Specialization is for Insects.
Let’s face it, racing has fallen behind; no pun intended.  Results are still handed out on printed timeslips, and those smart phones that everyone walks around with in their pockets that put the ’60s space program to shame are still little more than a means to call for a ride if your car won’t start.
One of the most incredible, but also one of the scariest sights to see is a large chemical fire. Not knowing what is exploding and burning leaves many folks to wonder what might go up in flames nearby, plus the after-effects from a health standpoint.
However the chemical fire in this video showed us some truly unique aspects that one may not expect to see. In this large chemical fire in Wacahachie, TX on 10/03/11, the fire was so intense along with its powerful explosions that it literally created micro scale weather events happen at the site of the fire! The first one you will see is what is known as a Firenado. This small, tornado-like whirlwind forms when you have rapidly rising air above a large fire. In this video, the fire is so intense that it literally gets wrapped up into the circulation with incredible speed!
What’s even more unusual in this video is that the rising hot air actually rolls the air horizontally into the updraft/plume of the hot rising air to the point where the horizontal roll actually rotates into the updraft and tightens enough to form a landspout funnel cloud aloft!
Ahhh, this is a strange story. It begins as the tale of a “church” in Amarillo that wants to get rid of a swingers club. But after peering a little deeper it seems evident to me that the religious group in this case is really just the thin disguise for a hate group led by their “pastor” David Grisham,”…a security guard at nuclear-weapons facility Pantex who moonlights as a pastor.”
By the end of this story you are going to be wondering if you want David Grisham guarding the nation’s nuclear weapons facility. More importantly you are going to wonder how many of the people running that facility are just like David Grisham! But I digress…
The “church” is called Repent Amarillo, and it comes complete with a military style website modeled after the US Army, and a hate map of all of their current targets including not only sex establishments but businesses, churches, masonic lodges, Islamic centers, Buddhist temples….
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Today Andrew Joseph (Joe) Stack had an extraordinary day. Presumably, he packed his lunch, had a cup of coffee, lit his house on fire, then hopped in a plane and flew it into a building full of 190 IRS employees.
Why? Well, he was a little more pissed off about taxes than the rest of us. …To say the least.
Here is a local news report of the fire reported to be his house. Interestingly, there was a woman and a kid inside who were rescued by neighbors. Wonder who they were?
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Russell “Rockstar” Davis, from RockstarBartender.com, was kind enough to make this completely awesome flaming tequila based cocktail while I videoed it on a Canon 5D Mark II with a 15mm fisheye lens on it. The results are simply fantastic. If you’ve never seen anyone pour flaming liquid 3 feet through the air before, well… let me just say it’s a sight to behold!
Russell also made another special concoction for us on video, and I’ll get that posted as soon as I get a chance to edit it. I have a LOT of photos and videos that need editing right now, but I’ve also got a lot of other stuff going on, so it might take some time to get everything out. But I know you’ll all enjoy this one!
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Last night, while taking photos in Austin, I was approached by a group of ladies who were celebrating a bachelorette party and doing a little clubbing. I had been walking down the sidewalk carrying my Canon 5D, and one of the ladies spotted the big camera and asked if I would take their photo. The thing is, she wasn’t joking!
Well, you guys know me. I’m willing to help out, so I said, “sure!” I think it surprised her. But she gathered up the rest of the ladies while I changed out lenses and put on the 15mm fisheye lens. Then, after the count of 3, we had the photo you see below. And when they saw the preview, they asked me how they could get it, so I directed them here to come pick it up!
So, I hope you ladies enjoy the photo, and maybe one of you at least can leave a comment to let me know you got it. Just keep clicking the image to get bigger versions. And congrats to whomever the bride to be is…
PS – See ladies. I told you I didn’t need a flash, and it would be worth waiting for me to change lenses. :-)
You might not have recognized what I was referencing by the name, but chances are that when you see the images you know what I’m talking about.
According to Wikipedia:
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm, and it consists of what were (when originally installed during 1974) either older running used or junk Cadillac automobiles… from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground….
These Cadillacs have appeared in movies, photos, songs and just about every other form of popular culture, but they are so remote that most people won’t ever see them in person. However if you ever find yourself on I-40 in Amarillo, Texas just keep an eye on the south side of the highway around exit 60 and you can’t miss em.
Tonight we had another massive lightning storm. We got a lot of these here in Texas, and I was workin it with my camera this evening.
I stayed out capturing these photos until the lightning was within about a mile or two of me. The sound was deafening! I literally had to put ear plugs in because it was painful. My wife thought I was crazy too. ;-)
I happened to be at the capital building in Austin, Texas at just the right time in the afternoon to go around back and snap this shot of the sun hiding behind the dome. I love this photo because the flag was being blown by the wind and just the way the sun makes the building glow from behind.
Figured I’d share it in case anyone wanted it for a desktop wallpaper!
