Olivier’s travelogue

handheld bolt

handheld bolt

lightning in Oklahoma City one night in 2004. Handheld, no tripod. Camera set at f/8 with ISO 100. Exposure 5 seconds and stopped after the lightning occured.

lightning in Swiss Alps

lightning in Swiss Alps

sept. 10, 2006 lightning in the Swiss Alps. It was still in the evening, not dark night yet, so I had to set the camera differently : ISO 100, f/11, and 4 seconds exposure.

A lucky catch ... No tripod. I shot it out of my window.

lightning in background of crane

lightning hits a crane

lightning hits a crane

lightning hits a nearby construction crane near Geneva Switzerland

blue cheese sandwich

blue cheese sandwich

a strange formation on a thunderstorm in Texas. This is what makes the beauty of Tornado Alley. Even when there's no tornado, Mature Nature can be spectacular.

stormchaser Gene Moore

stormchaser Gene Moore

June 6, 2007. Stormchaser Gene Moore (www.chaseday.com ) films yet another tornado, in South Dakota.

Texas Carwash

Texas Carwash

heavy downpoor during a severe thunderstorm episode in the Texas panhandle in 2007

Alien

Alien

a group of stormchasers look at a stunning storm cloud in May 2007 in Kansas

Dimmit !

Dimmit !

a storm near Dimmit, Texas, early June 2007

Lamesa Texas

Lamesa Texas

a spectacular exploding supercell storm near Lamesa Texas, June 2nd 2007

Olivier Staiger

Olivier Staiger has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by klipsi.

Currently in Switzerland.

I am a sky paparazzo, shooting storms, lightning, tornadoes, solar eclipses, lunar eclipses, and more. Well, that is my "other" life. Just like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide, I have two personalities. In my official life I am a limo driver in Geneva Switzerland. I drive fancy cars for fancy people. You know, you gotta make a living, right ? But whenever I can , I pack my camera and head out to see spectacular events in the skies. Chasing storms in Tornado Alley , and total eclipses of the Sun...

You can also find Olivier at www.klipsi.com.