{"id":230,"date":"2008-05-07T17:01:12","date_gmt":"2008-05-07T22:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/daviddrummond.com\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2008-05-07T17:12:34","modified_gmt":"2008-05-07T22:12:34","slug":"050608-chase-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/daviddrummond.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/07\/050608-chase-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"05\/06\/08 Chase Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday did not turn out at all like I anticipated. Supercells were nearly non-existant. A case of too much all at once. Got some severe level winds and saw some downed power lines early on, and even managed to get a decent wall cloud, but could not keep up with the storm speeds so I ended up dropping back southwest again for the second round around dark.<\/p>\n

Second round made the day for me, as I hung out around the oilfield community of Denver City which is laden with power lines and refineries because of the oil fields. Patience paid off as a cell came over and one of the best barrages of CG lightning I have ever saw commenced. Perfect opportunity to get some more lightning practice.<\/p>\n

After that passed, followed it on back to Brownfield for a few more lightning shots before calling it a night. So I thought. After dragging in all the equipment a supercell popped up just 30 miles southwest, quickly got a hook and tornado warned. I rushed down to intercept it and it turned to crap of course as I did. Finally ended up shutting down for good around 3:30 a.m.<\/p>\n

Below are the best of 50 lightning pics I took last night! I can see improvement, but still need more practice. I am quickly seeing the need for a better lens than the kit lens that came with my Canon XTI. Enjoy. Be sure to click on each to see the bigger image.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This one below is my favorite of all of them!<\/p>\n

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