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Great Plains Aerial Photography homepage. GPS Visualizer. Zeno's Home Page. Kite Aerial Photography -- Science&Fun. Aircatcher focusses on low budget aerial photography systems which can be usedin scientific research,commercial photography or as an art. How to get those nice aerial shots without paying for a plane? Of course aerial photography is nothing more than photography from a certain height above the ground and ways of lifting cameras are plenty.

The most basic form of aerial photographyis probablythe "camera throwing" photography. But here a little more sophisticatedtechniques are presented to get a camera aloft. KAP is probably one of the oldest and most used systems of low budget aerial photography (AP). The single most well known example of KAP is the image of San Francisco just after the 1906 earthquake: KAP is a very useful technique and plenty information can be found on the basic priciples. Microcontroller controlledcamera rigs (automated image collection)Camera calibration of consumer grade digital camerasPhotogrammetry using KAP (the creation of digital terrain (elevation)models)

Kite Aerial Photography: a different perspective. KAP Summary Table of Contents. Table of Contents The pages at this WWW site provide snapshots of my learning curve in kite aerial photography. As I post this note (April 1998) I've been taking kite aerial photographs for three years. It has been a delightful hobby. Here is a quick guide to the structure of the Kite Aerial Photography WWW Site: Detailed Table of Contents Page What's New Page What's New Archive PageSections: Background Information on Kite Aerial Photography and related topics including pointers to source materials on the Internet and in other forms.

Information on Equipment and Technique - This section provides details on the equipment with which I have direct experience. A Gallery of Kite Aerial Photography Images - I've been following Craig Wilson's advice (Aerial Eye, Vol. 1, No. 1) that experience is best accrued by taking photographs. Other Kite Aerial Photographers - It has been my great fortune to meet a number of experienced kite aerial photographers during the last year. Image Conventions. - KAPshop - for Kite Aerial Photography aerial photography using kites (KAP), balloons (BAP) or poles (PAP). Kite Aerial Photography E-Resources. Kite Aerial Photography on Brooxes.com. Kite Aerial Photography. Scott Haefner‘s Kite Aerial Photography.

Testing to make sure the shutter is being triggered by the radio control before letting go. You can see the camera hanging from the kite line in the shadow. Recent Photos Background I’ve been interested in photography for as long as I can remember, and kite aerial photography (KAP) seemed like a natural progression. At least it did after a friend convinced me that it isn’t completely ridiculous to suspend an $800+ camera from a kite. After seeing the potential in online galleries, I knew that I had to try it! Although I had not flown a kite since I was a kid, I quickly progressed from a single test flight to attaching my camera and hoping for the best. These web pages will serve as a photo gallery of select images, as well as a general information source on equipment, technique, and other related info. What’s New? CHDK - альтернативная прошивка - Главная страница. CHDK Forum.

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