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Mike Olbinski

@mikeolbinski.bsky.social

Husband, dad, storm chaser, wedding photographer, filmmaker, Emmy winner, Nat Geo Adventure contributor. Based in Phoenix, AZ. Repped by FilmSupply and ViralDRM. http://me.mikeolbinski.com

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Thanks man! You know that can be arranged lol

05.08.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Vorticityโ€ฏ6 // A Storm Timeโ€‘Lapse Film (4K)
YouTube video by Mike Olbinski ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Vorticityโ€ฏ6 // A Storm Timeโ€‘Lapse Film (4K)

Two years in the making, 40k+ miles, 70+ days chasing and tens of thousands of frames! My latest Vorticity film is now live! youtu.be/vSs9HOnEZEY?...

05.08.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Weather of course

12.07.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Amazing end to my spring chase season in Nee Mexico tonight near Wagon Mound. Got to watch a bomb go off and caught it all on time-lapse. Canโ€™t wait to edit it #nmwx

12.07.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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A tornado-warned supercell moves towards Gruver, Texas, back on June 6th. If you look at it long enough, you'll see an "Alligator's Mouth" on the right side seemingly scarfing down hay bales and wind turbines ๐Ÿคฃ

Canon USA R5 + RF 10-20mm

20.06.2025 20:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Better be entering some of these in The Stormys

20.06.2025 02:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Single shot 70mm from yesterday. Ghostly. Etherial. And a photo I'll probably never be able to top!

Dickens, Nebraska. 6/16/25

17.06.2025 16:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1207    ๐Ÿ” 283    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

Itโ€™s perfect man. Just perfect.

20.06.2025 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This was a particularly fascinating photo of the Dickens tornado. The bottom 1/3 of the condensed tornado appeared to 'hollow out' leaving just the shell of the circulation condensed, surrounded by dust. If you look closely the residual condensation takes on a 'braided' look similar to vinyl tubing.

19.06.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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And then there's Dora. Had some fun this weekend retouching all my prints with my new Lightroom know-how. Don't ask me why it's been 6 years and I still don't have this on my wall

14.04.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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INSANE structure on this powerhouse of a supercell near Douglasville, TX

05.04.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oops Monsoon 7 lmao. Too many that I canโ€™t ever remember ๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก๐Ÿคก

28.03.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow! Please tell them to update to Monsoon 6 ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚

28.03.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s always a fun moment when a fellow storm chaserโ€™s work pops up as the first example for my elective photography class! This time around itโ€™s @mikeolbinski.bsky.social

28.03.2025 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely something to complain about on social media lol ๐Ÿ™„๐Ÿ˜‚

23.03.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Encino, New Mexico, May 2023

21.03.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 167    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Man the newest episode of The Pittโ€ฆwould be hard for me to believe people could watch it and think that we are doing fine with gun laws. Ugh. Insane episode tho. What a great show.

21.03.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DONโ€™T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other peopleโ€”especially ones who arenโ€™t like him at all.

02.03.2025 23:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39200    ๐Ÿ” 4792    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 751    ๐Ÿ“Œ 200
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First chase since 2021 ๐Ÿฅฐ

02.03.2025 22:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Perfect "shake the rust off" kinda chase today, featuring this doodad that I can only describe as halfway between a shear funnel and a tornado near Quanah, TX!!

03.03.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cold supercells and funnels between Childress and Quanah TX 3/2/25. #txwx

03.03.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tornado as it first formed southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:11 pm (2/24/2025)

Tornado as it first formed southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:11 pm (2/24/2025)

Video screenshot of tornado southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:12 pm (2/24/2025)

Video screenshot of tornado southeast of Watertown, South Dakota - 4:12 pm (2/24/2025)

Photo of supercell with evident low level features, organized base, and lightning on the west side of Watertown, South Dakota - 3:30 pm (2/24/2025)

Photo of supercell with evident low level features, organized base, and lightning on the west side of Watertown, South Dakota - 3:30 pm (2/24/2025)

Rainbow over Watertown, South Dakota after tornado - 4:20 pm (2/24/2025)

Rainbow over Watertown, South Dakota after tornado - 4:20 pm (2/24/2025)

Today I documented the first EVER February tornado in South Dakota HISTORY! ๐ŸŒช๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ Watertown, South Dakota
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ February 24, 2025

25.02.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 216    ๐Ÿ” 55    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Stoked to have my clip of the Dryden, TX tornado licensed by this documentary. Looks like itโ€™s gonna be a must-watch for storm chasers.

22.02.2025 01:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just looked at a map of temperatures and wow

there are a lot of different kinds of temperatures

19.02.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I cannot wait till this May 31, 1985 tornadoes video is finished. I've never done anything quite this cinematic or editing-intensive before and I'm loving how it's turning out. New original music, Photoshop getting a workout, the full package. Keep an eye out the next few weeks

17.02.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I was so bummed

17.02.2025 05:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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09.02.2025 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3959    ๐Ÿ” 1302    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 56
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Some wild driveway aurora tonight sheesh

08.02.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New phone, who dis?

09.02.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@rexchapman.bsky.social Grayson Allen just pulled a Rex Chapman!!!! #gosuns

08.02.2025 05:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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