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Weather and Chasing
17 June 2017 – S Ontario Chases
Got on three separate cells:
Weather and Chasing
11 September 2013 – London, Ontario Bow Echo Segment
High-based but photogenic Bow Echo segment.
Read more “11 September 2013 – London, Ontario Bow Echo Segment”
Misc
Transit of Venus – 5 June, 2012
Next one won’t happen until 2117! The four dark smaller regions are sunspots.
Landscapes
Badlands National Park
Nice visit to a great Park in late May, 2006, up to and into the Golden Hour. All images taken with the Canon 350D and 18-55mm kit lens (yep!), and processed with Lightroom 6. Very pleased that I thought ahead and shot many scenes with panos in mind.
Misc
2016 Airshow London
Selected images from the 2016 London Airshow. Images were taken from a number of locations around the Airport with the Canon 6D and Tamron 150-600 mm lens.
Concerts
Alice Cooper – Rock The Park
With encore special guests Peter Frampton, Brian Campbell of the Chicago Blackhawks, and the Stanley Cup (I had dropped back to my seat and was taking video, which I rarely do – full video to follow). Read more “Alice Cooper – Rock The Park”
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April Wine – Rock The Park
Set cut short by technical difficulties. Read more “April Wine – Rock The Park”
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Lee Arron – Rock The Park
Metal, with a few jazz numbers thrown in for good measure. Read more “Lee Arron – Rock The Park”
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Bachman – Cummings – Rock The Park
Lot’s of Guess Who and BTO hits! Read more “Bachman – Cummings – Rock The Park”
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Black Sabbath – London, Ontario
For some reason Ozzy kept saying ‘coo-coo’ to the crowd between songs. Oh wait, its Ozzy. Read more “Black Sabbath – London, Ontario”
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Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton – Toronto
Two legends at Air Canada Centre,
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Boston – Rock The Park
Tom Scholtz is a genius! Read more “Boston – Rock The Park”
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Pat Benetar – Rock The Park
All the hits, but hard to photograph in the rain. Read more “Pat Benetar – Rock The Park”
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Bobby Blue Bland – London Bluesfest
Soul / R&B legend, July of 2004 – taken with a disposable film camera. One on my earliest concert images.
Concerts
Bush – Rock The Park.
Popular 90’s band from England. Read more “Bush – Rock The Park.”
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Cheap Trick – Rock The Park, London, Ontario
Rick Nielsen used what might have been close to a million dollars worth of vintage guitars during this set.
Concerts
Guy Clark / Verlon Thompson
Legendary Texas singer/songwriter Guy Clark show from 2005. R.I P. Guy. Read more “Guy Clark / Verlon Thompson”
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Tom Cochrane – Rock The Park
Life. Highway. You know the drill. Read more “Tom Cochrane – Rock The Park”
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Andy Curran of Coney Hatch
Bassist Curran is Read more “Andy Curran of Coney Hatch”
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Def Leppard – London, Ontario
Great show, they can still bring it!
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Deep Purple – Rock The Park, London, Ontario
With Steve Morse on guitar!
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Rick Derringer – London Bluesfest
Rock and Roll. Hoochie Coo! Read more “Rick Derringer – London Bluesfest”
Concerts
Extreme
With guitar hot-shot Nino Bettencourt. Read more “Extreme”
Concerts
Peter Frampton – Rock The Park
Showed us the way! Read more “Peter Frampton – Rock The Park”
Concerts
Mark Farner – Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad
From two separate Rock The Park appearances. Read more “Mark Farner – Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad”
Concerts
Steve Hackett
Old Genesis chestnuts and solo material. Art-rock as high art. Read more “Steve Hackett”
Concerts
Sammy Hagar & The Circle
Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony (i.e half of Van Hagar), Vic Johnson, and Jason Bonham. Read more “Sammy Hagar & The Circle”
Concerts
Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas – Toronto
Such a great band! Opening for Aerosmith at the Air Canada Centre. Read more “Sammy Hagar & the Waboritas – Toronto”
Concerts
Headpins
Super talanted hard-rock band from Vancouver. Darby Mills on vocals. Read more “Headpins”
Concerts
Jeff Healey, R.I.P – Balloonfest, London, Ontario
Last London gig, about nine months before his untimely passing.
