pointless but surprisingly beautiful photos

November 8, 2002 10:40 AM

pointless but surprisingly beautiful photos taken using a kite on the northern California coast
posted by marvin (21 comments total)

why do they have to have a point? seems like the point is, well, just that they are...
posted by pizzasub at 10:51 AM on November 8, 2002

[this is a great post]
posted by machaus at 10:57 AM on November 8, 2002

I think this is my favorite one. Wish I could do things like this with a camera.
posted by Yelling At Nothing at 10:58 AM on November 8, 2002

Wow, Makes me miss California. Amazing!
posted by Jessy at 11:00 AM on November 8, 2002

I would've liked to see the kite, but these are awesome photos. Thanks.
posted by DBAPaul at 11:01 AM on November 8, 2002

awesome!
posted by Hall at 11:01 AM on November 8, 2002

More Kite Aerial Photos, much better I think.
posted by Zootoon at 11:02 AM on November 8, 2002

I saw this and remembered a kite photography post I made, thinking it was a few months ago, but it was two years ago. All amazing stuff from these kite photographer guys.
posted by mathowie at 11:04 AM on November 8, 2002

Information concerning the kite, rig, and camera may be found here [parent directory of the photos].
posted by quam at 11:05 AM on November 8, 2002

Don't forget to check out the other sets (there are 8) - truly amazing stuff. I've been a few of those places, too, so it was nice to reminesce...
posted by wanderingmind at 11:06 AM on November 8, 2002

and don't forget to check out the 360 degree photos.....i just wasted twenty minutes drooling. put me right back in santa cruz. beautiful.
posted by oliver_crunk at 11:10 AM on November 8, 2002

Apparently, there's an obligatory shot for all kite photographers.
posted by liam at 11:11 AM on November 8, 2002

[this is good]
posted by canoeguide at 11:13 AM on November 8, 2002

Kite photography and California go back a ways. "San Francisco in Ruins" was taken in 1906 by George Lawrence, who used a kite rig of his own design to capture an image of the city as it looked just after the earthquake.
posted by Man-Thing at 11:15 AM on November 8, 2002

crucial.
posted by crunchland at 11:15 AM on November 8, 2002

For "pointless" read "delightfully free of agenda". I was just over excited when I posted.
posted by marvin at 11:31 AM on November 8, 2002

Stellar! These are the photographs of our dreams.
posted by taz at 11:38 AM on November 8, 2002

point taken. those are beautiful.
posted by pizzasub at 11:59 AM on November 8, 2002

Way cool. Thanks, Marvin!
posted by DakotaPaul at 12:19 PM on November 8, 2002

The trees have points, the shadows have points, even the amusement park ride at Santa Cruz appears to have a point (even if it's only implied). If everything on this site has a point, this post must have one too.

apologies to harry and oblio, and thank you marvin for reminding us what metafilter is all about
posted by dchase at 8:23 PM on November 8, 2002

Cool stuff. If only I weren't the world's worst kite-flyer...
posted by Fabulon7 at 5:58 AM on November 11, 2002