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”
Point Lookout Fishing Pier
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”
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”
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”
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”
Southern Maryland Kite Aerial Photography 