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Related: About this forumAwe-Inspiring Skies, Captured by an Extreme Storm Chaser
BY JAKOB SCHILLER
The incredible storm photos in Mike Hollingsheads portfolio include tornadoes that seem to come down right in front of him, epic lightning and apocalyptic swirling clouds. He appears to be blessed (or cursed?) when it comes to finding the most extreme weather in Americas heartland. But while luck is certainly part of it, he says its mostly just a lot of hard work and thousands and thousands of miles of driving.
Persistence pays off, at least some of the time, says Hollingshead, 37, who lives in Blair, Nebraska.
There are years when things click and he comes away with a whole batch of mind-boggling work. But then there are years like 2013, when Hollingshead worked himself to exhaustion, relied on the very best data and still came away with almost nothing. All told, Hollingshead says he probably drives 20,000 miles a year in his Mitsubishi Eclipse.
Ive driven eight hours only to get out there and have nothing happen, he says. And then all I have in front of me is eight more hours of driving to get home because I dont want to waste money on a hotel.
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http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2014/01/storms/?mbid=synd_digg#slide-id-121061:full
CrispyQ
(36,231 posts)~kick!
Auggie
(31,067 posts)Location photography is not easy nor necessarily fun. I've art directed professional shoots, waiting hours (sometimes days) for the sun to get just right or for a storm to clear.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)Rozlee
(2,529 posts)I wonder if I could advertise my services for a job running away from them?
cntrygrl
(356 posts)FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)his being in the right place and time photography!
Thanks for posting n2doc!
catbyte
(34,174 posts)rocktivity
(44,555 posts)mahina
(17,506 posts)Thank you