictures at the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/47087278@N03/?saved=1
Sean
