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- From: foster@nzkites.UUCP (Foster Schucker)
- Newsgroups: rec.kites,rec.photo
- Subject: Re: Query: Aerial photography with kites
- Message-ID: <TmgowB1w164w@nzkites.UUCP>
- Date: 31 Dec 92 20:40:13 GMT
- References: <1992Dec31.081233.2050@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>
- Organization: Kiteflyers Roost
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- dtalmage@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
-
- > Would any of you aerial photography fans care to tell us about it?
- > I'm interested in basic stuff, like the kinds of cameras people put
- > aloft using kites, how the cameras are controlled from the ground, and
- > what modifications, if any, need I make to a standard camera to make
- > is suitable for kiting.
-
- I got started using a "One-Step" instant film camera. I built a hinge
- arm for it that is attached to some 15lb line. When I pull the line the
- arm pushes the button and takes the picture. On a normal windy day
- the breeze catches the protruding picture and it flutters to the ground.
- A nearby child retrieves it. By the time I get it it is developed and I
- can see how I'm doing for direction and height.
-
- The camera is cheap, so if there is a high speed landing (aka CRASH) it's
- not a big deal. I've bounced mine a few time and it's still working. The
- film is $15 for 20 shots (two ten packs).
-
- I'd also like to know what kinds of kites
- > people use for this.
-
- I use an 8' parafoil, a 7' delta and my Codys. Depends on the wind and
- the day and what I feel like flying. You want a kite that can lift about
- two pounds and is fairly stable. The camera can be mounted in a number of
- ways, attached to the spars, in a sling, etc. The key thing is not to have
- lot's of motion, you get lots of blur then.
-
- I have lots of shots of houses and cars, nothing real great. My best shot
- is of me with a panic look on my face. It was taken when the big Cody
- crashed about six feet away. I heard it coming and was trying not to be
- killed by it. The camera took the shot with the shock of impact.
-
- Good luck!!
-
-
-
- Foster Schucker (foster@nzkites.uucp) (1-215-458-8354 (voice))
-