Awesome tornado images

[Picture North Carolina]

You gotta' respect a photographer who puts himself in dangerous positions to capture such absolutely awesome images such as these:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1213339/Astonishing-twisters-captured-storm-chasing-photographer-Jim-Reed.html

[jra]

Very cool...thanks for sharing :)

[jgrussell]

Terrific images, but there's not enough money in the world to pay me for doing that sort of thing. Talk about too close for comfort!!!

[Mark_Cohran]

Almost killed twice? Whoa! That's dedication. Those are some amazing images, though.

[silvrr]

I would need atleast 4 stop IS to stop the handshake when taking those.

I love the look of the swirl in 2 and 5

Thanks for sharing

[neilwood32]

There has to be something a little unhinged about people who deal with these things - knowing full well that at any second it could change direction and come straight at you but still shooting!

[cgatto]

Awesome images! Thanks for sharing.

[JPR]

Pretty cool shots, really.

Did anyone notice that in the first one, the car in the picture has the break lights on? Yeah... someone is even more courageous than the photgrapher shooting from a further distance.

[FloridaOccifer]

Amazing... Great find, thank you for sharing!

[birdfromboat]

20 years.Wow.
I have tried to convince myself I would enjoy this, but the thought of driving in the dark in what is hopefully the safe direction even after capturing what might be the shot of a lifetime just doesn't sound like any fun at all.
nice find, thanks for sharing.

[Gliebster]

Yes, Jim Reed is nuts. But he knows what he's doing.

That's one of my favorite photos of all time.

[dipps]

I would need atleast 4 stop IS to stop the handshake when taking those.
:lol:

i dunno i have to respect insanity, but those are some pretty cool images, for sure.



i wonder if he uses a UV lens cover........ ?

lol