Michael Carlson Photography photojournalist
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April 26, 2012 Springfield, Colo. LP Supercell
The day started out with a 4hr work shift and a lot of tea. As soon as I got off work for the day, I went to start my car to meet up with Scott Hammel and Kendall LaRoche in a secret location. I turned the key over and over again and no sign of [...]
April 14, 2012 – Large Tornadoes in Central KS.
UPDATE: THE LANGLEY/CRAWFORD TORNADO WAS RATED EF4 ON PRELIMINARY DAMGE ASSESSMENT April 14, 2012 will go down in history as one of my top three best storm chases of all time. The day started out in Russell, KS. Myself and Eric Haave a meteorologist based out of Denver, Colo. headed north with my dad, Verne Carlson, Eric [...]
La Grange, WY Tornado – The BIG Picture
This post is a way to show the bigger picture on the tornadic event that took place on June 5, 2009 in La Grange, WY. This tornado was one of the most well documented tornadoes in 2009 by Vortex 2 and I was proud to see it and document it myself. – Enjoy! Michael [...]
April 22, 2010 HRRR Data Compared to Real Time Data Collection
The goal of this report is to provide an in-depth look at the HRRR, also known as the High Resolution Rapid Refresh RUC model compared to the actual radar data from the tornado outbreak that occurred in Southeastern Colorado and discuss the accuracy of the HRRR compared to real time data. This report will only [...]
North Dakota Supercell
Went on a sweet chase with my good friend Scott Hammel up to North Dakota and South Dakota to photograph some supercells. We were hoping for a tornado but the cells we got on never produced. We were fortunate to get some amazing structured supercells that produced a ton of lightning. Michael Carlson
The Monsoon Continues
Captured some close range lightning as well as some distance lightning over Denver, Colo. and Thornton, Colo. Michael Carlson
Savior Custom Drums – 2011 In Fear and Faith Kit
New from Savior Custom Drums – In Fear and Faith 2011 Kit and Their Vintage Kit.
The Day The Sky Opened Up
I have been trying my luck with some lightning in the day time but I figured to take some shots from my apartment and this is what I captured.. Michael Carlson
Colorado Monsoon Lightning
With Temperature reaching into the mid-80s each day and monsoon moisture streaming in from Mexico, this combination creates the environment for thunderstorms. For the last week now the Denver metro area and surrounding areas down to Colorado Springs have seen sub-severe storms each afternoon into late evening. With these thunderstorms comes the hazards of flash [...]
07/08/11 – Bike Ride Data
View 2011-07-08 16:17 – Bike Ride in a larger map To see the Metadata click on the final end point. If the Map does not appear click on Bike Ride in a larger map. This map shows my bike ride that I went on the other day and what is cool is all this data [...]