Read more “Jeff Healey, R.I.P – Balloonfest, London, Ontario”
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Heart – Rock The Park
Great band live! Read more “Heart – Rock The Park”
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Helix
Home town rawk! Read more “Helix”
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Honeymoon Suite – Rock The Park
Canadian 80’s hit-makers with some great guitar playing! Read more “Honeymoon Suite – Rock The Park”
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Ray Wylie Hubbard
Texas legend, in Toronto with his son Lucas on lead guitar. Read more “Ray Wylie Hubbard”
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John Hyatt
Legendary Americana songwriter! Read more “John Hyatt”
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Alan Jackson – London, Ontario
Great Traditional Country! Read more “Alan Jackson – London, Ontario”
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Colin James – London Bluesfest
One of my favorite Canadian Guitarists! Read more “Colin James – London Bluesfest”
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Jethro Tull – London, Ontario
Last London appearance for this great band. Unfortunately, they were very difficult to photograph with the point-and-shoot I was using back then.
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Journey
Great show! Read more “Journey”
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BB King
The King. Read more “BB King”
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Huey Lewis
Fun rock ‘n’ roll!! Read more “Huey Lewis”
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Los Lobos – London Bluesfest
Such a fantastic, yet underrated bad!
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Lynyrd Skynryd – London, Ontario – 2010
Yes, it’s really only Gary Rossington left from the original (and at least it Ronnie Van Zant’s younger brother Johnny on vocals), but they still play well Read more “Lynyrd Skynryd – London, Ontario – 2010”
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Frank Marino – London Bluesfest
Another great guitarist! Read more “Frank Marino – London Bluesfest”
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Steve Miller Band
From the Bayfest and Rock The Park shows. Read more “Steve Miller Band”
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Alannah Myles – Rock The Park
Voice was as strong and passionate as on the original recordings. Read more “Alannah Myles – Rock The Park”
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Nazareth – Rock The Park
Scottish rock ‘n’ roll! Read more “Nazareth – Rock The Park”
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Ted Nugent – Rock The Park
From two London appearances. Read more “Ted Nugent – Rock The Park”
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Prism
Vancouver rockers with great songs and a lot of fun to photograph! Read more “Prism”
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Brad Paisley – London. Ontario – 2013
The virtuoso guitarist from West Virginia included a credible instrumental verson of Van Halen’s ‘Hot For Teacher’ in the set. Read more “Brad Paisley – London. Ontario – 2013”
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Brad Paisley – London, Ontario – 2007
John Labatt Centre gig.
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Tom Petty – London, Ontario
Was very excited to see Tom Petty for the very first time here in London Ontario – which was also his first visit to London ever!
Concerts
REO Speedwagon – Rock The Park
A band that rocks a lot harder live than on record – great band! Read more “REO Speedwagon – Rock The Park”
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Rolling Stones – 50 and Counting – Toronto June…
Well, in a nutshell, the Rolling Stones were a well oiled rock ‘n roll machine at this Toronto show.
Read more “Rolling Stones – 50 and Counting – Toronto June 6th, 2013”
Concerts
The Romantics
From Detroit! Read more “The Romantics”
Concerts
Rush – “SARS-stock”, Toronto, ON – July 30, 2003
Many Canadians consider this their “Woodstock”, not for cultural or generational change reasons – mostly from an endurance standpoint! Read more “Rush – “SARS-stock”, Toronto, ON – July 30, 2003″
Concerts
Rush – Clockwork Angles Tour – Two Perspectives
Was fortunate enough to see two shows on Rush’s Clockwork Angels tour!
Concerts
Rush – Time Machine Tour – Bayfest
Large gallery of images from a magical show!
Concerts
Rush – R40
From the final two Toronto shows. The second show featured Ben Mink on ‘Losing it’! Read more “Rush – R40”
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Saga
Canadian Prog legends! Read more “Saga”
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Billy Joe Shaver – Harbourfront
Legendary Texas singer/songwriter show from 2005. Taken with a point-and-shoot from that era. Read more “Billy Joe Shaver – Harbourfront”
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Kenny Wayne Sheppard
With Chris ‘Whipper’ Layton (of Double Trouble and ARC Angels) on drums! Read more “Kenny Wayne Sheppard”
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Kim Simmonds – Savoy Brown – London Bluesfest
British Blues/Rock legends! Read more “Kim Simmonds – Savoy Brown – London Bluesfest”
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Skid Row – Rock The Park, London, Ontario
Fun band to photograph!
