I got a late start to this chase but it was okay as I intercepted the supercell just east of Allegan, MI. Had some of the best lightning I have been able to capture in years. The second in the series of photos would have been the best shot of the night, but I had just dropped my f-stop back down to 6.7 because the bolts were still pretty distant. Boom overexposure. Amazing lightning. the first three were taken one mile north of Hopkins. It started to rain so I dropped south to one mile south of route 222. Found a nice open spot overlooking a corn field. This is where I was able to capture some more amazing lightning. A local resident, Nick and his girlfriend, were out watching the storm as well. It was nice to meet Nick and his girlfriend as we watched the supercell approach from our west. The lightning was illuminating the supercell and the photos do not give it justice. The supercell looked very classic and near the end transitioned into an HP. It had a very strong vertical stacked vault region and still amazing lightning. Enjoy the images. All content is copy written.
Great captures! Congrats!
Kurt, once again you’ve done it! Fantastic shots, amigo. You evidently found a great location. I know you were north of me for quite a while, but it looks like the shots that captured the meso were taken southeast of it. Where were you at the time?
I was due east of it. As it started to drop to the SE I was offered a nice look at the vault region. Hard to see in the pictures but was very evident in life. Could easily see the barber poll action. I was still about 3 miles east of Allegan and one mile south of 222. It looks like I was at the intersection of 114 and 24th. so maybe 1.5 miles north of 89.