Gilboa Quarry, Ohio USA (Part 1)
Gilboa Quarry, Ohio USA - Oct 17-18, 2015
It was cold.
Best Scuba Diving in Ohio - Gilboa Quarry
This is the best place to scuba dive in Ohio. Gilboa Quarry is in Ottawa county, Ohio. This is one of the top freshwater dive sites in the United States. They have sunken cars, a school bus, an Apache helicopter, and a Gulf Stream jet.
Scuba Diving at Gilboa Quarry in Ottawa, OH
Our first fun dive after becoming PADI certified through Atlantis Outfitters in Barberton, OH. If you are even remotely thinking about getting certified, do it. The cleanest shots were done using protune raw with a Backscatter 3.1 flip and a green water filter, then manually graded as best I could in Adobe Premiere Pro. I filmed in 1080 at 60fps. All clips dropped on a 24fps timeline and slowed 40%, except for the clip where my wife is engulfed in the tornado of fish while feeding them with food for sale in the office. And no, I did not speed any of that up! They were going crazy. I also used an autoexec GoPro Hero 3 hack that allows you to lock the exposure on the camera. This allows the highlights to be blown out (super white). Because the surface is bright, the light coming from the surface will be blown out, giving the water an almost Heavenly appearance, which was intentional. Without the hack, the GoPro would automatically adjust the exposure to compensate for any change in brightness, which in my view takes artistic control away from who should have it--you! However, I think the newer + model GoPros give you exposure and ISO control. Anyway, the darker (less clean) shots had the exposure locked while the camera was pointed at something too bright (e.g., directly up at the surface), or I was using full auto on the camera and/or no magenta filter, thus making post processing a nightmare. Need to experiment more with what works best. I plan to get more consistently good raw footage next time so that the post process isn't as grueling. For my first dive, it was hard to concentrate on camera settings, shot composition, and developing diving skills all at once. Just an excuse to go diving again soon!
Scuba Diving The Gilboa Quarry
Scuba Diving footage from the Gilboa Quarry, Gilboa Ohio
-Equipment-
GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition
Sandmarc Pole Black Edition
Snake River Prototyping URPro GR Filter
INON UFL-G140 SD Underwater Semi-fisheye Conversion Lens
INON LF2700-W Video Light x2
An Afternoon Scuba Dive at Gilboa Quarry - GoPro Hero Black 3+
Just a leisurely swim around the pond with friends from The Mid Ohio Divers and Columbus Scuba.
1080p Diving at Gilboa Quarry in Gilboa, OH
Two dives at Gilboa Quarry on a Monday afternoon with the whole quarry to ourselves.
Some of the sites seen are:
The Airplane
Several Cars/Trucks
The Bus
Multiple Boats ranging from a row boat to a larger motorboat
Motorcycle with a gnome on it
Multiple platforms
The Helicopter
The Christmas Tree
The Tubes
The Dr. Pepper Machine
Many hungry fish
FYI: The second dive was in the rain and was ended early due to lightning.
This video was taken with a GoPro Hero 3+ Silver Edition. Please excuse the judder, the GoPro was clipped to my hood which resulted in judder every time I exhaled.
Enjoy!
Music: Dreiton by C418
Gilboa Quarry Dive Part 1
75' dive at Gilboa Quarry in Ohio
This was the last dive in my deep diver certification. Lot's to see on the bottom at Gilboa, check it out! Video was shot on a gopro hero (4 basic) in 1080p 30 frames per second on a mask mount.
Scuba Diving at Gilboa Quarry September - 1080p HD
Scuba diving at Gilboa Quarry in September with my dive buddy Brian. Tried out two different color correction filters and messed around a little on GoPro studios with the color temp and tint. I'm realizing how much my skills, buoyancy, and trim has improved since I recorded this video a month and a half ago.
Quarry Blast in Ohio
Project STONE: Blasting site at Cemix/ Melvin
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad's wood caboose in Ottawa Ohio
This is the sad condition that this rare and precious gem is in. I want to get the public's attention because few railfans exist in Ottawa and few care about the park caboose. Teens seem to also care even less because they tear it apart and write on it. Many parts are missing too.
Haunted Quarry - Gilboa Quarry
Gilboa Quarry
October 9, 2010
My first scuba dive without an instructor in the Gilboa Quarry.
The video was shot with a GoPro II. This was my first dive without an instructor and the first time I have used the GoPro II camera. I can't even begin to tell you how hooked I am with diving now. Special thanks to ZZ Underwater World and Instructor Mike Nichols for getting me here.
Dive at White Star Quarry!
Hey guys!
Thanks for coming to watch my first video! I plan on creating much more content, so feel free to subscribe for more diving and some river treasure hunting videos coming down the road.
This dive was located at the White Star Quarry in the United States. Lots of cool things to see!
Thanks again!
MVI 1394
Testing out my Canon Powershot D20 ( h2o proof camera) for snorkeling and later free-diving. Snorkeling here...
Flood of 2007 in Ottawa Ohio
Showing you the flood water and damage to my house and the surrounding area.
Go to ottawaflood.com for more information on the flood.
Gilboa Sturgeon.MOV
4-5ft Sturgeon in Gilboa Quarry near Findlay, Ohio. I didn't have the camera on in time to catch him when he swam less than 10ft in front of me so I had to chase him. As you can see, the Bonica Snapper never focuses on him.