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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite :Dan Leigh delta R8 cruiser
Camera :Ricoh GXR A Mount leica + Go Pro Hero 3 Black
Lens : Ultra Wide Voitglander 12 mm
Rig : Heavy duty AutoKAP rig
Wind : NW 20-25 knots
Line : 130 kg Cousin Trestec Braided dyneema
A final and fatal session...when the delta dove in the lagoon... These are the last images of a camera that I have been dragging around the planet for the past 4 years...RIP
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Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Google Earth l Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Wikipedia l Aitutaki Lagoon resort on line l KAP on Itunes Store l
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Astons Coaches Enviro 300 WX58PFK seen in Cheltenham Royal Well Bus Station on Saturday 8th September 2012. Originally new with Bodmans in a Wiltshire Bus livery, then on to Veolia Cyrmu ( Crossgates ).
When the Planet Solar arrived in Tahiti I did a few KAP images of the ship in Papeete's harbour, and all went smooth and fast. The next morning one of my KAP shots was on the front page of the local daily newspaper: La Dépêche de Tahiti, I met with the crew and the inventor of this unique solar boat cruising around the world with just the energy of the sun and was offered to embark from Tahiti to Bora Bora for a "KAP trip" : 36 hours, 3000 shots, 25 Gb of HD space, 4 kites (PFK nighthawk, PFK super delta, dan Leigh Delta R8 and Flow Form 16), 5 rigs, 5 cameras ( Sony Nex 5, Sigma DP1, Ricoh GX 100, GoProHD, Leica M9) 8 KAP sessions from sunrise to sunset ... A great crossing with a Fantastic crew on an exceptional boat...KAP at its best under the sun with a great subject.
Check Day 180, 181 and 182 of the ship's logbook at www.planetsolar.org/no_cache/en/be-part-of-it/logbook.html
Arrival in Bora Bora at sunset is just unique..
AutoKAP R8+dual rig with Sony NEX5 and GoPro Hero HD
Panorama [Group 3]-R0011187_R0011189-3 images
Quite a rock & roll KAP session.
Trade winds were blowing at 20-25 knots, the light was beautiful, conditions were ideal to KAP the Hotel from the lagoon.
I only took the Dan Leigh Delta R8 with me but once it was in the air, the wind got a bit stronger and was at 30 knots at the water level... I should have stopped, go back to the hotel and grab the PFK nighthawk but I did not and took some risks.
Clearly the wind was too strong for the R8 and on a few occasions he started to dive dangeroulsly with the rig attached to it at quite an altitude... the only way to prevent it to dive further down was to give some line and move the boat downwind to release some pull.
Camera, rig and kite came back dry on board with the pictures I was expecting...
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan Leigh delta R8
Camera : Ricoh GXR A mount
Lens : Voigtlander 12 mm
Rig: AutoKap with video downlink
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O Tahiti Nui Freedom is a traditionnal outrigger canoe and a great project over a period of six months, to retrace the history of a migration which commenced six millennia ago
The ancestors of the Polynesians carried out a unique exploit in the history of humanity: the systematic colonization of the largest ocean of the world, the Pacific, with 20,000 km separating Asia from Central America. Since then, this ocean has remained the hub of exchanges.
All the known Polynesian cultures share a common ancestral and cultural heritage: Asia.
Using a traditional outrigger sailing canoe, the project consists of retracing in six months, but in a reverse direction, the route of settlement which began over 6,000 years ago.
The canoe will trace back this slow migration, from east to west, from the Pacific islands towards China, the country of origin[2]. The important settlement areas will thus become the stopovers on the return voyage: Tahiti, Avarua, Niue, Tonga, Fiji, Vanuatu, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, China Hong Kong, and China Shanghai.
The canoe will arrive at the closing of the Expo Shanghai 2010.
More details : otahitinui.com/vaa/en
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Today was the ideal day to run some tests and fine tuning before the official departure on July 29, 2010 and a good pretext to KAP the canoe at full speed.
Access on board was limited to the crew, so we were following in a small local fishing boat and Joël our skipper did a great job to help us position the rig.
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AutoKAP
Dual Camera Rig (Ricoh GX 200 & GoPRO)
PFK Nighthawk Delta
20-25 knots tradewinds
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite :Dan Leigh delta R8 cruiser
Camera :Ricoh GXR A Mount leica + Go Pro Hero 3 Black
Lens : Ultra Wide Voitglander 12 mm
Rig : Heavy duty AutoKAP rig
Wind : NW 20-25 knots
Line : 130 kg Cousin Trestec Braided dyneema
A final and fatal session...when the delta dove in the lagoon... These are the last images of a camera that I have been dragging around the planet for the past 4 years...RIP
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Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Google Earth l Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Wikipedia l Aitutaki Lagoon resort on line l KAP on Itunes Store l
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Sneek (locally named Snits) is a small city with about 33,000 inhabitants in the South West of the Northern Dutch Province of Friesland.
