#kite aerial photography
April 1, 2012
Florida • Bradenton Beach
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flying over honeymoon island
March 29, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 29, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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flying my kite at the beach on Sanibel Island

 
March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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first flight after crashing kite into tree

a success! looks like little to no real damage was sustained last week.. saw lightning developing in that big cloud.. here’s my first use of the gopro suction cup mount on the ride back trying to catch some bolts in the shot [though only getting a little intra-cloud lightning]
March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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took the kite and gopro over to sunset beach park..
March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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first successful kite aerial photography flight with into the wind 9 ft levitation delta kite and gopro hd hero2 camera

Perseverance. If at first you don’t succeed, you try again. [and again, and again, and again, and as many times as you must — if need be] Challenges, lessons, doubts, secondaries can arise. Embrace them, for they are merely a part of the journey. Sometimes they make for a much more intersting story! :) Keep on going, and you will get to where you want to be.

Here’s my first successful flight in kite aerial photography. Yes, the camera angle is a little off as the picavet wasn’t hanging properly, yet I consider it a success. I like the shot below [one random one out of the 2400+ as I was looking for a few samples to edit the colors with] — and I didn’t expect the truck/camper to be in the shot at all! Expect the unexpected, and embrace what you do discover! Life is brilliant that way! It truly is amazing! Let life shine brightly and you’ll enjoy it that much more!

It’s funny, sometimes you [almost] have to forget where you’re going in order to get there! My friend Saren called last night [I type this the morning after the flight as the time-lapse files are still processing] unexpectedly and we both [seem to have] had experiences of that happening recently! It becomes part of your every day experience and it’s fun to watch!
March 1, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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April 1, 2012
Florida • Bradenton Beach
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March 29, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 29, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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sanibel island beach
March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel
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March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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are all trees one organism?

my sister and I went to John Chestnut Park to fly kites.. the old kite we found sitting in the garage didn’t work too well, though I was able to get some nice shots over the trees with my levitation delta kite.. it’s amazing to look at the world from new perspectives. from above, the trees coming out of the earth start to look like they are all one large living organism. [the tops of the trees look like like […]
March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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view just southeast of sunset beach park
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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kite aerial photography of lake tarpon from john chestnut park

a second successful flight with the camera.. [battery wasn’t charged so this one’s short, and the wind was pulling really hard so i only let out somewhere around half the line i’d guess — on the time-lapse yesterday, i let out the whole 500 feet of line minus what i needed to anchor it down]
March 2, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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view from first successful kite aerial photography session (estimating 300+ feet or so in the air)
March 1, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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April 1, 2012
Florida • Bradenton Beach
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March 29, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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flying my kite above briar creek where my grandparents live
March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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dock at safety harbor marina
March 25, 2012
Florida • Safety Harbor
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March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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March 24, 2012
Florida • Sanibel Island
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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March 23, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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Sunset Beach Park from above
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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flying my kite at Anderson Park [this time not getting stuck in a tree!]
March 18, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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March 15, 2012
Florida • Dunedin
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Into The Wind 9-foot Levitation Delta kite soaring high above Sunset Beach Park [shot from GoPro HD Hero2 camera on picavet hanging on kite line]
GoPro HD Hero2 hanging on picavet on kite line of Into The Wind 9-foot Levitation Delta kite flying above Sunset Beach Park in Tarpon Springs, Florida
March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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March 7, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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lake tarpon from kite at john chestnut park
gopro hd hero2
March 2, 2012
Florida • Palm Harbor
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first time-lapse with GoPro HD Hero2 and first attempt to fly IntoTheWind 9-ft Levitation Delta kite

just got the camera and kite today, excited to attempt kite aerial photography! i came across some videos and the idea of putting the gopro camera on a kite just last week.. did a bunch of research, placed some orders, and now i’ve got all the pieces to make it happen! i did get the kite pretty decently high in the air in the beginning, though unfortunately the wind started to die down when i was placing the camera on […]
February 21, 2012
Florida • Tarpon Springs
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