Most of my kite aerial photography has been near where I live in Southern Maryland. An hour and a half away is Annapolis, the capital of Maryland, which is the site of a large bridge crossing the Chesapeake Bay. There is also a public park (called Sandy Point State Park) with a large beach close to the bridge, which I thought would be an ideal location for KAP. So, one afternoon when I had the time, I made the trip to Annapolis for some KAP. Actually, I did this twice, but the first time I forgot to turn on my KAP camera and ended up with zero pictures! That was disappointing, but let’s forget about that, okay?
The second time out I made sure everything was turned on and functioning before sending the camera away. The wind was a steady 12 mph (perfect for my Rokker), making flying the kite a breeze (pardon the pun). The only problem was that the sun was behind a cloud. This lasted for a long time, and I actually took a bunch of pictures and started bringing the kite down before it finally peeked out and bathed the area in golden light, since it was now golden hour. I got some pictures that I’m happy with, though the bridge wasn’t quite as scenic as I was hoping. It was worth making the trip for these pictures, but I probably won’t go back a third time! At least, not just for KAP.
Southern Maryland Kite Aerial Photography 