We had a tornado last night. Even though it passed right in front of my office I missed it. My friend Ben Beavers, however, was standing on the front porch of his restaurant and made a series of photos as it passed.
Luckily no one was injured, though there is extensive property damage in Midway. Ben made the pictures with his s90, the same one that I reviewed a couple of month ago (here). I am glad that photographically Ben took my advice to heart. The camera
in his pocket worked a lot better than my cameras
locked inside my office.-Stephen Alvarez
Stephen, I was in the Univ. Archive covering an event over Alum Wknd when the siren went off. Here I am with all the big dogs, some saying tornadoes never happen up here, hummm. I'll take the blind pigs and acorns shots when they happen. Keep up the great blog.
Posted by: Paul O'mara | January 26, 2010 at 06:08 AM
It's Midway one word.
Posted by: Josh R. | January 23, 2010 at 09:08 PM
This has to be the same storm that tried to take out half the Huntsville Grotto with a Tornado.... check out this crazy shot that a friend of mine caught... I would have been running the other way! He whipped out his camera... http://www.flickr.com/photos/tylerpierce/4296795028/
Posted by: Brina Bat | January 23, 2010 at 01:11 PM
Nice! I like the saturation.
Posted by: Bill | January 23, 2010 at 11:31 AM
Hello Stephen! Look what comes up when you google "tornado Sewanee"! I am glad all is well in Sewanee.
Posted by: Kimi Abernaty | January 22, 2010 at 08:21 PM
Wow, that is an amazing shot for sure!
Posted by: Chip | January 22, 2010 at 03:52 PM
Wow, that is an amazing photo. Scary but amazing. Much enjoyed by Wendy Doward, one of Susan Blettel's relatives in Warwick, U.K.
Posted by: Wendy Doward | January 22, 2010 at 03:29 PM