More Video in Caves

*JohnKendall* · April 26th, 2006, 08:57 PM

Hi All,

Well I took onboard a load of the stuff you guys suggested, and some other stuff I've read elsewhere.

Here's a quick clip of some of the stuff we got this week.

http://www.amphibian-productions.com...dame%20QT1.mov

(14Mb Quicktime File)

Seeya
J

GLOC · April 26th, 2006, 09:41 PM

Bum link, sorry John. When I try to 'Save as.' it comes up as an htm page, and if I click on the link it just hangs there...

Editted, no it doesn't!! Just watching it now!

Excellent, looks like you had a right laugh.

A-M · April 26th, 2006, 11:11 PM

Cool!!!

Really nice shots and the viz looks incredible. I guess you had some good dives there? Which ones did you go beside Trou Madame?
Can't wait to go again.

*JohnKendall* · April 26th, 2006, 11:22 PM

We did 4 dives in Ressel, 2 in Landenouse, 2 in Trou Madame, and 1 in St George (Rick and I also did 2 support dives for Andy and Bob, where we took their stages and Scooters off them in the cavern zone in Ressel and St George)

It was a great trip, I'm sure we'll put together a proper report, and I've got another 4 hours of video to trawl through and try and edit together.

Thanks

J

A-M · April 26th, 2006, 11:30 PM

So you guys really did 4 dives a day

Cant wait for the report (and some more video?)

How was the water level at Landenouse and Trou Madame?
Thx!

Anne-Marie

*JohnKendall* · April 26th, 2006, 11:36 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by A-M)

So you guys really did 4 dives a day

Cant wait for the report (and some more video?)

How was the water level at Landenouse and Trou Madame?
Thx!

Anne-Marie

Not quite 4, We did 4 the first day, 2 the 2nd (In Trou Madame), 3 the Next (In Ressel) and 2 in St George on the last day.

Water level was Very high apparantly in trou Madame (I've never dived there before to compare), and we had 10 rungs showing in Landenouse, however the following day there were apparantly 12 rungs showing.

Vis was superb in Landenouse, Trou Madame and St George, but a bit milky in Ressel.

J

A-M · April 26th, 2006, 11:41 PM

Thx!

It will changes in 4 weeks but I'm still building courage to jump in there.... probably going to need a tackle

*JohnKendall* · April 26th, 2006, 11:42 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by A-M)

Thx!

It will changes in 4 weeks but I'm still building courage to jump in there.... probably going to need a tackle

Ah, We just climbed down the ladder. If we were diving anything bigger than just a set of twin-12s then I think a rope would have been a good plan.

Have fun, I can't wait to get back there (Early august is looking good at the moment)

J

caverkevin · April 27th, 2006, 08:49 AM

Took a quick peek at the video. Will go back and give a better look a little later.

Would be great to hear some of your comments about shooting video in cave and what you learned.

It's looks like you guys had fun!

KLJ

*JohnKendall* · April 27th, 2006, 01:05 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by caverkevin)

Took a quick peek at the video. Will go back and give a better look a little later.

Would be great to hear some of your comments about shooting video in cave and what you learned.

It's looks like you guys had fun!

KLJ

Things we learnt:

A video dive halves the distance you can swim into the cave
The model(s) have to swim much much much slower than they would normally
Bouyancy control is a right arse when both your hands are dealing with a great big housing with lights on.
Try and get your video rig as near to neutral as possible, mine was somewhat negative and was a sod to deal with.
White balance is important, I used the back of rick's tanks to white balance the shots at the beginning of the week, and then kept that setting.
You really don't actually see anything of the cave while you are running the video, On my rig I have an external monitor and that's pretty much all I saw for most of the dives with the camera.

That's all I can think of for now.

J

April 26th, 2006, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,099	More Video in Caves Hi All, Well I took onboard a load of the stuff you guys suggested, and some other stuff I've read elsewhere. Here's a quick clip of some of the stuff we got this week. http://www.amphibian-productions.com...dame%20QT1.mov (14Mb Quicktime File) Seeya J __________________ John Kendall http://www.guetraining.com/ GUE Instruction, Santi and Halcyon Equipment NEW - Online Santi Shop

April 26th, 2006, 09:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
GLOC (Online) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Fleet, Hants Posts: 1,962	Bum link, sorry John. When I try to 'Save as.' it comes up as an htm page, and if I click on the link it just hangs there... Editted, no it doesn't!! Just watching it now! Excellent, looks like you had a right laugh. __________________ Gareth Images of Life Photography DIR Team Foxturd Travels Underwater and Further Afar If you don't have the time to do something right, where are you going to find the time to fix it? - Stephen King Last edited by GLOC; April 26th, 2006 at 09:43 PM.

