Mick14 Posted October 31, 2011 Report Share Posted October 31, 2011 Its a very simple rig - no remote, one orientation at a time. It would be even simpler if the tripod mount was central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick14 Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Milang and Adelaide on the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Love that jetty shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 Some bloody good shots for such a simple rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick14 Posted January 3, 2012 Report Share Posted January 3, 2012 KAP compilation from Beachport, SA, on the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Mick, Can I offer a suggestion, with several pics on this thread exceeding 3 Mbytes each, it just takes ages for the page to load, so some compression would be nice, ie rescale to some where near 1024 pixels rather than what I'm guessing the 4000 odd that the cam outputs. . Most of the time if the page takes too long to update I just give up and look at another thread. Either way, nice pics. Regards, Norman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Personally I like the full-res pics, but I do agree with Norman. Perhaps 1024 'previews' on the page with a link to a photo bucket album (or similar) at the bottom would work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcdave Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hobbyking order placed - awaiting order to arrive and see what happens from there! Am thinkn of making up a sealed waterproof acryllic housing if its a cheap entry into KAP,then cool. Ultimately tho,of course GoPro Hero2 is where its at though. But for 40 bucks AU I doubt I can complain when its that cheapa quality. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcdave Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 HD Wing Cam and Turnigy KeyChain recieved the other day, and picked up a clear Overboard phone case so we'll see if we get some wind tomorrow Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickbeam Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oooo Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 them pics are kewl rick a lot better than u tell like i said awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wells Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 Hi Have a look at: http://www.armadale.org.uk/kite.htm and http://www.armadale.org.uk/phototech.htm I am looking for new links for: http://www.armadale.org.uk/kite03.htm and http://www.armadale.org.uk/phototech07.htm John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick14 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Hi Rickbeam What lifting kite are you using? I have trouble getting kitesurfing shots because my kites get unstable over 20 knots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 A few new toys to play with..... These were taken at home and on the neighbor's hill. Bit of straitening of the fisheye effect with a program called PTLens which does a good job of correcting distortions, aberrations and correcting horribly tilted images! Gonna have to get me some line laundry.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Beautiful John. When you mentioned the straightening out, I then looked closer, are those wind mills leaning towards the sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Hopefully you will take your photo rig to Kingston John , be interested to see it all work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I reckon if I was those blokes what built those turbines, I'd be checking my spirit level. This is typical of a shot before I straighten it: Probably only one out of 20-30 shots is actually level - and when the camera is level, you don't notice the distortion all that much. But point it slightly up or down and you get a nice big 'ol curve. One day, I'll figure out how to stabilize the camera a bit more.... edit: Clive - you bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobM Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I knew you were rurually based John, but do you have much trouble herding up the air on that wind-farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goz Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Nice Shots John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik333 Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Great work John. Good to be able to demonstrate sunny Victorian weather in June. Are you happy with the stability of the flow form? Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Cheers guys. Flowform seems quite stable and flies at a moderately steep angle - about perfect for hanging a camera off the line. Camera wasn't swinging around too much on the FF either. I think it would have been somewhere around 15 knots the other morning when I had it up and it was probably generating somewhere around 10kg of pull - enough to pull the heavy line and camera tight and tire the arms out pretty quick. I run the line out first and anchor it then walk the kite up and down - too much pull to try and wind in. The 3m Sled has a bit more pull and angle - hmmm... 60 degrees?... I think the sled may benefit from a tail...it's pretty good but does 'wobble' around a little. Hopefully, there'll be a bit of an easterly today to try out the maiden flight of the iPhone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Made a wonky alloy bracket to hold the iphone snugly. Attached with rubber bands! Seemed to work ok but I only kept a dozen out of 150 shots or so. Lots of weird angles! I don't think the iphone has the dynamic range or sharpness of the gopro although it's still bloody good for a phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhn.holgate Posted June 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 And a couple of shots from this arvo.. And Mick333 on the Rev... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoutherlyBuster Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Jees, you guys were lucky with the wind. We had a massive 2 to 4 knots on shore down here in Altona this afternoon, didn't even bother taking the kite out. Nics pics Johh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoons-Unlimited Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Hey guys, I've been KAPing for approx. 12 months now thanks to Jon @ Kitepower Qld who got me first addicted. Jon now has a KAP rig that has been laser cut and with a little bit of ingenuity can be adapted with servo's for r/c control or using a CAMremote board, like I currently use to pre-program the photo session. The CAMremote allows for activation of the camera remotely via either a USB connection or ir etc. Google and check it out for yourselves.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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