Tornado Alley [Tornado Pictures and Wind Pictures]
Uploaded: June 15, 2009 03:17:20
The Dallas area has been hammered during the past few days with very serious storms. After one of the storms passed Leena and I went out just before sunset and found a high spot on the ranch near our home to photograph from. Another image from the storm is in the comments section....
Sigma 10-20 at 13mm. ISO 400, 1/60th @ f6.3 (N&L)
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/60 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, FocalLength: 13.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Aimee S. McMaster June 15, 2009
....hope all is well with you & your home Jeff...with the storm comes a lovely sky....great capture....Aimee #1141603Jeff Robinson June 15, 2009
A 2-Story home under construction behind our house was flattened by the 80+MPH Straight-Line winds.....Gord MacEachern June 15, 2009
Perfect exposure on this sky Jeff,beautiful image!!Brett Dolsen June 15, 2009
Amazing storytelling images,colour and glad to hear you survived at such close range Jeff!!Brett #7631194Alan L. Borror June 15, 2009
Fantastic capture, Jeff! Energy of the storm shows in the image! #7631197Tammy Scott June 15, 2009
Hard to believe that something so beautiful could also produce something so devastating! Gorgeous shot! #7631202MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 15, 2009
Oh MyTornados Create some Unbelievable Photo Ops
Gorgeous Colors and Capture Jeff #7631206
Karen E. Michaels June 15, 2009
All that particulate matter in the sky, such a great array of color here Jeff. Peace, karen #7631239Claudia Kuhn June 15, 2009
Bad storms do bring beautiful skies sometimes and you captured one of them. Hope the future ones treat you well. #7631287Laurie Daily June 15, 2009
What a dramatic sky, Jeff...so beauiful but so very deadly, too...be safe! #7631307Tiia Vissak June 15, 2009
cool tones, light & framing! #7631394Jyri Vissak June 15, 2009
Cool find! Very dramatic. Well done. #7631396Bonnie C. Lackey June 15, 2009
Oh my, that's a beautiful but threatening sky. Hope the damage steers clear of your home... #7631400Agnes Fegan June 15, 2009
A gorgeous look after the storm! #7631433Laurence Saliba June 15, 2009
Wow this is awesome Jeff!!!! #7631467Erin Appelbaum June 15, 2009
Awesome clouds and color Jeff. Peter #7631480Candice C. Calhoun June 15, 2009
I am so happy you and Leena are ok, and that you were able to capture this superb photo! Stay safe; from the north side of tornado alley :)ccc #7631494
Stephanie Frey June 15, 2009
Gorgeous colors and light! You captured it perfectly! We had some bad storms too. We sat out for a long time watching the lighting. They can be beautfiful, but so dangerous. Glad to hear that you and yours are safe! #7631594Maria A. Gonzalez June 15, 2009
Wow,Jeff. This image is amazing...The sky colors are incredible and the little lights signs of life...Great captured and beautiful mood...Linda D. Lester June 15, 2009
I hope all the storms are gone....on my way to Texas Thursday to see my mom.Wonderful capture!!! #7631636
Judy V. Kennamer June 15, 2009
Beautiful capture Jeff - I'm glad you and yours are safe! #7631694Lynn M. Whitt June 15, 2009
Beautiful sky..... #7631698Nancy L. Green June 15, 2009
FANTSTIC and so dramatic Jeff, we got some of that here on Friday night but then high pressur has settled in and you folks are getting all of it!! We surre coiuld use some more rain though!!<>< #7631704Margaret R. Barry June 15, 2009
Awesome capture, Jeff. Great colors, light and comp. Glad you're safe! #7631717Lorraine A. Cook June 15, 2009
Breathtaking sky you captured, Jeff!<:))Amazing photo of the devastation near your house... Stay Safe, My Friend! #7631752
Avril Young June 15, 2009
Heavens this must have been very scary....outstanding capture....the colour in the sky is awesome...Jessica Jenney June 15, 2009
