This is another photo of weather instrumentation set up in the path of a tornado in Goshen County, Wyoming, June 5, 2009. This picture was taken at more or less "Ground Zero" -- about 90 seconds after this photo was taken, the tornado in the distance passed almost directly over this spot. I was gone by then. :) I can't decide if I like this version of the shot more than this version. The latter I've punted off to Getty Images.
It was kind of amazing to see how quickly everyone was able to set up and get out of harm's way, especially considering the "traffic jam" that ensued. Imagine 20+ vehicles all trying to pull off of the shoulder of a small highway to head south at the same time with less than 2 minutes before a tornado runs them over -- it was a fairly white-knuckle moment.
7 comments:
this photo rocks!
2nd picture:)
I like this photo better. It pulls your eye into the tornado. Awesome!
This blog photo. human eye in western cultures wants to move left to right. This moves to the key subject in that manner. The blog image is MUCH stronger.
That's a really good point, Alec. Sometimes I forget to think like a publisher. :)
I too like the blog picture best, although both pictures are awesome. I was hoping you would still be posting photos now since you said your work with the Vortex crew was done. This has to be one of my favorite photo blogs ever.
Awesome Picture.. this one is definitely better than the other
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