This past weekend I headed back to Point Lookout for some more KAP. The main mission was to get another picture to put on my wall. I’ve recently printed out several of my favorite landscape photographs, including two KAP shots, and hung them, but, as you can see, I have an open spot for oneContinue reading “Point Lookout Fishing Pier”
Category Archives: Mini Dopero
Boats at St. Mary’s College Marina
Well, I’m slacking, because it’s been over a month since I did some kite aerial photography at St. Mary’s College Marina, and I am just writing about it now. However, it has kind of worked out, because in the meantime I came across a new RAW photo editor (ART), and I much prefer the resultsContinue reading “Boats at St. Mary’s College Marina”
St. Mary’s Lake with the Mini Dopero Kite
Today marked the first kite aerial photography flight of the Mini Dopero kite since it turned one year old. (Its maiden flight was 6/21/2020, but the new Rokker has been getting all the action lately.) The Mini Dopero is the first “real” kite I built with ripstop fabric and a sewing machine, and since thenContinue reading “St. Mary’s Lake with the Mini Dopero Kite”
Solomons Island – Take Two
I was hoping to do the first test flight of a new kite I’ve been building (more on that later), but the wind was too strong. Actually, it seemed like it might be too strong for any of my kites, but I had a couple hours available, so I took the Mini Dopero over toContinue reading “Solomons Island – Take Two”
Back in the Air!
It feels good to get back in the air after a mishap. I just finished building and testing a new rotating AutoKAP rig to carry the Sony RX0 camera. The wind forecast seemed promising for today, and I was excited to go take some aerial photos of the new spring foliage at Solomons Island. IContinue reading “Back in the Air!”
First KAP Session with an R/C Rig
The first weekend after finishing the build of my R/C KAP rig, the wind was good enough to test it out. I decided to go to St. Mary’s College, which I’d KAPed one time before, but I hadn’t gotten pictures from quite the best angles. The new rig would allow me to see what theContinue reading “First KAP Session with an R/C Rig”
KAP at Home
Ever since I started doing KAP last year, I’ve wanted to see what my neighborhood looks like from the air. Actually, I had a good idea already, since I’ve been flying my FPV (first-person view) radio-controlled airplane from an open area at the end of my road. But the camera only does low-resolution analog video,Continue reading “KAP at Home”
Elm’s Beach Park
It was time to take some aerial photos of the Chesapeake Bay! As one of the most prominent geographical features of the area, it definitely needs to be featured on this website. I remembered that Elm’s Beach Park, public beach area, exists because I had gone there a few years prior. It’s located about 6Continue reading “Elm’s Beach Park”
First KAP Session with the S100
The Canon PowerShot S100 (and other ones of the same lineage: S90, S95, and S110) is a popular camera for KAP. It’s a bit old now, but it has many advantages: A larger sensor and faster lens than a typical small-sensor compact camera, giving sharper images with good contrast and colors A wide minimum focalContinue reading “First KAP Session with the S100”
Smooth Winds at Point Lookout
It was late November, almost four months after my first KAP session. Nearly all of my outings to this point had been two different parks, and mostly just trying to get the kite really high to take a picture of the landscape. I decided it was time for some variety, so I headed down toContinue reading “Smooth Winds at Point Lookout”
Southern Maryland Kite Aerial Photography 