Valeo Films Inc - Return to Monitor http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html I'm very excited about production on my latest documentary project about an expedition I was on to the famous civil war ironclad, USS Monitor. The wreck is 240 feet deep and about 25 miles off of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Along with wood samples for NOAA, we came back with hours of HD footage for our documentary about expedition diving. The program will begin post production this winter and will be on the underwater film festival circuit by this summer. Images here are captures from the video footage we shot. first night http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#0 7134ae8a-e5b4-4c53-8132-37ef9c6ab58f http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/first%20night/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/first%20night/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">first night</p></div></div> Waves from Alberto (2006) http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#1 27fc11d2-f522-4bf1-bcf9-989799388914 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Waves%20from%20Alberto/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Waves%20from%20Alberto/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Waves from Alberto (2006)</p></div></div> Water spout from Alberto (2006) http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#2 320c3a6d-15d4-47bf-b855-50e85f8336f5 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Water%20spout/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Water%20spout/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Water spout from Alberto (2006)</p></div></div> Boarding the 
MVJohn Jack http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#3 b891c63f-e7df-4934-a1f3-82088b806d40 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/john%20jack/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/john%20jack/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Boarding the <br/>MVJohn Jack</p></div></div> Dan Crowell & Gary Gilligan http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#4 eb710e5f-fa7f-4180-b5f6-6f0cc16e9d76 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/baot%20ride/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/baot%20ride/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Dan Crowell &amp; Gary Gilligan</p></div></div> Pre-dive briefing http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#5 77ff095d-b0e6-44d3-89b0-15060b8262e3 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/breifing/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/breifing/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Pre-dive briefing</p></div></div> Departed the doc in a thunderstorm http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#6 fba861a3-51ac-4af3-b5ca-73948d26a1e0 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/raining%20morning/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/raining%20morning/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Departed the doc in a thunderstorm</p></div></div> first team http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#7 79c930f0-7df4-44a6-89cb-7784bb903e56 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/first%20team/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/first%20team/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">first team</p></div></div> Gary splashes to set the hook http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#8 a07ca9cd-3c1a-450c-a458-097618465b51 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Gary%20Splashes/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Gary%20Splashes/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Gary splashes to set the hook</p></div></div> Dan and Joel waiting http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#9 94bcb2c6-d42b-4dd6-a4a0-bf276d77ea80 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Dan%20and%20Joel%20waiting/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/Dan%20and%20Joel%20waiting/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Dan and Joel waiting</p></div></div> gasses http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#10 d7509349-c00f-4ac8-9755-981b3684bea0 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/gasses/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/gasses/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">gasses</p></div></div> buoy http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#11 8edfb1b2-b139-4165-bead-a9a8efdfebfe http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/buoy/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/buoy/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">buoy</p></div></div> waiting for the tie-in. http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#12 224c5374-f6ed-4b7a-8f5f-d02437cbf896 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/bubles/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/bubles/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">waiting for the tie-in.</p></div></div> waiting http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#13 5ae1a6ec-b3b7-49f3-bcca-f5afb8a2bb1d http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/waiting/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/waiting/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">waiting</p></div></div> marker http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#14 391d9f5f-e27c-4324-b444-7124cdf9f1e5 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/marker/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/marker/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">marker</p></div></div> David gearing up http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#15 a82e4438-5226-4997-8bbd-9db744bc1040 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20gearing%20up/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20gearing%20up/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">David gearing up</p></div></div> final check http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#16 d3705085-a81f-4a1c-81b6-ab7478e0b593 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/final%20check/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/final%20check/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">final check</p></div></div> Dan Crowell and I ready to splash! http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#17 a3963109-b479-4a3d-9b60-b37bd33f3359 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/david%20and%20Danny/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/david%20and%20Danny/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Dan Crowell and I ready to splash!</p></div></div> Mike Pizzio gearing up to go in. http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#18 ce4628d7-b905-45d0-9831-4f27725987ac http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/P7032382/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/P7032382/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Mike Pizzio gearing up to go in.</p></div></div> David at boiler http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#19 eda8990c-ab10-48b0-b619-afced5cc49ad http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20at%20boiler/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20at%20boiler/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">David at boiler</p></div></div> Sand tigers swimming on the USS Monitor http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#20 d391a4ae-3442-4455-a399-1faa66de9c92 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/SandTiger/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/SandTiger/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Sand tigers swimming on the USS Monitor</p></div></div> David at galley http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#21 dca41c62-ba3f-46bc-b588-d282f4a643e6 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20at%20galley/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20at%20galley/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">David at galley</p></div></div> David on quarterdeck http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#22 9c14e11a-dff3-45a0-a30b-6155f40ac88f http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20on%20quaterdeck/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/David%20on%20quaterdeck/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">David on quarterdeck</p></div></div> David starting on deco http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#23 1eb85ecb-0200-43dd-a22b-de78ce9ef3b8 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/david%20on%20deco/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/david%20on%20deco/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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" class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">big surprise on deco</p></div></div> Deco friends http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#28 8ca0c65e-7c8b-42a2-8c10-4fb097dae450 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00584/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00584/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">Deco friends</p></div></div> John is loving the show http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#29 3cb97868-adf7-42f5-9ab9-7d27c1298f06 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00594/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00594/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">John is loving the show</p></div></div> must have been about 50 of them http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#30 b90af142-cbcb-4eb0-a436-2fe05903b67e http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00591/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00591/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">must have been about 50 of them</p></div></div> and lots of families http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#31 5117240a-b171-4d86-8dab-8f6f38a7043d http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00592/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00592/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">and lots of families</p></div></div> discovery of engine room artifacts http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#32 b375eada-eace-4ee4-8c26-cd8cb677cfb3 http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00626/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00626/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_0_0"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="paragraph_style_2">discovery of engine room artifacts</p></div></div> artifacts http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor.html#33 56d11ea0-f6c0-4651-866e-5c496f7c987e http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00636/thumb.jpg http://www.valeofilms.com/VFI-Build/USSMonitor_files/Media/DSC00636/micro.jpg <div style="padding: 0px; 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