kite photography

[dylanwinter]

one of my susbcribers to ktl is a kite photographer and he sent me a link to his website

that is he films from a kite

take a look what he can do - he is a sailor and takes a lot of pix of boats as well as architecture

his results are stunning

here are his boat pix

http://www.fotovlieger.nl/project/reeuwijk_raid

for the curious you can see his rig in some of the folders

http://www.fotovlieger.nl/project/start


Dylan

 

[Ru88ell]

I'm liking the circular rafting. That could solve the Studland issue surely?

 

[vyv_cox]

Good link, thanks. His technical page is very useful.

I guess you have seen this one? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKGupz_9mGc Remains one of the best for me.

 

[G12]

I posted a link to an amazing kite video shot out at sea a good while back but nobody was bothered. It's not on youtube anymore either :-(
It is something I wish to try with my GoPro camera.

 

[Grunter]

Will have to double check when I get to my home pc, but I am pretty sure that any aerial video taking is subject to registration and license in the UK. Big Bro is now using radio control craft and dont want any of the wrong sort doing the same!

 

[dylanwinter]

aerial video

Will have to double check when I get to my home pc, but I am pretty sure that any aerial video taking is subject to registration and license in the UK. Big Bro is now using radio control craft and dont want any of the wrong sort doing the same!

are you saying that you are supposed to have a license to take video but not stills

tha law....

anyway - an unenforcable/unenforced law is not really a law at all

bit like the one for marine radios is rapidly becoming

D

 

[Lakesailor]

Just started a thread about Man Lab last night. The footage from the weather balloons was great.

 

[G12]

The law...
http://www.kap.toadstone.com/airlaw.html

 

[Rigger Mortice]

Will have to double check when I get to my home pc, but I am pretty sure that any aerial video taking is subject to registration and license in the UK. Big Bro is now using radio control craft and dont want any of the wrong sort doing the same!

I doubt that but even if it were true for boaters the answer is simple......"I was filming outside territorial waters your honour"

 

[Grajan]

Be very aware of these kite photographers!
an aquaintence of mine was successfully taken to court for several thousands of pounds for using a photo of his premises that he found on the internet The photo had no watermark or visible way of identifying the photographer but he was electronically? traced and taken to court. This particular photographer was making a handsome living from suing the unsuspected although he was found to be "defrauding the government" and was locked up for a short period.

 

[Grunter]

It only sprang to mind as in the past I tried to learn to fly a radio control helicopter and was amazed at the first person video kits some of them run. There are several specialised models on the market which can fly up to 5km away with the radio pilot sat in the garden with a pair of goggles on. As it became more popular it got seen as a threat and was hastily (and harshly) goverened.

I have had a quick check and it would appear that they have relaxed things somewhat, but without getting too technical the frequencies for video transmission are set, which in effect limits your range to about 150ft.

It may be different in that the kite users are storing their captured image while the RC lot are using live images?

either way an important bit to remember now,

(quoted in wiki but I have checked the police photography advice site)

Following a prolonged campaign, including a series of demonstrations by photographers abused by Police Officers and PCSOs, the Metropolitan Police was forced to issue updated legal advice which now confirms that 'Members of the public and the media do not need a permit to film or photograph in public places and police have no power to stop them filming or photographing incidents or police personnel' and that 'The power to stop and search someone under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 no longer exists.