Foel Grochan Diving ( Unseen Dive Footage )

Paul Marvin

Member
This has taken years to get some footage guys hope you enjoy it as much as we have producing it

Edit: Minor adjustments made , hope you guys enjoy.


https://youtu.be/0rHLjlvxV4o
 

Cantclimbtom

Well-known member
Greatly enjoyed! Surprised to see so much metal (carts, winches, etc) left behind rather than sold for scrap. Wonder why carts on sides, did water rush in after a failure rather than slowly rise when the pumps switched off?
 

Clinton

New member
That is absolutely amazing, Paul. Thank you. Through the 90?s I was a keen, make it up as I went along, wannabe cave videographer. I was quite proud of some of my achievements- and had the cheek to expose members of  Isca Caving Club, friend and visiting caving clubs to viewings of my attempts. People were very kind. I had two Sony cameras. The first was about the size of a breeze block, but fantastic sound quality, good pictures too with some luck and a few nice edit features. My second Sony by the end of the 90?s was far more compact, well cool. I bought basic equipment from Jessops - a basic mixing desk, loads of cables and skart leads, a Slide Transfer Box and a few other bits and pieces. I still have all the VHS tapes and a little tv/vid to watch them on. I?ve never got round to digitising, but always meant to. I?ve recently pulled all my old analog video equipment neatly together. Completely obsolete of course. But I wondered if there?s anyone out there that  could make use of it? Free to anyone that could wants it.
There?s no comparison with my amateur underground  attempts from back then compared to the clarity of what you?re producing today. So good to see, Thank You,
Clinton, 
 

Paul Marvin

Member
Cantclimbtom said:
Greatly enjoyed! Surprised to see so much metal (carts, winches, etc) left behind rather than sold for scrap. Wonder why carts on sides, did water rush in after a failure rather than slowly rise when the pumps switched off?

It would have been tipping of waste and didnt disconnect the loco, carts often went over but not the loco, have a look at the bottom of the spoils at Rhosydd there is a few waste carts there. Somebody would have been in big trouble. Apparently it is a Vulcan loco first powered by steam and then converted to battery power electric
 

Paul Marvin

Member
Clinton said:
That is absolutely amazing, Paul. Thank you. Through the 90?s I was a keen, make it up as I went along, wannabe cave videographer. I was quite proud of some of my achievements- and had the cheek to expose members of  Isca Caving Club, friend and visiting caving clubs to viewings of my attempts. People were very kind. I had two Sony cameras. The first was about the size of a breeze block, but fantastic sound quality, good pictures too with some luck and a few nice edit features. My second Sony by the end of the 90?s was far more compact, well cool. I bought basic equipment from Jessops - a basic mixing desk, loads of cables and skart leads, a Slide Transfer Box and a few other bits and pieces. I still have all the VHS tapes and a little tv/vid to watch them on. I?ve never got round to digitising, but always meant to. I?ve recently pulled all my old analog video equipment neatly together. Completely obsolete of course. But I wondered if there?s anyone out there that  could make use of it? Free to anyone that could wants it.
There?s no comparison with my amateur underground  attempts from back then compared to the clarity of what you?re producing today. So good to see, Thank You,
Clinton, 

Clinton we have all been there buddy my earlier work was rubbish, the videos are a lot easier than the stills especially underwater . I come from a film background as most people have , but things are MUCH easier now even my little Olympus TG4 can work wonders , but the lights are the most important thing. Thank you for your kind words .

Paul
 
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