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The Smithereens
From Joisey! Read more “The Smithereens”
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Steel Panther
As the British say, rather naughty. But amazing musicians!! Read more “Steel Panther”
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Styx
Gowan on vocals. Read more “Styx”
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Survivor
Eye of the tiger. So that’s what they look like. Read more “Survivor”
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Taylor Swift – London, Ontario
Opening for Brad Paisley at John Labatt Centre (her first Canadian show). Read more “Taylor Swift – London, Ontario”
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38 Special
Great 80’s Southern Rock! Read more “38 Special”
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers
With Texan Jim Shuler on Lead Guitar. Read more “George Thorogood & the Destroyers”
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The Sweet – Rock The Park
Some genuine Spinal Tap moments during the set! Read more “The Sweet – Rock The Park”
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The Trews – Bayfest
Great band from Nova Scotia. Read more “The Trews – Bayfest”
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Toto
With guitar virtuoso Steve Lukather. Read more “Toto”
Concerts
Pat Travers – Bluesfest, London, Ontario
Great evening of great guitars.
Concerts
Trooper – Rock The Park
Vancouver hit-makers. Read more “Trooper – Rock The Park”
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Ian Tyson – Aeolian Hall
Canadian Folk superstar! Read more “Ian Tyson – Aeolian Hall”
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Jimmie Vaughan with Lou Ann Barton
Love Jimmie Vaughan! A good Texan. Read more “Jimmie Vaughan with Lou Ann Barton”
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Van Halen – 2015 Tour
From the London, Ontario and Toronto shows. Read more “Van Halen – 2015 Tour”
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Whitesnake – Rock The Park
With the great Tommy Aldridge on drums! Read more “Whitesnake – Rock The Park”
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David Wilcox – London Bluesfest
Great blend of Boogie, Delta Blues, and humor. Quite a photo subject too!
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Winger
From New York City. Read more “Winger”
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Edgar Winter – Kitchener Bluesfest
A few hours after seeing Johnny in tent at this event I saw Edgar in a different tent! Read more “Edgar Winter – Kitchener Bluesfest”
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Johnny Winter – Kitchener Bluesfest
They put him in a tent? Really odd. Read more “Johnny Winter – Kitchener Bluesfest”
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse – London, Ontario
From 2012. This was the most difficult time I have had shooting a concert – and I was front row, standing against the barrier at one side. Read more “Neil Young & Crazy Horse – London, Ontario”
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ZZ Top – London
The Reverend Billy F. Gibbons. Read more “ZZ Top – London”
Concerts
ZZ Top – Windsor, Ontario
Best show I’ve seen from the Lil’ Ol’ Band From Texas.
Landscapes
Texas Hill Country
Great drives! Read more “Texas Hill Country”
Weather and Chasing
8 July 2016 – Lake Huron (Ontario), Bow Echo
Lake Huron shore, north of Grand Bend, Ontario. Excellent Ontario structure!
Weather and Chasing
13 June 2016 – W of Kim, Colorado
Left Goodland, Kansas at 9:00 am, as we got as far as about 20 -25 miles W of Kim, Colorado, but unfortunately were 15 minutes late and 15 miles short of the tornado. We did see a lot of scud, though. Hey, that’s chasing!
Weather and Chasing
12 June 2016 – Chugwater, Wyoming Supercell
Surprise! Wasn’t safe to get the DSLR out where we stopped so these are from my cell phone.
Weather and Chasing
11 June 2016 – Baker, Montana Tornado
Rather unusual storm in a number of ways!
Weather and Chasing
Pre-Syzygy Perigee Harvest Moon and Fun With Iridescent Altocumulus…
Scouted out a nice high spot to catch the Harvest Moon Rise on the Perigee. Read more “Pre-Syzygy Perigee Harvest Moon and Fun With Iridescent Altocumulus – 27 September, 2015”
Weather and Chasing
3 June, 2015 – E Wyoming
Doug and I started the day in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Read more “3 June, 2015 – E Wyoming”
Weather and Chasing
2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase
Good chase day in the Nebraska Panhandle! Read more “2 June, 2015 – Nebraska Panhandle Chase”
Weather and Chasing
1 June 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Supercell
Started the day in Denver. Realized there wouldn’t be a lot of time to forecast, and would have to hit the road early! Read more “1 June 2015 Rapid City, South Dakota Supercell”
Landscapes
30 May, 2015 – Arches National Park
A gallery of 258 images selected from the 2220 I took (many thanks to Doug Glennie for driving so I could go all paparazzi on the park!) Read more “30 May, 2015 – Arches National Park”
Landscapes
29 May, 2015 I-70 Westbound / Colorado Rockies Study
This series of images were created to simply have a good documentation of my first trip west out of Denver on I-70 to Grand Junction (my first trip through the Rockies was Pueblo – Montrose – Grand Junction). Read more “29 May, 2015 I-70 Westbound / Colorado Rockies Study”
Weather and Chasing
28 May 2015 – Far NW Texas Panhandle
Doug and I started in Amarillo, with potential targets south near and south of Lubbock and further north in far W Kansas. Read more “28 May 2015 – Far NW Texas Panhandle”
Weather and Chasing
26 May 2015 Breckenridge, Texas Supercell
One of my favorite things to happen on a chase is to make a forecast, drive to the target area, and then observe the storm form. That’s what happened with teh chase on 26 May, 2015! Read more “26 May 2015 Breckenridge, Texas Supercell”
Weather and Chasing
23 May, 2015 – SE Colorado
Doug and I started the day in Burlington, Colorado where the very nice Best Western was practically FULL of stormchasers. Read more “23 May, 2015 – SE Colorado”
Landscapes
St. Patrick’s Day Aurora
This was my first attempt at photographing the aurora borealis. Read more “St. Patrick’s Day Aurora”
Weather and Chasing
21 May 2014 SW Ontario Storms/Chase
This post covers a couple of events!
