The Old Ruminator
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Photo in the UK press today by Amy in America.
Is this one by " Our Amy " ?
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If you have a spare copy or two I'd be much obliged if you'd send 'em to me...I can pay cost of 'em and shipping of course =)
Funny, Conrad had a look around at his supermarket as a layout I got was for page 12 of the Telegraph and it wasn't in the one they had there! Must have been wrong issue or something, or is this a different magazine/newspaper?
rhychydwr1
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"Our Amy" has taken over the centre fold in the August edition of the NSS News with some amazing photos of deep potholes.
?Our Amy? is a Master of Science and specializes in biochemistry and neuroscience research. She is also an avid caver and photographer and develops techniques to bring light to these underground systems without the use of massive amounts of camera gear. Her photo gear fits into the size of two hands cupped together, weighs less than three pounds, and costs under $200, Having always enjoyed the worlds of both art and science, she endeavours to join the two in her photography and graphic design work. Her work has appeared on covers of multiple scientific journals including Neuroscience, international news stories, and other publications.
PHOTOS SHOWN:
1. Surprise Pit, highlighting the 404 rig point, was taken from the landing zone itself looking upward, a unique angle for this pit. Used in the setup was $200 worth of gear that weighed less than three pounds: a small 6" tripod, a point and shoot camera, and a high-power LED light. By directing the climbers via radio during the typical rest breaks as to how to shine the light, the foggy "weather systems" of this pit were avoided, creating a clear crisp image in no longer than the time it takes someone to climb.
2. Sculpted floor features in Snail Shell Cave, TN, with Brian Stoltz
3. Panoramic HDR of Stephen's Gap Cave, Alabama, in full flood with a climber on rope. This image took about 30-40 shots to make. She did this with a point and shoot, no tripod or anything.
4. Brian Stoltz climbing in the sun rays at Stephen's Gap
5. Light painted shot of Tin Y Manke rigging Mystery Falls
?Our Amy? is a Master of Science and specializes in biochemistry and neuroscience research. She is also an avid caver and photographer and develops techniques to bring light to these underground systems without the use of massive amounts of camera gear. Her photo gear fits into the size of two hands cupped together, weighs less than three pounds, and costs under $200, Having always enjoyed the worlds of both art and science, she endeavours to join the two in her photography and graphic design work. Her work has appeared on covers of multiple scientific journals including Neuroscience, international news stories, and other publications.
PHOTOS SHOWN:
1. Surprise Pit, highlighting the 404 rig point, was taken from the landing zone itself looking upward, a unique angle for this pit. Used in the setup was $200 worth of gear that weighed less than three pounds: a small 6" tripod, a point and shoot camera, and a high-power LED light. By directing the climbers via radio during the typical rest breaks as to how to shine the light, the foggy "weather systems" of this pit were avoided, creating a clear crisp image in no longer than the time it takes someone to climb.
2. Sculpted floor features in Snail Shell Cave, TN, with Brian Stoltz
3. Panoramic HDR of Stephen's Gap Cave, Alabama, in full flood with a climber on rope. This image took about 30-40 shots to make. She did this with a point and shoot, no tripod or anything.
4. Brian Stoltz climbing in the sun rays at Stephen's Gap
5. Light painted shot of Tin Y Manke rigging Mystery Falls
rhychydwr1
Active member
Fulk said:
In the NSS News
Sorry I didn't see the later posts!!! Here are the ones in the NSS News mentioned:
Surprise Pit by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Sculpted Passageway by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
HDR - Stephens Gap - John on rope by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Light on the Pedestal 3 by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
TinY Rigging Mystery Falls by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Surprise Pit by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Sculpted Passageway by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
HDR - Stephens Gap - John on rope by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Light on the Pedestal 3 by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
TinY Rigging Mystery Falls by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
shotlighter
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Which planet is Sculpted Passageway on?
crickleymal
New member
That's possibly the cleanest and whitest rope I've ever seen.
It was brand new 300ft of PMI EZ Bend Pit Rope. Lovely stuff. =) Rope has to be new at some point...it's not that white anymore! lol. That was it's virgin voyage =)crickleymal said:
It's not as bad as one would think. Slings over the head/shoulder cross body very easily. Very well balanced on the body hardly know it's there. I prefer carrying ropes in coils rather than bags since the weight gets distributed very well. Although we do bag sometimes, usually for longgggg ropes or if we have to push it through little crawls.Fulk said:
Mystery Falls before we release the water...the falls are just a trickle.
Mystery Falls, Top Down by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Mystery Falls with the water flowing! Weeeeeee! It is a hurricane at the bottom!
Mystery Falls Waterfall 2 by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
Mystery from the bottom:
Mystery Falls Pit 3 by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
And again from the bottom, other side (it's 280ft although they resurveyed and say it's only 264ft or something like that, the old survey is off I guess)
Mystery Falls Pit 5 by Sunguramy [Amy Hinkle], on Flickr
