About Tyler
I'm a college student in Omaha, Nebraska. I love to chase storms and photograph interesting and unique landscapes and stormscapes that not many people get a chance to see. I guess you could call me a weather geek too, as most of the photography I do requires knowledge and understanding of weather.
I started getting serious about photography in March of 2008, when I purchased my first Digital SLR camera, a Nikon D40. For a year or so I was really dumb and didn't research much into post processing and mostly shot in jpeg format. It wasn't until the spring of 2009 that I started shooting images in RAW format, and thus developing better images. Everything I know as of this date I have self taught myself, mainly through online resources and expirementing. I am however about to start taking a photography class this coming semester.
As a kid I loved watching storms come in from home and always hoped to see the worst of a storm, high winds, big hail, tornado, etc.. It wasn't until August of 2007 that I storm chased for the first time. I didn't take things real seriously though until spring 2009 when I could finally chase full time (I didn't have a job that prevented me from chasing, unlike 2007/2008). I have learned so much from this chase season about forecasting, and storm structure. I don't keep detailed records but I'm pretty sure I chased 12 times and drove about 4250 miles. Check out the Chase Reports page to view images from this seasons chases. I hope to increase my chases each year and hopefully take a vacation from work in 2010 to chase for two or three weeks.
I can't stand going a day without music, I'll listen to about anything except country and rap. I also enjoy traveling, camping, and going to shows. You can add me on Facebook if you'd like to, just mention you're a viewer of my website.
Equipment
 I use Nikon Digital SLR camera equipment and multiple tripod and window mounts. At the moment I don't have a lot of chasing equipment other than a Delorme atlas, and my camera equipment. Some of my chase partners have the following equipment: GRlevel3, mobile internet, CB radio receivers, and GPS. Below is a list of my own personal camera equipment.
- Nikon D40 DSLR camera body
- Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 lens
- Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens
- Nikon 70-300mm f/4-5.6 lens
- Induro AB2 Tripod
- Various Window mounts
Canon HV20 video camera
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you have. Thank you.
- Tyler Burg (August 2009)
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