CheeselandSkies
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Well, I've had a lot of catching up to do on this thread. A day for the books for sure...unfortunately daylight tomorrow is not gonna be pretty in a lot of places.
Still, it's one heck of a personal monkey off my back to finally capitalize on a rare opportunity to see a spectacular tornado. Even so...I managed to miss something. See the GoPro shot (the ultra-wide fisheye)? That's the second "twin" on the far left. I didn't even notice it in real time!
Also, I probably could have played it better and gotten more after leaving this location (IA-92 just west of IA-77 south of Keota), but I wanted to give the storm a wide berth given the speed it was moving (no "zero-metering" for me, ever - Not only do I find the wide, whole-storm views more photogenic, and the chase much more relaxing and enjoyable if I'm not constantly in mortal peril - but my mother and/or my wife would kill me if the tornado didn't); but I did get a (distant and somewhat low-contrast, especially compared to these) view of one or perhaps both (will have to review video more closely) twins roping out near Kalona.
Still, it's one heck of a personal monkey off my back to finally capitalize on a rare opportunity to see a spectacular tornado. Even so...I managed to miss something. See the GoPro shot (the ultra-wide fisheye)? That's the second "twin" on the far left. I didn't even notice it in real time!
Also, I probably could have played it better and gotten more after leaving this location (IA-92 just west of IA-77 south of Keota), but I wanted to give the storm a wide berth given the speed it was moving (no "zero-metering" for me, ever - Not only do I find the wide, whole-storm views more photogenic, and the chase much more relaxing and enjoyable if I'm not constantly in mortal peril - but my mother and/or my wife would kill me if the tornado didn't); but I did get a (distant and somewhat low-contrast, especially compared to these) view of one or perhaps both (will have to review video more closely) twins roping out near Kalona.