April 26th, 2006, 11:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,099	We did 4 dives in Ressel, 2 in Landenouse, 2 in Trou Madame, and 1 in St George (Rick and I also did 2 support dives for Andy and Bob, where we took their stages and Scooters off them in the cavern zone in Ressel and St George) It was a great trip, I'm sure we'll put together a proper report, and I've got another 4 hours of video to trawl through and try and edit together. Thanks J __________________ John Kendall http://www.guetraining.com/ GUE Instruction, Santi and Halcyon Equipment NEW - Online Santi Shop

April 26th, 2006, 11:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,099	Quote: (Originally Posted by A-M) So you guys really did 4 dives a day Cant wait for the report (and some more video?) How was the water level at Landenouse and Trou Madame? Thx! Anne-Marie Not quite 4, We did 4 the first day, 2 the 2nd (In Trou Madame), 3 the Next (In Ressel) and 2 in St George on the last day. Water level was Very high apparantly in trou Madame (I've never dived there before to compare), and we had 10 rungs showing in Landenouse, however the following day there were apparantly 12 rungs showing. Vis was superb in Landenouse, Trou Madame and St George, but a bit milky in Ressel. J __________________ John Kendall http://www.guetraining.com/ GUE Instruction, Santi and Halcyon Equipment NEW - Online Santi Shop

April 26th, 2006, 11:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,099	Quote: (Originally Posted by A-M) Thx! It will changes in 4 weeks but I'm still building courage to jump in there.... probably going to need a tackle Ah, We just climbed down the ladder. If we were diving anything bigger than just a set of twin-12s then I think a rope would have been a good plan. Have fun, I can't wait to get back there (Early august is looking good at the moment) J __________________ John Kendall http://www.guetraining.com/ GUE Instruction, Santi and Halcyon Equipment NEW - Online Santi Shop

April 26th, 2006, 11:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
A-M (Online) Cave addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 370	Cool!!! Really nice shots and the viz looks incredible. I guess you had some good dives there? Which ones did you go beside Trou Madame? Can't wait to go again.

April 26th, 2006, 11:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
A-M (Online) Cave addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 370	So you guys really did 4 dives a day Cant wait for the report (and some more video?) How was the water level at Landenouse and Trou Madame? Thx! Anne-Marie

April 26th, 2006, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
A-M (Online) Cave addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Netherlands Posts: 370	Thx! It will changes in 4 weeks but I'm still building courage to jump in there.... probably going to need a tackle

April 27th, 2006, 08:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
caverkevin(Offline) Doing It Caverkevin Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North Kackilackie Posts: 360	Took a quick peek at the video. Will go back and give a better look a little later. Would be great to hear some of your comments about shooting video in cave and what you learned. It's looks like you guys had fun! KLJ

April 27th, 2006, 01:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
JohnKendall(Offline) GUE Instructor/DIRX Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,099	Quote: (Originally Posted by caverkevin) Took a quick peek at the video. Will go back and give a better look a little later. Would be great to hear some of your comments about shooting video in cave and what you learned. It's looks like you guys had fun! KLJ Things we learnt: A video dive halves the distance you can swim into the cave The model(s) have to swim much much much slower than they would normally Bouyancy control is a right arse when both your hands are dealing with a great big housing with lights on. Try and get your video rig as near to neutral as possible, mine was somewhat negative and was a sod to deal with. White balance is important, I used the back of rick's tanks to white balance the shots at the beginning of the week, and then kept that setting. You really don't actually see anything of the cave while you are running the video, On my rig I have an external monitor and that's pretty much all I saw for most of the dives with the camera. That's all I can think of for now. J __________________ John Kendall http://www.guetraining.com/ GUE Instruction, Santi and Halcyon Equipment NEW - Online Santi Shop