Just wanted to say that I condensed all the Girard Tornado material into a single post (Part 1) as well as eliminated some of my deeper dialogue. This unfortunately wiped out the comments on posts 2 and 3 but it needed to be done (sorry). Two and a half weeks later and I am still sorting out the experience which I assume is one of those things that will just take time. My schedule has been insanely busy and for this I have been unable to return to Girard nor contact Glen Murphy as the phone number was no good. If by chance someone seeing this knows him, I have a set of prints ready to give him. It takes about $25 in fuel to make the trip so it's not feasible to just head down on a whim in the hope that he'll be on site.
As previously mentioned, the audio sample that I unintentionally recorded while on the ground during the video is one that simply needed to be heard. Extracting this audio, I cleaned up two split second imperfections, added some amplification and saved it as an MP3 file complete with its own thumbnail. I don't know if this has ever been done but you can grab the file below.
GIRARD ILLINOIS TORNADO (soundcloud.com)
Decatur Illinois USA Photographer, Artist, Weather Observer
Friday, May 06, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Shelf Cloud, Gust Front
Typical Illinois weather though much further N a sizable gustnado would emerge from the line. No pics of it but you can see dirt being lifted by outflow winds in the second shot.
Lodge Park / Lake of the Woods
Last Friday we took a short ride over into Piatt County to check out Lodge Park. Bordering the Sangamon River with a narrow road that loops through a heavily wooded area, there was an abundance of small wildflowers so I tried for a few macros.
Our next stop would be Lake of The Woods park located just N of Mahomet Illinois. Managed by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, notable attractions included a covered bridge as well as Hi-Tower Bell Carillon. Climbing the narrow stairwell up six stories was a definite workout but the view was well worth it.
Later, we toured the Museum of the Grand Prairie located on site which contains a surprisingly rich collection of artifacts and antiquities related to the Champaign County region. I didn't have my tripod so to maximize on the many photographic opportunities in the atmosphere of subdued light but tried to make due. Spending time with the hardship that was the day to day life of early 20th Century people was very sobering. Equally sobering if not the most were the antique handcuffs once used for slaves.
Our next stop would be Lake of The Woods park located just N of Mahomet Illinois. Managed by the Champaign County Forest Preserve District, notable attractions included a covered bridge as well as Hi-Tower Bell Carillon. Climbing the narrow stairwell up six stories was a definite workout but the view was well worth it.
Later, we toured the Museum of the Grand Prairie located on site which contains a surprisingly rich collection of artifacts and antiquities related to the Champaign County region. I didn't have my tripod so to maximize on the many photographic opportunities in the atmosphere of subdued light but tried to make due. Spending time with the hardship that was the day to day life of early 20th Century people was very sobering. Equally sobering if not the most were the antique handcuffs once used for slaves.
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