Mike Umscheid Photography will be appearing at the 2010 National Storm Chaser Convention (dubbed “ChaserCon”) (February 12-14, Denver, Colorado). This will be my second public showing of a number of my images, including some fantastic new images from 2009. Once again, I am really looking forward to sharing my work with a number of other storm chasers and photographers. I will have the following available to show off and for potential customers to buy:
around 80 8×12 glossy prints, (print only) unsigned & not numbered, including new works from 2009 (~ $12)
around 45 8×12 metallic prints, (print only) signed, titled, numbered, including new works from 2009 (~ $30)
10 10×15 metallic prints double-matted white to 16×20, signed, titled, numbered, including the following new works from 2009: (~ $100)
3 16×20 metallic prints double-matted white and wood-framed to 20×24, signed, titled, numbered: (~ $375)
Daytime lightning flash between the two peaks that make up the Rabbit Ear Mountains northwest of Clayton, New Mexico
Perhaps my favorite storm image of 2009, I managed to capture this daytime cloud-to-ground lightning flash from a high-based non-severe thunderstorm as it was approaching Clayton, NM from the north. I sat at a location just northwest of town for about 20 minutes and only managed to capture two flashes with my lightning trigger (as it was a challenge to keep the shutter speed slower than 1/20 of a second without closing the aperture a ton), including this one perfectly composed between the two peaks. Details of this image: Nikon D200 body, 40mm focal length (60mm virtual focal length), 1/20s @ f/13, ISO 100. Taken July 19, 2009 at 5:31pm MDT near Clayton, New Mexico
I finally put together a page for licensing information for Mike Umscheid Photography images. Anyone interested in using/publishing any images found on underthemeso.com for commercial use, like in a book, magazine, calendar, corporate internet website, etc. should refer to this page for more information.
Rare dual dust jets amidst massive inflow to supercell thunderstorm
It is not uncommon to observe a dust inflow jet feeding into a mature supercell thunderstorm on the High Plains. It is rare, however, to see two mirror-image dust jets feeding into the same updraft as shown here. The surface inflow into this storm was immense, with 30 to 50 mph east winds blowing into the storm, which is looking west in this image. Details of this image: (Hand-held) Nikon D3 body, 14mm focal length, 1/100s @ f/2.8, ISO 800. Taken June 13, 2009 at 8:42pm CDT near Hugoton, Kansas
Underthemeso.com "Photo of the Month" -- July 2009
Cloud-to-Ground Staccato Lightning
Staccato cloud-to-ground lightning is perhaps the most photogenic of all lightning. It is termed “staccato” because the lightning is comprised of just one single, rapid discharge flash and is typically accompanied by a myriad of interesting and intricate branching. I was fortunate enough to have other interesting elements to this image including a distant windmill and the pointed near-surface stratus cloud. Details of this image: Nikon D200 body, 27mm focal length (43mm virtual focal length), 4.0s @ f/8, ISO 160. Taken April 25, 2009 near Woodward, Oklahoma
