On a beautiful Monday in December, with no work scheduled, should one start his Christmas shopping, or take a leisurely 25-minute drive to Malibu? … [Read More]
December 3, 2013 Night Skies at the Trona Pinnacles
I wound up at the Trona Pinnacles at dusk on my jaunt into the desert to shoot lenticular clouds. The pinnacles and the dark… [Read More]
August 8, 2013 OK-NM-TX Storms
Our Tempest chase group had quite a variety of storms to sample on Thursday, from Boise City to Logan, NM; and from San Jon,… [Read More]
August 6, 2013 Socorro Nighttime Electrical Storm
Our chase tour group began today in Douglas, AZ, right on the Mexican border. The Arizona monsoon was forecast to shift eastward towards New… [Read More]
June 9, 2013 Nebraska Northern Lights
Following the El Reno, OK tornado of May 31, I had an entire week off from the tours to rest and recover. I needed… [Read More]
May 17, 2013 Nebraska Sandhills Supercell Lightning (Part Two)
Tempest Tours was treated to a magnificent lightning display at dusk on this chase day. We began in Goodland, KS, targeted the area around… [Read More]
April 28, 2013 Sanderson, TX severe storm
(posted on May 4, 2013) Our tour group, with Rob Petitt as my driver, was down to its final two chase days, and… [Read More]
April 4, 2013 Catching up…desert palms in the moonlight (29 Jan 2013)
These stills were taken at a golf course in Palm Desert in January, 2013, as a full moon rose. Camera — Canon 5D… [Read More]