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Tim Slane

@timslane.bsky.social

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Photographer | Storm Chaser | King of Twister Gifs | Storms are my Zen place | No AI Used

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 2d

About a year ago, I planned one of the best non-storm photos I have ever taken. Now, we have another potentially visible comet! Making plans for another southwest trip in the next week or two, and hopefully, another comet shot!

A comet viewed through a desert sandstone arch with the Milky Way in the background.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 6d

B-Roll Photo

Storm clouds over a pasture with a few cows. Purple wildflowers in the foreground.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 7d

Path to the Storm

View down a dirt road looking at a sculpted storm.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 15d

Midnight Madness

Massive lightning bolt with silhouetted foreground.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 22d

Yesterday's chase was very grungy, but I was able to sneak in a few clear shots. Little structure north of Culbertson Nebraska.

Supercell thunderstorm above a field with the sun shining through.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 23d

Yup! I'll be out chasing today!

Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 23d

We lost a titan. Robert Redford was an amazing actor and person. He stared in my favorite western of all time; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In addition to being an actor, Redford was a champion for the environment and human rights.

Rest easy Kid.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 24d

Wind Power

Storm over wind turbines and open grass prairie with the sun setting in the background.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 27d

The Reveal - A bolt of lightning illuminates curtains of rain and a hidden supercell.

A bolt of lightning illuminates curtains of rain and a hidden supercell. All above a silhouetted foreground.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 28d

Fury at Sunset

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · 29d

Got some great bolts from yesterday's impromptu storm chase!

Lightning bolt with silhouetted trees in the foreground.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sure - it was just East of McDonald. I think it was Co Rd 407 just south of US-36.

Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Sep 9

Late nights in Kansas

Thunderstorm with lightning bolt over a dirt road.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Sep 4

Moonlit Lightning. I was unfortunately just a hair out of focus on this one. I'll have to try again next season.

Lightning bolts with the Moon in the background partially obscured by clouds.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you!

Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Sep 2

Starting the week with a sunset

A storm at sunset with a faint lightning bolt.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Aug 29

Approaching Sunset

Curvy supercell thunderstorm over the High Plains of Colorado. The setting sun (not in the photo) is illuminating the western side of the storm.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Aug 28

"B" Roll Photo. I need to work on more storm edits. Until then, here is a random photo taken while out chasing.

Silhouette of power line poles stretching to the horizon at sunset.

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Tim Slane @timslane.bsky.social · Aug 27

Akron Colorado - 2025.05.23. I was not in a great position after the storm transitioned southeast of I-76. This was my only decent shot of the fully condensed tornado before it dissipated north of Akron.