Thackley Tunnel - March 2011

[MJS]

Done this place loads, but I love it so I don't care :D

Visited one night recently with Converse1, cheers for bringing the flashbulbs! They're well good fun


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Thanks for looking

[minxy*]

Stunning shots, especially love pic no 2

[KingElvis]

Yep, those shots are just fantastic.

[ERNIE99_UK]

those are ace shots!, wish i couldve popped over (been off this week too lol!)

[coops]

Good work mate looks a decent torch from your last shot

[BA]

Very nice shots :)
Like the people shot :thumb

[MJS]

last shot is one of converse's flashbulbs mate

[Nicola]

Brilliant - love that last shot! :thumb

[jayjayATW]

really love those shots, loads of deapth to the light and shadows, really shows off the intricacy of that brickwork!

[converse1]

Great stuff mate! Loved it in there, I'll get my pic up soon as I can. I'm typing this with a paint brush in my hand, so bit busy at the mo! Lol! :D

Those Bulbs are FTW arn't they!

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Photofluxlampandholderresize.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/PF60E.jpg

They have a guide number of 103! a canon flash has about 58. :D

[boxerheaven]

fantastic pics :)

[converse1]

Here's my efforts, It's a tunnel, wet in places, dry in places and quite good actually!


http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Thackley%20tunnel/DSC05890.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Thackley%20tunnel/DSC05884.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Thackley%20tunnel/DSC05878.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Thackley%20tunnel/DSC05882.jpg

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w265/converse1_photos/Thackley%20tunnel/DSC05892.jpg

:thumb

[MJS]

Ace ace ace, lets go back now :D

[coops]

where you get one of those lights guys ?

[Krypton]

Lovely stuff fellas

[Clough]

Whats a flash bulb?....



Just scrolled up and looked, looks crazy!

[Only2Eyes]

Haha, them bulbs are fucking ace.

[jayjayATW]

where you get one of those lights guys ?

i second this!

[MJS]

Think converse got them off ebay?!

[converse1]

Yeah, there from eBay, basically they are huge single use flash bulbs. you can still buy then new from a company called Meggaflash.

I'll do a thread in the photography section about them as they are a great way to produce a huge amount of light quickly. :thumb In the meantime look at this:


http://www.darklightimagery.net/RFC/RumbleRoom2ALrope.jpg

Fujichrome Sensia 100, OM-2S, 21mm lens, B-setting at f/3.5, 6 Meggaflash PF330's, 1 Meggaflash PF300, tripod.

"This image was taken during our second photo expedition to the cave. I wanted to fully illuminate the Rumble Room. To do so, I knew from previous tries, would take a great deal of light. So, I used two flashguns each modified to fire three bulbs simultaneously. I chose six of the most powerful bulbs made, the Meggaflash PF330, plus one PF300 in the foreground. These bulbs gave a total output of nearly 1 million lumen seconds! This image was made possible with the collective assistance of many cavers. Tim Curtis, Mark Joop, and Lance Hopenwasser provided illumination. Chris Voudy (on rope), and Curtis Beasley also assisted. Sherpas Tony Voudy, Mark Ruocco, John Swartz, and Gary Collins helped get all the equipment down into the room!

Note the guy on the rope in the middle of the pic!

Info and pic from here: http://www.darklightimagery.net/flashbulbs.html

[MJS]

Sweet jesus that's an immense amount of light!!!!!!!!!!

[coops]

Holy shit ...Epic mate !!!!!