best tornado "money shot"
- Thread starter Kem Poyner
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Dick McGowan
EF5
The late Eric Nguyen had many...many I'm sure none of us will ever even get a chance to take one of his! But I think most remember this one, with the hail, rainbow and damage all with the Mulvane, KS tornado on June 12, 2004:
I liked this one better and still have it on my wall:
Another would be Jim Reed's tornado in the early 90's IIRC with the Highway Patrolman in front of him.
I liked this one better and still have it on my wall:
Another would be Jim Reed's tornado in the early 90's IIRC with the Highway Patrolman in front of him.
Shane Adams
You could ask every member of ST this question and you'd get the same amount of different answers. For example, none of Kem's three choices would even be in my top ten. "Best" is relative.
Kem Poyner
EF2
money shot
I guess I should have clarifyed what I meant. I was thinking from the general population standpoint. Not from a stormchasers view. "Money shot" was referring to the most printed, downloaded, lucerative and recognizable.
I guess I should have clarifyed what I meant. I was thinking from the general population standpoint. Not from a stormchasers view. "Money shot" was referring to the most printed, downloaded, lucerative and recognizable.
Eric Flescher
EF5
Yeah Eric's is one of my top 3
It is very much subjective. The wide angle one is much nicer with the background.
Eric's view, the colors, background, rainbow etc etc- that photo had it all. While many had somewhat the same photo this one had the angle and everything. It is my top pick.
One of my favorite is the photo posted on the front of the Wichita Eagle special section of the Hesston tornado crossing I-35 (photo by Dave Williams).
There are many for my #3 . That one with tornado with the lightning stroke to the right is probably my #3. It is awesome.
It is very much subjective. The wide angle one is much nicer with the background.
Eric's view, the colors, background, rainbow etc etc- that photo had it all. While many had somewhat the same photo this one had the angle and everything. It is my top pick.
One of my favorite is the photo posted on the front of the Wichita Eagle special section of the Hesston tornado crossing I-35 (photo by Dave Williams).
There are many for my #3 . That one with tornado with the lightning stroke to the right is probably my #3. It is awesome.
Laura Duchesne
EF5
Ditto on the Mulvane tornado and rainbow shot. A perfect Kansas scene! Lots of color, contrast and beauty/mystery all in one.
Ryan McGinnis
EF5
The Mulvane shot (landscape orientation) is definately one of my favorites as well. I also love that shot out there (I forget who by -- please post and claim it!) of a tornadic supercell at night near Red Cloud, Nebraska. Basically, he used a fisheye lens to get an entire storm in the shot, from the ground to the anvil top, backlit by lightning. At the very bottom is a tornado. Probably my favorite storm photo of all time -- one of those moments when serendipity intersects with technical know-how to create something great.
Susan Strom
EF5
Al Moller & I traded prints one time. I gave him some lightning and he gave me a couple 8x10s of his notorious Pampa TX twister from several years back. I can't post them because they are copyrighted, but they are incredible and they would be my choice. One of them looked a bit like the cover of the Twister movie but was close-in, with debris swirling around the vortex over a railyard. Just fantastic.
I agree with Kem's choice of the Cordell picture too. It has always been a favorite of mine.
Seems to me Graham Butler emailed me a link to his Mulvane shot one time; that was a winner too.
And I recall one, I believe it was out of Manitoba, that was just perfection. I don't remember who shot it but it was one of the most photogenic tornadoes I have seen. Perhaps someone knows more.
I agree with Kem's choice of the Cordell picture too. It has always been a favorite of mine.
Seems to me Graham Butler emailed me a link to his Mulvane shot one time; that was a winner too.
And I recall one, I believe it was out of Manitoba, that was just perfection. I don't remember who shot it but it was one of the most photogenic tornadoes I have seen. Perhaps someone knows more.
David Drummond
Member
I think this is the one of Graham's you were talking about Susan. I have an 18x12 of it framed on my wall.
Susan Strom
EF5
Yes that is it! That is awesome; a shot of the season right there.
Eric Flescher
EF5
pretty sure it was the beautiful one by Doug Raflik
I am pretty sure the one you are talking about is the awesome shot by Doug Raflik.
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I am pretty sure the one you are talking about is the awesome shot by Doug Raflik.
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Andrew Stoller
EF5
Ryan McGinnis
EF5
Yes! That, to me, is the penultimate storm photograph. If I took a picture like that, I'd be tempted to put my camera down and never pick it up again because, damn -- how could I ever top that?
Bob Hartig
EF5
Going back further in time, two of the most famous B&Ws are
* the twin-funnel straddling US 33 south of Dunlap, IN, on Palm Sunday, 1965. This is arguably the most widely published tornado photo of all time.
* the shot of the Xenia, OH, tornado taken from Greene Memorial Hospital during the 1974 Super Outbreak.
* the twin-funnel straddling US 33 south of Dunlap, IN, on Palm Sunday, 1965. This is arguably the most widely published tornado photo of all time.
* the shot of the Xenia, OH, tornado taken from Greene Memorial Hospital during the 1974 Super Outbreak.
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