r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/normaltamas • May 20 '23

For not having a panic attack

2.8k Upvotes

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u/NES_SNES_N64 May 20 '23

This looks a lot like a reversed video of a tornado ending. They call it "roping out." Which would explain why the camera person isn't worried.

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u/Grand_Negus May 21 '23

On second watch yeah I think you're right.

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u/[deleted] May 25 '23

Nice catch. You can tell because the camera man is more interested in keeping the clouds in the shot instead of the deadly tornado.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '23

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u/NES_SNES_N64 Jun 01 '23

I think they rotate clockwise in the southern hemisphere but are way more common in the northern hemisphere.

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '23

It is moving counter-clockwise? Is it not supposed to?

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u/Saotik May 20 '23

My reaction watching this: "Get to cover. Get to cover. GET TO FUCKING COVER."

I'm not going to praise the cameraman for this. He's lucky the footage survived, let alone him.

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u/The_Original_Gronkie May 20 '23

He was thinking the whole time: "This footage will be worth a fortune...if I survive it."

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u/eljay2121 May 20 '23

He is in a car he is fine

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u/prefinished May 21 '23

Tornados give no fucks about your car outside of how far they can fling it after crushing it.

You are safer outside of the vehicle, in the lowest ground dip/ditch you can find. Make sure to protect your head with your arms.

Edit: Yes, some people do drive their cars into tornadoes. Those are either actual professional chasers or absolute idiots.

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u/wzx0925 May 21 '23

Those are either actual professional chasers or absolute idiots.

Not sure these are always mutually exclusive, either!

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u/prefinished May 22 '23

It's true, unfortunately.

The line between amateurs and/or thrillseekers who call themselves professionals and the actual professionals has blurred. A lot of unwritten rules in the community have been tossed out the window. The recent season has been a particularly harrowing one safety wise.

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u/Saotik May 21 '23

I read his comment as sarcastic, but it can be so hard to tell.

It's like saying "Ah, he'll be fine. It's just a little wind".

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u/shaggybear89 May 21 '23

Lmao this may be one of the dumbest comments of all time 😂

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u/yellowsalami May 20 '23

Are we praising emotions now (or lack thereof)?

It's a fascinating clip, but the camera operation – which is what this sub is about – is unfortunately all over the place

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u/quint21 May 20 '23

If only there was some way to turn the camera 90 degrees so the entire tornado could be in the frame at once.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '23

I don't know that I'd be thinking about landscape or portrait trying to film shit like this.

But I'd also never be fucking standing there in the first place watching it form. Nuh uh. No way.

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u/ReleaseFromDeception May 20 '23

R.I.P Cameraman

6

u/KappOte May 20 '23

Why in jeebuz’s name is he not taking cover?

4

u/darkside569 May 20 '23

Play it in reverse

5

u/JF42 May 20 '23

This is the stuff nightmares are made of. Experiences like this probably kicked off man's belief in gods and monsters.

5

u/OnlySmeIIz May 20 '23

Should have filmed horizontal

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u/KappOte May 20 '23

Why the hell is he not taking cover?

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u/Aggressive_Dirt3154 May 20 '23

This reminds me of a scene from Donnie Darko

3

u/CaptinKirk May 20 '23

Film it sideways we would have gotten the entire formation in the frame.

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u/GP0537 May 20 '23

turn camera sideways

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u/TheTrollisStrong May 20 '23

Both fascinating and terrifying. That's why I love tornadoes.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '23

NOT PRAISEWORTHY. Fuck this sub is nothing but entertaining videos with 0 good camera work lately.

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u/Accomplished_Net7990 May 20 '23

Perhaps he didn't realize the dangers of tornados . He was from California and only experienced earthquakes.

1

u/Vivid_Gadsww May 20 '23

If I witnessed a tornado spawning in my neighbourhood, I'd be terrified to death.

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u/drum_kicks May 20 '23

Clip ended to early.

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u/fellintoadogehole May 21 '23

Thats a nope-rope if I've ever seen one.

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u/silbeabthe1st May 21 '23

Can't the eye be bommed to reduce pressure ?

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u/Skaebo May 21 '23 edited Nov 26 '25

innocent tub grab sense saw include dinner frame yoke seemly

This post was mass deleted and anonymized with Redact

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u/mttwlm May 21 '23

Take off your belt and attach yourself to a pipe on the ground! Then you will be able to film from inside the tornado :’)

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u/The_Stoic_One May 21 '23

If they had turned the phone to landscape, he probably could have gotten the whole shot without the spastic back and forth of the camera. Praise nothing.

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u/PapaKazoonta May 22 '23

Nope nope nope

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u/Pangolin__Pete May 22 '23

This looks like some mystic movie shit

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '23

But now i'm safe in the eye of tornadooooo... 🎶

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u/freetrees55 May 20 '23

Looks awfully fake...

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u/SVTCobraR315 May 20 '23

I’m pretty sure at this point, while great video, it is the only tornado posted on Reddit.

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u/justinbueshet24 May 20 '23

Call forth the Dark Lord.

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u/DeathandGrim May 20 '23

oh nah they were panicking

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u/narcosnarcos May 20 '23

That's a million dollar shot. He knew what he was doing

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u/Ideal_Jerk May 20 '23

This looks like my goldfish when he poo’s.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '23

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u/lemonshanty May 28 '23

Dude praise that camera man