Weather and Chasing
30 May 2012 – NW Texas Giant Hail Machine
Dodged a supercell producing giant hail SW of Childress, Texas.
Weather and Chasing
29 May 2012 – Far NW Oklahoma Convection
Some vigorous updrafts.
Misc
28 May 2012 – Greensburg Kansas Well – Tornado…
Museum at the Well site commemorating the tornado that destroyed the town.
Read more “28 May 2012 – Greensburg Kansas Well – Tornado Museum”
Weather and Chasing
27 May 2012 – NC Kansas – SC Nebraska
Beautiful skyscapes!
Weather and Chasing
25 May 2012 – Russell, KS Chase
Started the day in Lawrence, Kansas, after visiting with John’s 88-year-old father (who is a Professor Emeritus at KU, and was a field-leading radar researcher and engineer). Initially, Friday look like a down day, with no chasing anticipated even the day before. Read more “25 May 2012 – Russell, KS Chase”
Weather and Chasing
24 May 2012 – Knuckles over Topeka
A few images taken while repositioning.
Weather and Chasing
23 May 2012 – E Colorado Chase
Preliminary summary to get the images out there – will update with more details as time permits, Chased with John and Kathy Valequez / Linda Kitchen (the ORIGINAL Twister Sisters).
Weather and Chasing
23 May 2012 – E Colorado
Nice supercell with great subtle colour and texture!
Landscapes
Schnebly Hill Road – Sedona, Arizona
Gotta love 2000 foot drop-offs! Read more “Schnebly Hill Road – Sedona, Arizona”
Landscapes
Monument Valley
Don’t forget your mittens! Read more “Monument Valley”
Landscapes
SW Colorado – SE Utah – Mexican Hat
Wonderful scenery and geology out in the middle of nowhere!
Click for a 1800 pixel wide version of Raplee Ridge (known lcally as Raplee’s Anticline), part of the Monument Upwarp in southeastern Utah:
Full Gallery of the region:
Landscapes
Goosenecks of the San Juan – Goosenecks State Park,…
Goosenecks State Park is one of the coolest places I have ever been! Read more “Goosenecks of the San Juan – Goosenecks State Park, Utah”
Weather and Chasing
13 June 2009 – Texas Panhandle Supercell
Supercell over Pantex!
Weather and Chasing
12 June 2009 – E Colorado Supercell
Even more structure.
Weather and Chasing
9 June 2009 – SE Kansas chase
A day with a lot of waiting around before weak storms got going.
Weather and Chasing
7 June 2009 – SE Nebraska/NW Missouri Supercells
Good chase that culminated in some chase heavy chaser convergence.
Read more “7 June 2009 – SE Nebraska/NW Missouri Supercells”
Weather and Chasing
6 June 2009 – Thedford, NE
Pretty convection over the Sandhills.
Weather and Chasing
5 June, 2009 – Full Lifecycle, Goshen, Co., WY…
Series of images from about ten minutes before the first brief tornado and then the complete life-cycle of the 25 minute second tornado. Read more “5 June, 2009 – Full Lifecycle, Goshen, Co., WY Tornadoes”
Weather and Chasing
2 June 2009 – Post, TX Shelf Cloud
Chased with John Moore.