Fantastic capture, dramatic light and gorgeous colors, Jeff! #7631916Mary Timman June 15, 2009
Hope all is well with you and your family! What beautiful colors you captured though. #7631953Melissa G. Meiselman June 15, 2009
WOW ultra dramatic lighting and cloud formation with dazzling colors and great composition, Jeff!! That second photo really gives one a pause for thought especially since it is located so close to your home!! #7631957Ray Clarke June 15, 2009
Beautioful image Jeff, glad it was'nt your home flattened.!!!(R) #7632018Kim Kleinschmidt June 15, 2009
WOW Jeff - Incredible sky capture. Glad you are safe #7632315Marcel J. Fernandez June 15, 2009
Love the color here, super work Jeff! #7632335Janet Daniel June 15, 2009
Awesome image with terrific color, Jeff! A spectacular moment to capture! Stay safe! #7632405Stephen Zacker June 15, 2009
This is very dramatic. Glad you survived ok. I remember living in the midwest and having them roll thru #7632504Carol L. Fowler June 15, 2009
Wonderful colors and dramatic sky. #7632577Lynne Morris June 15, 2009
Beautiful capture with gorgeous colours Jeff, glad you safe! #7632579Karacan Salkuci (Kalacay) June 15, 2009
Beautiful lighting,colors and composition.Great image. #7632580Raymond Pauly June 15, 2009
Looks like a huge storm... Great lighting here, Jeff. #7632611Mike Clime June 15, 2009
Really pretty sunset! We have had some bad storms here too. #7632823isabel C. Zepeda June 15, 2009
JeffVery nice photo,full of colors,glad you are ok, I was in Dallas in a photo shot.
Ysa... #7632919
Tammy M. Anderson June 15, 2009
Colours are gorgeous, Jeff. Glad to hear your house had no damage. #7632938Patricia Ronan June 15, 2009
A hugely dramatic sky with beautiful colours Jeff, hope you stay safe for all the storms:) #7633244Patricia Ronan June 15, 2009
A hugely dramatic sky with beautiful colours Jeff, hope you stay safe for all the storms:) #7633245John Connolly June 15, 2009
An awesome sky and wonderful graphic images of nature at its worst, Jeff! The good news is you survived! #7633381Carol Sawyer June 15, 2009
Wonderful capture and colors, Jeff!! #7633501Sheila D. Robertson June 15, 2009
Wow...lots of power and drama in this beauty! #7633537David Phalen June 15, 2009
Only 200 yards from your house huh? That's scary. Hope you didn't receive any damage. The night sky image is fantastic with awesome colors and clouds!! #7633543Patrick Rouzes June 15, 2009
I have not seen a sky like this before, Jeff!!! Incredible colors, lighting, clarity, comp & drama captured here!!! It is hard to believe that something so beautiful could also be so dangerous!!! Thanks for sharing that spectacular shot, Jeff!!! EXCEPTIONAL work again!!!Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna June 15, 2009
OH WOW!!! This is so very very beautiful, Jeff!!! I'm glad you were not hurt and all is well again!!! I have lived in tornado alley for 99% of my life and have only see a couple of tornados...to date!!! :-) k #7633828Gail Vitikacs June 15, 2009
Outstanding in soooooo many ways Jeff...wow! #7633863Tammy Espino June 15, 2009
Awesome capture, stay safe!!! #7633961Dianna Murphy June 15, 2009
Very beautiful and dangerous. All the best! #7633962Nadya Johnson June 15, 2009
Wow! Don't you hate Tornado Season?? It does have its beauties (as in the first photo) but we would all rather do without the ugliness!! Glad you're safe and sound. Love that gorgeous and dramati sky! #7634114Deborah C. Lewinson June 15, 2009
Awesome and devastating at the same time, Jeff! Glad you're home safe!Debby #7634187
Eugenio Diaz June 15, 2009
Very dramatic image!Ujjwal Mukherjee June 15, 2009
Fabulous image,Jeff! Take care! #7634266Jim Kinnunen June 15, 2009
Very dramatic image, Jeff...we have had several thunderstorms in the last two days but no houses that got flattened...stay safe!:) #7634357Evy Johansen June 15, 2009
