Here are a few old photos from a storm chase in Holdrege, Nebraska, July 7, 2005. This was back when I was shooting film with an EOS 3 and a Tamron 17-35mm for the wide end. The wall cloud formed south of town (shown in the top two photos -- the first shot while I was driving, the second shot after I stopped about 1/4 mile from the cloud), then moved northeast and dropped a tornado east of town, narrowly missing the airport. The condensation funnel isn't visible, but the debris cloud is. The wide angle lens makes things look further away; the tornado is never more than a mile away.
Awesome! These pictures really show off the huge dynamic range of film that small-format digital has yet to match. Pretty cool.
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ReplyDeletePS... your state fair pics were great!
Amazing how that 17mm on standard size film looks like an enormously wide angle. I've actually been thinking of going back and shooting a few slides (and even ordered some new Velvia). If I hadn't invested so much in a new camera body and lenses, I'd probably shoot with them more often. There is just something about film, alright. By the way, I did pick up the Sigma 10-20mm. Super cool wide angle. A little concerned about the f/4 (vs. the Canon's f/2), but for $350 less, I can cope! ... So far I'm pretty happy, anyway.
ReplyDeletePS - That suggestion from Darin sounds so 'Darinish,' doesn't it. :)
Awesome photos!
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