IanM

Awesome day, and nice to be able to watch the storm grind along instead of blasting past at 100mph. We mud roads provided some entertainment too. Add to that the fact that I lost my Tornado cherry, and things don't get much better... Ian

Now we're cooking, so long as the ash cloud permits, I think Tour 3 is on for a good run....

Can we also see charts for volcanic ash and predicted BA long haul flights please :lol:

Great link Jason, thanks, nice addition to our feeds here. Keep them coming, it looks like a very nasty evening and night ahead for the area

OK, I have now looked at around 3000 of the different charts on here, where can I find the right one?? Ta

I have requested some impressive storms, supercells and tornadoes for Tour 3, just waiting on a reply

Hi Jo I'm carrying the expensive bits hand luggage, spare batteries/chargers etc I'm going to risk in the hold, along with the tripod. My main camera is a bit of a beast, so I'm still deliberating on taking a sturdier tripod to cope with it, or maybe stay close to the ground/car roof etc using a sandbag. A handy hint for using tripods in windy conditions, attach a couple of those wrist/ankle velcro weights to the lower legs to help with stability Ian

Some impressive kit lists! I'm travelling a bit lighter than planned as I wasn't able to get the HD broadcast cam for the weeks I am touring, but I still will be weighed down with : Canon 1D MKIIN Canon EOS 300 as a back up Panasonic Lumix pocket cam Sigma 10-20 EX Sigma 70-200 EX Sigma 1.4x extender (saves taking the longer zooms) Remote shutter releases Spare batteries A pile of SD and CF cards 1Gb External disc samsung Notebook MS GPS (Pharoah) zoom gorilla pod and compact flash gun assorted cables and power options add to that some clothes, money, cards and documents Not sure if I'll get away with just hand luggage...... Ian

Hi Tony The 2 x adapters are light killers, and will make autofocus struggle or just give up. The graininess is noise as the the camera is compensating for the low light reaching the sensor by upping the ISO to cope with low light. I only use the 1.4x adapter, it will make an f4 lens work as an f5.6, so makes life easier. If you are using a lens with a maximum aperture less than f4 then an adapter is only really useful in bright light for shots that don't involve any sort of action. Ian

Horizontal snow and drifting here in Kingsfold - on the West Sussex/Surrey borders. I can vouch for the wind being strong and cheek stingingly cold Ian