Launching - this is a big kite! Designed for stability in air.0
Take off!
Preparing to rig camera
Flying the kite - notice leather gloves
The flying rig for camera - strings on top attach to kite string suspending below.
Remote control panel
First aerial shot... not very high
Having helpers is important
Still learning how to aim remotely
Off the ground again
First straightdown shot - kinda boring
Flying from parking lot - second day - test shot
Getting higher
Extreme closeup Google Earth shot
Spotted this sea turtle in the marina
Not enough altitude, lens not wide enough
Wider lens attempt
There's Tahina in the upper right
Third attempt - widest lens - rig leg in lower left
Houses next to marina
Marina oblique view
This is what I was hoping for!
Coastal view
B Dock
Docks overview
Broader coastal view
Marina with fuel dock on right
Nice view of main marina complex
View up the ICW
Houses and the beach
Up Snows Cut and the ICW south
Frank winding (in the shade)