Wow... beautiful and dramatic!! Wonderful exposure! I hope the storm is over, Jeff!! #7634432Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 15, 2009
WOW!! Beautiful sunset colors, Jeff. Fantastic scene. #7634584Stefania Barbier June 15, 2009
fabulous sky and capture! #7634597Alex T. Mizuno June 15, 2009
Amazing image Jeff! I've never seen anything like it. The image is really out of this world! Hope you and you family are okay. #7634616Yulianto Soeroso June 16, 2009
amazing color #7634787Paul E. Earl June 16, 2009
WOW! Stunning! #7634899Jeff Robinson June 16, 2009
Thanks Everyone Very Much!! Jeff #7635013Cassie L. Woodlee June 16, 2009
Gorgeous capture Jeff!!! #7635580Sam Britt June 16, 2009
Beautiful dramatic sky, great color, Jeff. #7636276Robert Baer June 16, 2009
jeffKen Smith June 16, 2009
Beautiful colors, Jeff...it's just too bad the storms come with destruction...Excellent work! #7636523Linda Boehme June 16, 2009
Beautiful capture of this post storm sky, Jeff! Stay safe. #7636539Dean Campbell June 16, 2009
It's like Beauty and the Beast. A beast of a storm leaving a beautiful sky. Great capture and exposure Jeff! #7636666Guy D. Biechele June 16, 2009
Awesome beauty!! Beautiful image. Stay safe, Jeff. #7636767Eivor Kuchta June 16, 2009
We've had a stormy season, too, here in Colorado. Lots of rain, and several tornado warnings and funnel cloud sightings. A couple of tornados that touched down and caused some damage. Wonderful looking sky, though, as long as you're safe. #7637232Kathleen Rinker June 16, 2009
Wow beautiful image but I sure and glad you and Leena are okay, take care and be safe!!! #7637555Pamela Shane June 16, 2009
So glad to hear you are both okay! Was it a tornado that took down the house behind you?Anita Tykwinski June 16, 2009
WOW...AND WOW again...absolutely stunning colors and capture. #7637881Tommy E. Burgess June 17, 2009
Stunning and scary at the same time jeff. The sky is so dramatic. This seems to be somewhat of a weird year with May being somewhat tame and June following patterns more closely related to what we get with Mays patterns. I'm actually tired of tornado warning myself. Gorgeous capture here though!! #7638797Jeff Robinson June 17, 2009
Thank You!! Pam - This was the results of straight-line winds. There were tornados last week but nothing closer than a few miles away. Jeff #7639021Ellen Hodges June 17, 2009
Thank God, you and the family made out okay. Looks like some really bad storms came through. Hope those people are okay, too! Great image! #7640980Jeff Robinson June 17, 2009
Thank You Ellen!! We are fine, just some small things to fix around the outside of the house from the strong winds, it is all part of living in Tornado Alley! Jeff #7641577Jim Baines June 17, 2009
Superb image and fine display of talent, Jeff. Been observing your work for a while now and must say that over the past few months your images have improved drastically! In fact, you have stolen a few of mine but yours turned out much better! Keep up the good work! #7641975Jeff Robinson June 18, 2009
Thank You Jim - I really appreciate your kind words! Jeff #7645335Kaye Burazin June 20, 2009
There by the grace of God go I. Much too close for comfort...but beautiful fiery colors #7658254Jeff Robinson June 21, 2009
Thank You Kaye!! Jeff #7662125Barbara Waldoch June 22, 2009
Fantastic shot, Jeff! #7663806Jeff Robinson June 22, 2009
Thanks Barbara! Jeff #7663829Howard B. Cheek June 22, 2009
Beautiful late sunset colors Jeff, I like it.Jeff Robinson June 22, 2009
Thanks Howard - Sorry to hear of your hail damge. Jeff #7666096Bill Houghton June 24, 2009
Jeff, this is just beautiful. Great shot. Have a great day, Bill #7673578Jeff Robinson June 24, 2009
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