In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
In addition to crystal clear skies, the air has cooled off nicely here in Raleigh tonight. The temperature is in the comfortable low 70s, making it bearable to be outside for the first time in a couple of weeks. Perfect timing for the peak of this year's Perseid meteor shower - which starts tonight and continues through the early morning hours.
I'm set up on the roof of the house with laptop and cameras (making this the first rooftop blog post), with a nice view to the northeast and nearly 360 degrees all around. The city lights are off to the north-northwest, so photography should not be a problem as long as there are a few bright fireballs.
So far, I haven't seen any Perseids. But the show is supposed to get going after 1 or 2AM. The nice thing about setting up here is that I can go inside for a while if things stay slow.
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To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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