as 2024 Dawns photographer and filmmaker Rachel Sanner of the tornado Titans embarks on a new tornado season with fresh approaches and new goals it's first storm of the Year here on the plains outlow dominant see if we can get a lightning bolt come down out of there leave home it's time for spring no more that win stay all my cameras I will break memories to which I clean one more chance to declare me king tornado Seas up get packed in my truck Chas some pretty good wind right there good outflow coming out of this 30 40 mph the focus of today's Chase is to capture slow motion clips of lightning as well as capture material to an upcoming virtual reality film about storm chasing the day before that first big chase of the year you you're you're just you're wondering like did everything we do this winter to plan to prepare is this content plan we are launching is all this going to work is the live stream going to work is are people going to watch and do I can I still Chase and the only way the only way to know about any of that is to go chase in late March the first significant system of the Year develops while not promising tornadoes it offers the potential for a dazzling electrical display the perfect canvas for Ra's slow motion experiments one of the things I want to do this year that I wasn't sure if it's I don't know if this is going to work I I didn't know going in but slow motion lightning got this new camera can do up to 240 frames a second can it shoot good slow motion lightning well we're about to find out the first spot is full of lightning but the bolts are a little shy towards the camera and are keeping their distance it's time for the team to get a closer look soone firing oh my gosh wow oh I hope that was on the stream I know I caught it on the camera oh my God so we're looking back there shooting uh 120p trying to get lightning with that shed right there in the foreground trying to get a strike or two out of that this is our last shot of the day and we're going to head home really great productive uh photography or videography day not really photography uh realized I didn't a second tripod when I got out here that's back in Albuquerque I need to grab that next time right that see sounds like a smart idea but good day ready to head home good first day of the year though out here on the [Music] plains for ra and the team it's a humble start to the year but a productive one more storms are coming soon to the plains it's time to prepare for the next round of storm photography [Music]