My Favourite Photographs

[The Old Ruminator]

Like everyone else I feel its time that I ran this thread down. So I will stop at 1,500. I was tempted to put the most recent of my photos here but possibly wisely ran it as a seperate thread.

https://ukcaving.com/board/index.php?topic=25062.0

So starting the run in to 1,500.

Of course the big problem is remembering what I have already posted.

Bucket OCAF by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Shatter Cave. Early  70's by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Pete Rose. Shatter Cave. Early70's by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Ted Popham in Shatter Cave. 70's by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Shatter. Pillar Chamber. Early 70's by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

The end of Happy Snappers and one day where The Silo will be. Botryoidals sadly gone by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

As close as I can get. Underwater macro. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Crystals on crystals. Undewrwater macro. TFD. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr








Peter Glanvill at the railway sleepers. Reservoir by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

More cementing. August 2012 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

A break at Topless base camp. July 2012 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Cleaning stal. Chain Chamber. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Mud banks in Potter's Heaven by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Pete Rose at Reservoir entrance by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

and onward to glory ---

Pete Glanvill's shuttering at Topless destroyed by me and Nigel to go over the pool. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

The abandoned end of Topless dig when we restarted digging. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Filming. Topless aven by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Shatter Cave 125 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Withyhill 770 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Me by Peter Glanvill.

Nick in Spider Hole by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

 

[The Old Ruminator]

30 to go --

 

[The Old Ruminator]

The old Balch entrance drum we installed c 50 years ago now replaced.

P4080516_edited-1 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Balch by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Tween Twins macro. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Dead flies in Tween Twins by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Tween Twins by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Shatter. Live Composite Mode by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Also Shatter.

P3010002 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010008 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010062 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010084 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010286 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010319 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010366 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010284 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P3010232_edited-1 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P1120081 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Ice sheet. Shatter Cave. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Reflection. Shatter Cave by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

The Porridge Basin. Shatter Cave. by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Fairy Cave Quarry.

fcq by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Early Purple Orchid, Mendip by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Bloody Caving ! by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

 

[The Old Ruminator]

Oh dear only 8 more to make 1,500  :bow:

 

[Laurie]

or 508 to make 2000.......?

 

[The Old Ruminator]

or 508 to make 2000.......?

Umm. No best I stop at 1500. Its so hard to keep track now.

So these from yesterday at Fairy Cave Quarry.

P6110141 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

We have to have Jonathan's Chamber.

P6110139 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

A couple for Darren.

P6110120 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110112 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Yongnuo slave, on camera flash with the Skyray torch lighting his face.

P6110063 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110003 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110006 - Copy by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Skyray back light.

P6110013 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

A hard one to get to. Skyray far light.

P6110052 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Twisted.

P6110134 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110071 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110066 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Gorgive the focus here with super macro. These are almost as fine as horsehair.

P6110054 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

I do like these though its hard to get them right. Half the image is underwater, half above. An encrusted straw inside a basin. Found only by chance so never seen before.

P6110021 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Learning the trade perhaps.

P6110107 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

The climb he did not like.

P6110095 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110084 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

Still sparkle in places but the dust has taken a toll on main routes in places.

P6110087 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110081 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110060 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110035 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110053 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110090 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110128 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

P6110098 by Nicholas Chipchase, on Flickr

There now I have gone past 1,500. Yesterdays were stop and go. Nothing took more than a minute or two to set up. Skyray torch, Yongnuo slave and the old up TG 2. I did not use the camera flash exclusion box as back scatter was minimal.

So as far as images are concerned this thread has ended. Any more images will be on new threads. Thanks to my loyal fan club for the support. In a way its been a journey for me as well Looking back to the 1960's. Still thankful at 72 I can still get down a cave ( albiet a short one ). I now have to keep paying the hosting service the yearly fee. When I am gone I guess the thread will be too. Hopefully a few more years ---

Dont forget that camera -

 

[Laurie]

'OR Virtual Caving Trips', about as near as I get these days.
Many thanks.