Members TampaYankee Posted June 20, 2009 Members Share Posted June 20, 2009 When the lightning flashes, this is NOT what you want to see. THIS IS A PICTURE THAT SOMEONE TOOK WHO WORKS ON AN OIL RIG. HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LIGHTNING AND WAS UNAWARE OF THE TORNADO UNTIL THE LIGHTNING ILLUMINATED IT. This is a one-in-a-million photo taken Thursday night, April 3, 2008. Lariat Sandridge Energy south of Ft Stockton , TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSmith Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Mother of god. Pickles got nothing on this, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MsGuy Posted June 20, 2009 Members Share Posted June 20, 2009 How can you look at that picture and not wish to have been standing beside that roughneck? super Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BigK Posted June 20, 2009 Members Share Posted June 20, 2009 Very cool picture. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest StuCotts Posted June 22, 2009 Share Posted June 22, 2009 How can you look at that picture and not wish to have been standing beside that roughneck? super Standing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BewareofNick Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Sadly, this photo is a fake. From http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_texas_tornado.htm: Analysis: The above image was manipulated to combine two different photos, one of an oil rig (origin unknown), the other of a nighttime waterspout illuminated by a lightning stroke over Lake Okeechobee, Florida, taken by amateur photographer Fred Smith on June 15, 1993 (see original). The latter has circulated for several years along with various false descriptions, including one claiming the twister was photographed near The Villages, Florida in 2007, and another claiming the picture was taken in Sedalia, Missouri in March 2006. Most recently it was incorrectly identified as a tornado that touched down in Pisgah, Alabama in February 2008. Where will it (not) strike next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MsGuy Posted June 29, 2009 Members Share Posted June 29, 2009 Sadly, this photo is a fake. Party pooper. I want my illusions back. StuCotts: Some situations call for a little romance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TampaYankee Posted June 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2009 Sadly, this photo is a fake. Can't say I'm shocked. That's the problem with most one-in-a-million photos. Still... it does give one pause to consider what might go through your mind, or into your pants , if you were to encounter this circumstance. Thanks for shedding light on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