Weather and Chasing
2009 Chase Season – Some Additional Images
Wanted to share a few more of the 2009 Chase Season images – some offering slightly different interpretations of earlier scenes, and some ones I missed posting in the in field. Read more “2009 Chase Season – Some Additional Images”
Weather and Chasing
From The Vault – 31 May 1992 – Tornadogenesis…
As I referenced it in the the Al Moller tribute below here is a little more from that day. Read more “From The Vault – 31 May 1992 – Tornadogenesis Failure”
Weather and Chasing
From The Vault – 22 May 1995 – N…
Scanned slide from 22 May 1995 Read more “From The Vault – 22 May 1995 – N of Liberal, KS”
Weather and Chasing
From The Vault – 1996 TX Panhandle Light Show
From a set of old lo-res slide scans I had done some years back. I should get some more done. Read more “From The Vault – 1996 TX Panhandle Light Show”
Landscapes
Yosemite – Milky Way
Dodged bears to get these images (well stayed loud by singing, as problem bears in Yosemite are night bears).
Landscapes
Monterey Bay – Extra Images
Whale Watching was cancelled due to high waves.
Landscapes
Monterey Bay Aquarium & Cannery Row
Lucky to have been there when they had a Great White!
Landscapes
Eastern Arizona – Salt River Canyon
From 2009, from Phoenix to up the Mogollon Rim.
Weather and Chasing
26 May 1994 – Fort Stockton, TX, Supercell Video
Digitized the low-8 video tapes and edited down to the chase highlights. Read more “26 May 1994 – Fort Stockton, TX, Supercell Video”
Weather and Chasing
B&W Studies
Joining in the current black and white processing craze! Read more “B&W Studies”
Weather and Chasing
September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September,…
Probably the last good chance for decent storms in 2014. Read more “September Whale’s Mouth – London, Ontario – 5 September, 2014”
Landscapes
Lens Test – Tamron 150-600 mm – Ontario Summer…
Another test for the new Tamron 150-600 mm on the 6D.
Read more “Lens Test – Tamron 150-600 mm – Ontario Summer Fun”
Misc
Lens Test – Tamron 150-600 mm – Just another…
So this is from the night before the August 2014 ‘Supermoon’, from London, Ontario, around 1:00 am EDT (click for larger image):
Read more “Lens Test – Tamron 150-600 mm – Just another Moon”
Misc
A Gallery of Golfers
Had the opportunity to photograph during the pro am/practice round of the 2012 Canadian Open in Ancaster, Ontario. Lot of fun, and an interesting experience – it was my first PGA event!
Weather and Chasing
2012 Weather/Chase Season – Mid-March Lightning!
Got to test my new 35mm prime on the Canon 5D Mark II on a storm! Read more “2012 Weather/Chase Season – Mid-March Lightning!”
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2012 Weather/Chase Season – Birds In Transit
Well preparations for this years chase expedition continue – the lens change-outs are almost complete (will discuss in further detail when everything is done/resolved), but here are some test shots to share… Read more “2012 Weather/Chase Season – Birds In Transit”
Weather and Chasing
From The Vault – 27 May 2001 – People…
Commentary adapted from the original SUMM.
Read more “From The Vault – 27 May 2001 – People Chaser Derecho Video!”
Weather and Chasing
The Meteorology behind the 24 August, 2011, SW Ontario…
The 24 August, 2011 event shared both similarities and differences with the 21 August, 2011 event. Read more “The Meteorology behind the 24 August, 2011, SW Ontario Tornadic Event”
Weather and Chasing
The Meteorology behind the 21 August, 2011, Goderich, ON…
image courtesy of Danica Harvey. Read more “The Meteorology behind the 21 August, 2011, Goderich, ON Tornado”
Misc
The Wedding Gig
I have edited and posted most of the wedding set on YouTube to share with all y’all!
Thanks so much to the band: Read more “The Wedding Gig”
Landscapes
First Day in SFO
This takes things up to the sunset cruise. Read more “First Day in SFO”
Landscapes
Golden Gate Bridge Study
San Francisco was the first stop on the trip. Read more “Golden Gate Bridge Study”
Landscapes
Medium-Ass Black Bear!
After hiking to see the Largest Tree On the Planet (pics to follow) in Sequoia National Park, we waited in a line of cars for a Pilot Car (kinda like Chasing, eh!). We noticed some deer off maybe 80 feet at roughly 2 o’clock (pics to follow). Read more “Medium-Ass Black Bear!”
Misc
My Beautiful Bride and our Great Friends!
Michelle and I and our wedding party – big thanks to Kelly Temple for the great wedding photography!
Us:
Landscapes
2 June 2006 – Pikes Peak, CO
Images from my drive up to the summit of Pikes Peak, CO (all taken with a Canon 350D)! Read more “2 June 2006 – Pikes Peak, CO”
Weather and Chasing
Another Tribute to Al Moller
A few times in ones life one meets a person who can be described as a true guiding force. For me, Al Moller is one of those. Read more “Another Tribute to Al Moller”