Following the snowfall and subsequent melt in heavy rain last week, the two converging rivers in the gorge below our home have risen rapidly. The thunder of the water pouring over the weirs can be detected indoors, without being intrusive. I took a walk down there yesterday, with the Pocket 2, and the water is roaring over the weirs. The noise is deafening.  I've commented before on the fact that, when zooming in on a subject with the Pocket2, there is a volume increase as though one is approaching the focus point.

Looks powerful Mr B.   And only going to get worse later today.

DAFlys Posted at 12-7 03:01
Looks powerful Mr B.   And only going to get worse later today.

It should be driving the Archimedes Screw Electricity generator, but that's silted up again.  More rain is forecast, so those weirs will be overtopped for a good while yet.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 04:02
It should be driving the Archimedes Screw Electricity generator, but that's silted up again.  More rain is forecast, so those weirs will be overtopped for a good while yet.

The wind and rain is beginning to pick up here now. Seems the storm Barra is slowly getting here.

DAFlys Posted at 12-7 04:15
The wind and rain is beginning to pick up here now. Seems the storm Barra is slowly getting here.

The bare branches along the boundary fence are whipping about wildly in the wind, and there's drizzle too. Definitely an indoors day. The tiler is here doing the bathroom.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 04:19
The bare branches along the boundary fence are whipping about wildly in the wind, and there's drizzle too. Definitely an indoors day. The tiler is here doing the bathroom.

Same here.  Just putting the workshop back in order after the boiler was serviced this morning.

That is a lot of water!
Nicely captured!

Montfrooij Posted at 12-7 06:14
That is a lot of water!
Nicely captured!

It's still roaring today. If I listen at the window I can hear it.

wow, a very large flow. I like the amplification of the audio when getting closer to the noise source. Where will the ducks be today?  thanks for sharing Capt!

Nice - and cool of the P2 to zoom in on the sound as well.

Depp Posted at 12-7 06:46
Nice - and cool of the P2 to zoom in on the sound as well.

Thanks Depp. Yes it's an unusual feature but an effective one in my view.

QQRUCH Posted at 12-7 06:40
wow, a very large flow. I like the amplification of the audio when getting closer to the noise source. Where will the ducks be today?  thanks for sharing Capt!

The audio amplification is a feature of the P2 QQ it functions with the Zoom automatically. And I expect the ducks will be much further downstream today  (Or upstream above the top weir where the flow is calmer and there are some backwaters.)

That's full on! Hadn't noticed that the microphone zooms in with the lens, thanks for the tip!

ChrisJG Posted at 12-7 09:29
That's full on! Hadn't noticed that the microphone zooms in with the lens, thanks for the tip!

It's something I spotted last time I filmed the weir, trying to get the heron fishing (missed it) in the Spring. When I played back the zoom I noticed the sound got louder.  So I discovered the feature by accident

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 06:22
It's still roaring today. If I listen at the window I can hear it.

Nice.
I like that sound.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-7 13:21
Nice.
I like that sound.

It lulls me to sleep at night. But when the river is at normal levels we can't hear it.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 14:59
It lulls me to sleep at night. But when the river is at normal levels we can't hear it.

Well, rain and wind kept me awake last night.....

Montfrooij Posted at 12-8 01:08
Well, rain and wind kept me awake last night.....

I slept like a top    It's  www here this morning :-    Wild, Wet and Windy.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-8 01:48
I slept like a top    It's  www here this morning :-    Wild, Wet and Windy.

I hope to have those nights soon too
Hahahahaha. That is a nice abbr.

Wow, great footage!    Very cool how the zoom in increases the audio.  Sure is a shame the Archimedes Screw is silted up as this would have been a great opportunity to generate electricity.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-8 03:12
Wow, great footage!    Very cool how the zoom in increases the audio.  Sure is a shame the Archimedes Screw is silted up as this would have been a great opportunity to generate electricity.

Hi RDB.  Yes the "sound zoom" is an interesting feature that I discovered by accident    The generator is a community project, and I think the maintenance is done by volunteers.  They'll be along at their earliest convenience to clear it out and get it running again.  It does provide useful current for a goodly portion of the year.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 07:38
The audio amplification is a feature of the P2 QQ it functions with the Zoom automatically. And I expect the ducks will be much further downstream today  (Or upstream above the top weir where the flow is calmer and there are some backwaters.)

  hehehe

Blériot53 Posted at 12-8 03:20
Hi RDB.  Yes the "sound zoom" is an interesting feature that I discovered by accident    The generator is a community project, and I think the maintenance is done by volunteers.  They'll be along at their earliest convenience to clear it out and get it running again.  It does provide useful current for a goodly portion of the year.

Interesting to know that it is a community project.

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-9 03:20
Interesting to know that it is a community project.

Yes there are a few around the UK.  A pity there aren't more.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-7 12:14
It's something I spotted last time I filmed the weir, trying to get the heron fishing (missed it) in the Spring. When I played back the zoom I noticed the sound got louder.  So I discovered the feature by accident

Not seen it mentioned anywhere in DJI's instructions or elsewhere; think you've discovered it first!

ChrisJG Posted at 12-9 13:45
Not seen it mentioned anywhere in DJI's instructions or elsewhere; think you've discovered it first!

It's a strange feature but an effective one for certain shots.  I quite like it. Like you, I can't find any reference to it in the manual.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-9 08:15
Yes there are a few around the UK.  A pity there aren't more.

Would be great if there were more.  Nothing beats harnessing a little free energy.  

Hope there isn’t too much flooding

Phantasma5 Posted at 12-13 18:31
Hope there isn’t too much flooding

No risk of that here. The river is in a 40 metre deep gorge at this point.

Blériot53 Posted at 12-13 23:40
No risk of that here. The river is in a 40 metre deep gorge at this point.

That’s good news

wow nice work

SHERLOCKHOLMES Posted at 2-3 21:47
wow nice work

Thank you