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MattGranzPhotography β The Campo Tornado of 2010
Published: 2011-06-01 09:25:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 5687; Favourites: 205; Downloads: 0
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A year ago, on May 31st, I witnessed the beautiful Campo Colorado Tornado. The view I had however, was the backlit side of the twister. Most everyone else on the chase was on the other side of the funnel and witnessed it as a white tornado with a beautiful blue sky behind it.I was still miles away when I shot this at 200mm. I was jumping up and down in excitement because I figured with only five days to chase, and this being my next to last day out, that I wouldn't see anything more than a severe storm. I'm sure glad I was wrong!
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Β Β You've been referenced in my recent journal:Β Countdown to California . Β Thanks for taking this great photo!
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Eerie and gorgeous.Β Β O _ OΒ Β I love the light!
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Do you know this tornado's rating on the Fujitsu scale? Because I do know that size doesn't matter. Anyway, nice picture. I love tornadoes.
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Matt, it doesn't matter how many times I look at it, it still fills me with awe! Thank you for doing what you do <3
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Thanks! Β I get the same feeling. Β
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It's good that this world has something for everyone! Β
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Can I use this picture in an essay? Please give your permission! ^^ Thanks you!
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thanks you
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this is awesome, ive seen it around somewhere. nice to know who took the picture. its beautiful!
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Yeah, I've posted this everywhere I can. It's funny, but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who caught it from this angle⦠most people caught the spectacular images from as close as 100 yards away from the West⦠I got there a little late, and got what I could before it dissipated.
Glad to meet you!
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It was about 5 miles away and moving at about 5 mph, so truth be told, it wasn't all too scary in person⦠but the clouds directly above me, dark and swirling did cause me to pause...
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OMG..sounds creepy ..
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Thanks so much!
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That was an amazing tornado, being such a large, photogenic, relatively long-lasting funnel over sparsely populated terrain and beautiful skies. Magnificent shot.
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It was long tracking enough for me to watch it drop from 40 miles away and still make it in time to shoot a few closer shots with a wide angle lens. A fantastic twister! Thanks!
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Wow! Those are some dark, scary clouds! This looks like a Halloween image
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Yeah, the colors are certainly reminiscent of that time of year⦠and tornados so happen in the fall⦠but it was all due to my being on the wrong side of the funnel cloud (thank goodness it was a slow moving one!).
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holy crap that is AWESOME!! glad to hear you were MILES away! 
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Yes, though I did eventually get a good bit closer, this image turned out looking far more violent and looks closer because of my using a 200mm lens to capture this while using a 12mm to catch my other images of this tornado.
Thanks so much!
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It is going to make me cry! You lucky snake! Thanks for putting it up!
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Luck was definitely on my side! Thanks!
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I'm missing it too. I'm jealous of the chasers who got to within 100 yards of this slow moving beast. Lots of vids on youtube⦠check it out!
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Must have been a good storm chasing season. Well at least you got to view the tornado in a more interesting.
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Thanks! Yeah, having no idea what you're doing can lead to improvising, which can lead to having something unique⦠LOL.
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