Best photos of 09 chase season

[Scott Weberpal]

I think there should be some unofficial contest ending with a two round poll to vote for the best. I think some comments on whose looks best would be a good.

I like that idea...maybe break it down into categories (best structure shot, best tornado shot, best lightning shot, etc.), and then from the best of each everyone can pick their favorite overall. I think someone (Chad C.) did something like this on their personal website last year.

 

[Clarence Bennett]

Near Jackson, TN, June 15th.

 

[James Weatherman]

Photos of 2009

I did not get out and chase as much as I would have liked to this year but had a few storms roll through Barton County which I was able to get out on. These were of the storm on 06202009 that did some damage in Great Bend, Kansas. Got these just outside of Claflin, Kansas. I have some better ones on my digital camera but there were on a disc that I had so here they are. Not the greatest camera lens and those were the last of the old roll. I got closer with the new roll but don't have that roll done yet.

 

[Jeff Bartlett]

I had a better year last season in terms of tornadoes, but I still saw a few this season. Photo-wise, this was a very good year for me. Here are a few gems:

Feb. 10, north of Meridian.

March 30, from my backyard! Developed just west of Stillwater at sunset.

May 26, Stillwater. Decaying orphan anvil at sunset.

June 15, Pratt, KS. Beginning of the MCS off of the tornado warned cell.

June 9, Caldwell, KS.

 

[Marko Korosec]

Here are few of ma favorite photos I took this year... all in Slovenia or NE Italy...

June 7th 2009

June 6th 2009

27th May 2009

2nd June 2009

But the storm season here is thankfully only at its beginning.

 

[Taylor Campbell]

Feb.18th, 2009 Carroll County, GA.....

 

[Jim Saueressig]

I think there should be some unofficial contest ending with a two round poll to vote for the best. I think some comments on whose looks best would be a good.

The best way to do it here would be like they do in flickr. You create the contest thread and everyone can post a picture, No Chatter, no comments only a picture and a number. Poster number one posts "#1" and adds a photo, poster two "#2" and their photo and so on. After a week the thread is closed to new submissions and the voting starts. Each person voting will post their favorite, their second place and third place favorites as such without chatter so that their votes would appear as such:

#7
#15
#2

After a week of voting the voting ends and the votes are tallied. There could be a few running at once as well with categories.

How many people are even interested in a contest and would participate though?

 

[Andrea Griffa]

The best way to do it here would be like they do in flickr. You create the contest thread and everyone can post a picture, No Chatter, no comments only a picture and a number. Poster number one posts "#1" and adds a photo, poster two "#2" and their photo and so on. After a week the thread is closed to new submissions and the voting starts. Each person voting will post their favorite, their second place and third place favorites as such without chatter so that their votes would appear as such:



After a week of voting the voting ends and the votes are tallied. There could be a few running at once as well with categories.

How many people are even interested in a contest and would participate though?

It sounds good, Jim.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

It's hard for me to compete against all the other great photos posted so far! So, here's a couple of my favorites:

Spot #3 is reserved for tomorrow...

 

[Jim Edds]

My first tornado June 5th SE Wyoming - shooting video and stills simultaneously.

Trucker leaving Tornado Warned Supercell west of Greensburg, KS June 2nd

 

[Jason Boggs]

That first photo from Jim Edds is one of the best so far. Nice job with that one my friend!

 

[Jason Young]

03-22-2009
Outside Lawton Okla.

4-26-09 High Risk bust ! Altus , Okla.

03-10-09 Rush Springs Okla.


Praying 2010 is better

 

[Bryan Stokes]

How many people are even interested in a contest and would participate though?

I think it's a great idea, but we should wait until the 2009 chase season is over. Don't forget, there's still chasing on the Northern Plains well into July, and there's always the possibility of a mini chase season this Fall. A 2009 photo contest is best reserved for early January when all of us will be really bored.

Bryan

 

[Jay McCoy]

I think it's a great idea, but we should wait until the 2009 chase season is over. Don't forget, there's still chasing on the Northern Plains well into July, and there's always the possibility of a mini chase season this Fall. A 2009 photo contest is best reserved for early January when all of us will be really bored.

Bryan

I think they meant along the lines of the traditional chase season which is march through June. Yes we can have severe wx all year round but most of the good stuff has happened and the majority of people are done with the big vacations etc...

Plus who wants to wait another six months for this???? We can always have another contest for "off season" catches "

 

[Drew.Gardonia]

my chase season did not go as planned, but next year I will be getting me a tornado for sure.

here's my best shots.

Night time Lighting near Murfreesboro, TN 6-17-09

Caught this bolt on the run while riding with Steve Worthington, east of Hutchinson, KS on 5-15-09

Supercell near Hutchinson, KS 5-15-09