Admiral Sampson (with pics and video)

[Romer Treece]

From a dive we did recently.

Trip report (with pictures):
http://dcsfilms.com/Site_4/DCS_Website_74.html

History (with story of diamonds!):
http://dcsfilms.com/Site_4/DCS_Website_25.html

Standard Def "DocuMini" (video):
http://dcsfilms.com/Site_4/DCS_Website_75.html

High Def "DocuMini" (video):
http://vimeo.com/4182496

Enjoy.
Dan

[CaptnJack]

Nice report Dan

How much lead do you put on the "deco" carabiner?
What kind of strobe are you using? How far away is that visible? Does it mess with the video?

[Joshua Smith]

The deco station is attached to a 120' line. Strobe viz depends on viz in general, typically.

[Romer Treece]

Thanks!
Just a few lbs. on the beener. Not sure what kind of strobe, it was Pauls (maybe OMS??). We had about 30 + or - ft of vis to see the strobe. The only thing that can mess up the vid is usually me.

Great dive!

[CaptnJack]

Cool thanks

So do you have a fairly long stop at 120' for this dive? Does it allow both buddy teams to get on the same albit probably leapfroggy schedule? (well in that the first pair is probably still there when the second arrives) Or do you always rely on the safety diver to unclip the deco line?

[rjw]

Dan, Nice job with the "docu mini".
Lookin forward to doing that dive again.

[Romer Treece]

Cool thanks

So do you have a fairly long stop at 120' for this dive? Does it allow both buddy teams to get on the same albit probably leapfroggy schedule? (well in that the first pair is probably still there when the second arrives) Or do you always rely on the safety diver to unclip the deco line?

Not really. The last team leaving the wreck takes their strobe, if no other strobe is there (since each team hangs one), they know they are the last team up, and they release the deco station.

[Romer Treece]

Dan, Nice job with the "docu mini".
Lookin forward to doing that dive again.

Thanks!!
I can't wait for more!!

[Joshua Smith]

Unless someone gets confused and sends the safety diver down to do it!

Cool thanks

So do you have a fairly long stop at 120' for this dive? Does it allow both buddy teams to get on the same albit probably leapfroggy schedule? (well in that the first pair is probably still there when the second arrives) Or do you always rely on the safety diver to unclip the deco line?

Not really. The last team leaving the wreck takes their strobe, if no other strobe is there (since each team hangs one), they know they are the last team up, and they release the deco station.

[Romer Treece]

[nanmark1]

Great report Dan. I absolutely agree with you, the dive to the Sampson is well worth the long deco. I'm sure looking forward to diving it again in September!

Mark

[BDub]

Great report dude

[Nwbrewer]

Nice work Dan on the Video, and Josh on the narration.

So how come we haven't heard from Sounder yet about how easy the X1 is to read on video at 306'? (I'm reading that right aren't I?)

[Tom Nic]

Wonderful report, the video was well worth the download time.

Thanks for telling such a great story about a dive that most of us will never do but all of us love reading about!

[Romer Treece]

Nice work Dan on the Video, and Josh on the narration.

So how come we haven't heard from Sounder yet about how easy the X1 is to read on video at 306'? (I'm reading that right aren't I?)

THANKS!
I think so, but I'm blind.
I ABSOLUTELY loved that computer! Small, easy to read, easy to use. Sounder may have a tough time getting it back.

[Sounder]

That voice-over artist is dead sexy!!

[Ken G]

Nice report Dan. I like your format for trip report and the docu-mini.

Well Done!

[Joshua Smith]

That voice-over artist is dead sexy!!

Thanks. The trick is to do the voice over naked.

[Romer Treece]

I had to edit out my laughing in the background.

[Sounder]

I had to edit out my laughing in the background.

Were you naked too?

[Romer Treece]

I had to edit out my laughing in the background.

Were you naked too?

Under my clothes.

[ljjames]

outstanding!!!!!!!!!! very very well done!

Jeez josh, you coulda sounded a little more.... enthusiastic... I think i heard the rest of the bottle of valium falling on the floor

[spatman]

great video, dan! and awesome dive, too.

josh, if you ever want some voice-over pointers, let me know. i spent many years recording and editing VOs.

[Romer Treece]

Poor Josh, he was so stage frightened. I tried to feed him more beer to calm his nerves.

Although, the more times I listen to it, the more I like it.

[spatman]

Poor Josh, he was so stage frightened. I tried to feed him more beer to calm his nerves.

Although, the more times I listen to it, the more I like it.

it's really not bad at all. a little more excitement and interest in the material and he's pretty much there.