This week I had some rare time to myself during the middle of the day. I haven’t had too many chances for KAP this year, as followers of this blog may have noticed, but this day seemed promising. That morning there was plenty of wind when I dropped my kids off at school, and withContinue reading “Persistence Pays Off”
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Success on the Second Attempt at Annapolis Bay Bridge
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 closeContinue reading “Success on the Second Attempt at Annapolis Bay Bridge”
Calvert Cliffs in Morning Light
For only my second KAP session of the year, I got just the right conditions to head back to Calvert Cliffs. (The first KAP session unfortunately ended with no pictures because I forgot to turn on the camera before launching it into the sky — woops!) Calvert Cliffs is a really beautiful place in SouthernContinue reading “Calvert Cliffs in Morning Light”
St. Mary’s Lake in Fall
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted, but I have a KAP story from last fall that I have neglected to write until now. It was my last KAP session of 2022, and the last successful one I’ve had in general (although I did have one this year that would have been successful ifContinue reading “St. Mary’s Lake in Fall”
Low and High KAP at Flag Ponds Nature Park
Flag Ponds Nature Park is a place with hiking trails, ponds, and a large beach in Calvert County, Maryland. The beach is wide open and features an observation deck and large tide pools with interesting shapes. I brought my kite and radio-controlled KAP rig to do some aerial photography. There was a reasonably steady northContinue reading “Low and High KAP at Flag Ponds Nature Park”
The Pier at Solomons Island
The Pier is an aptly-named and very popular restaurant in Solomons Island, Maryland. It’s been on my list of KAP subjects for a while, but it requires a primarily east wind to fly a kite there, which is not very common around here. June 5 seemed to be the day for it, as the windContinue reading “The Pier at Solomons Island”
A Row of Posts in the Chesapeake
Last year I did some KAP at Elm’s Beach Park, a beach on the Chesapeake Bay. One of the subjects was an interesting row of posts out in the water. I couldn’t get as close to it as I wanted at that time, though, and I also decided it looks better in a vertical (akaContinue reading “A Row of Posts in the Chesapeake”
Radio-Controlled KAP at Point Lookout
It was spring, and we were finally starting to get some nice weather after a long winter. Late one afternoon, I headed to Point Lookout, MD to take advantage of some wind and hopefully nice lighting for aerial pictures of the lighthouse. The wind was stronger than I expected, but it was well within theContinue reading “Radio-Controlled KAP at Point Lookout”
Building and Testing a New R/C KAP Rig
While it’s been cold this winter, I’ve been busy designing and building a new KAP rig. I have used an R/C rig one time before, almost a year ago, with my Canon Powershot S100 camera. Unfortunately, I had a mishap and lost the entire rig the next time out, so I didn’t get to useContinue reading “Building and Testing a New R/C KAP Rig”
A Second Look Reveals a Hidden Gem
KAP is a very weather-dependent activity, and sometimes the wind and lighting don’t come together just how you want. That’s what happened back in July, when I went to Buffalo, New York’s Outer Harbor to take some pictures of the city skyline with my kite. There were wildfires raging on the other side of theContinue reading “A Second Look Reveals a Hidden Gem”
Southern Maryland Kite Aerial Photography 