Comments on: Go Fly a Kite!

Go Fly a Kite!

rory — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 05:31:56 -0800

Looking for a new use for that webcam? Go fly a kite! Kite Aerial Photography has caught the imagination of photographers and hobbyists around the world, and some of the results are spectacular.

By: yoga

yoga — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 05:57:04 -0800

Wonderful post! It's amazing how everything flattens to one plane when the horizon isn't included. I'm reminded of a fellow I knew in Florida who did aerial photography from a powered parachute. One of my faves from his were these dogs on the beach. Unfortunately I can't find his site. I did find this one though, where it may be buried.

By: monju_bosatsu

monju_bosatsu — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:05:54 -0800

Well, I know what my next project is.

By: liam

liam — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:38:45 -0800

Kite photographs seem to make a good web show, recurring and growing, from one year ago, and three.

By: rory

rory — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:58:24 -0800

Dammit. And one of them was Matt's too. (But how come searching for "kite aerial photography" since day one turns up this thread but not his? Oh well.)

By: drobot

drobot — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 06:59:38 -0800

dang, that's cool!

By: KnitWit

KnitWit — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:15:07 -0800

Kiting is a newer obsession of mine and I've been itching to try KAP since I first heard about it a few years ago... I just have a hard time a.) coming up with the funding and b.) dangling an expensive camera and gear a hundred feet off the ground and letting it get buffeted around by wind.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:21:17 -0800

[this is very good]

By: shoepal

shoepal — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:39:59 -0800

Nice post!

By: ed

ed — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 07:56:53 -0800

KiteFilter.

By: marvin

marvin — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:03:47 -0800

Excellent links!

By: lobakgo

lobakgo — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:15:18 -0800

Very nifty post! And yoga, I like the dogs on the beach too.

By: liam

liam — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 10:51:56 -0800

I think it's fine to post new sites, and even just new URLs, for this stuff, rory. It's a cool subgenre that gets more attention on the web than it would in any other way. I'll save my crankiness for when someone links to the USA Today article about the new book of Kite Photographs.

By: jacquilynne

jacquilynne — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 14:52:13 -0800

My brother is into photography and also kites. I wonder if he does this? I shall have to tuck it away as a potential conversation topic during one of those long awkward pauses will be sure to occur during Christmas vacation.

By: gluechunk

gluechunk — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 15:53:41 -0800

Back in the day some had to make due with super 8mm cameras and model rockets.

By: NGnerd

NGnerd — Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:26:29 -0800

fantastique post as i never even knew this existed and now i can say "Hey, i see my house from here"

By: rudyfink

rudyfink — Thu, 27 Nov 2003 02:15:04 -0800

[Excellent post] Pretty photos and a very strong "because it's cool" factor. The model rocket camera in gluechunk's post is very interesting. Space pictures man, like from space.