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Here they are hard at work as usual. Sergey, a great photographer spoke little
English,
but still managed to make us feel like friends. Vasiliy the New York
bureau's Chief
Correspondent worked so well with us we wished they could have stayed longer. |
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They both made a great addition to our team. I only wish they were along for the whole
season. The video Sergey shot was incredible. Some people have great skill at getting good
video and he is one of them. He saw opportunities to film that I would have missed. |
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Talk about a great chase vehicle Sean shoots video in this.
Vasiliy Arkonov and Sergey Gusev are seen here interviewing Sean next to his Tornado
Intercept Vehicle. This vehicle is one of a kind and great idea for getting tornado
closeups. Sean is a great guy and very enjoyable to talk with.
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This vehicle has not been designed to penetrate tornadoes only to film them at close
quarters. They are in the process of producing an Imax film on tornadoes, which will be
released in 2008. I know I can't wait to see his work. It is one strange looking vehicle,
but I wouldn't mind having one myself. Any sponsors wanting to help me just let me know.
For more chase vehicles go to Storm Chaser Vehicles |
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Seen here is the camera used to give us those incredible IMAX movies taken by Sean.
I was told it weighs around 150 pounds. It has a frame rate of 24 frames per second
on 70 mm film. |
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A classic vehicle in storm chasing is this Doppler on Wheels. Expert Josh Wurman, a
tornado scientist, has captured the fast winds in the world with Doppler radar of over 300
miles per hour. If you see this vehicle near a gas station let them in first because it
takes over 20 minutes to fill the tank, and time is vital to their work. Help them out. |
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We tried to convey all the aspects of tornado chasing to our Russian friends and
enjoyed sharing my passion for severe weather with them in their interview. We did
everything we could to give them a great story. |