The Waterpoort (Watergate) seen here is the symbol of the city. The people of Sneek are very proud of their Watergate, so its distinctive silhouette is seen on the back of many Frisian cars.
Kite Aerial Photography.
Penrith Winter Droving 2021 - Thursday
This year’s festival was the 10th anniversary of Penrith Winter Droving, and it was held under the dual horrors of both covid19 and horrendous weather conditions. Even this couldn't stop it though, and it was an overwhelming success like the previous nine years.
For the first time in The Winter Droving’s history the event was held over 3 days, celebrating Music, Art, Culture and Light. Rocking musicians, fire breathing performance art and larger-than-life illuminated lanterns, once again saw droves of people descend into Penrith’s town centre ready to join in with the masquerade.
This year’s Winter Droving was different because it had to be. With the potential gloom of COVID still hanging in the air, organisers curated a festival that abided by social distancing rules, whilst still being the same event that everyone knows and loves. It was an opportunity for the town to celebrate after a turbulent past 18 months. The organisers aim was once again to bring people together and reignite the Cumbrian community spirit.
The Winter Droving spanned 3 days, from Thursday 28th to Saturday 30th October 2021.
More photos of Penrith Winter Droving 2021 here: www.flickr.com/photos/davidambridge/albums/72157720124155914
Preserved Bennetts Farms Ross 'Stallion' 30cwt milk float PFK 339 M dating from 1973 pictured at The Transport Museum, Wythall.
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : PFK Nigthawk
Camera : Ricoh GX 200 with its wide angle converter
Rig : Heavy duty AutoKAP rig
Wind : NW 20-25 knots
Line : 130 kg Cousin Trestec Braided dyneema
A challenging KAP session after our crash in Aitutaki lagoon...with more than 400 meters line out !
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One Foot Island in Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Google Earth l Aitutaki, Cook Islands on Wikipedia l KAP on Itunes Store l
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : PFK Nighthawk ("Kiwi")
Camera : Ricoh GX 200 with its wide angle converter
Rig : Heavy duty AutoKAP rig
Wind : E-NE 20 to 25 knots tradewind
Line : 130 kg Cousin Trestec Braided dyneema
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Moorea on Google Earth l Moorea on Wikipedia l Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa on line. l KAP on Itunes Store l
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A field of 'globe houses', or whatever you'd want to call them, in the Southern Dutch city of Den Bosch. Designed by architect Dries Kreijkamp and constructed in 1985 out of glass fibre reinforced concrete, the balls have an inside diameter of 5.5 metres.
Shot with a camera suspended from a kite line.
The Making of....
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Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : PFK Nighthawk ("Kiwi")
Camera : Ricoh GX 200 with its wide angle converter
Rig : Heavy duty AutoKAP rig
Wind : E-NE 20 to 25 knots tradewind
Line : 130 kg Cousin Trestec Braided dyneema
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Moorea on Google Earth l Moorea on Wikipedia l Moorea Pearl Resort & Spa on line. l KAP on Itunes Store l
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Ex Jenkins Motors Ltd. of Balclutha and Gore DH5224 from 1987 to 1996 with VAS2 NZMB bodywork and CH 56 primary / 47 secondary school pupils seating codes that was converted to Movan status in 1996 by a Lumsden resident, listed on TradeMe within the last 8 days.
Asking price $21,500 ONO, on road costs excluded.
Has been a full time home for 6 years and been up and down the country without missing a beat...will be sorely missed by current owner.
Year: 1967
Make: BEDFORD
Model: VAS2
Colour: Purple
Second Colour: Green
Body Style: Self Propelled Caravan
Plate: DH5224
Engine No: 186396
Chassis: 7813469
Vehicle Type: Motor Caravan
Seats: 1
www.businfo.nz/index.php?R=19022&OP=2
Bedford VAS/PxK buses:
The Bedford VAS short wheelbase bus chassis made its debut at the 1960 British Commercial Motor Show, along with the TK truck. The VAS was available with 214 cubic inch petrol (VAS2), 300 cubic inch petrol engine (VAS3) or 330 cubic inch diesel engines (VAS5). All engines were 6 cylinders. In 1962 it was joined by 11m twin-steer VAL. The V-series chassis range was completed with the medium sized VAM in 1966. In the 70s the models were redesignated with VAS3 becoming PFK and VAS2 becoming PDK and VAS5 becoming PJK.
Department of Education VAS2/PDK buses:
The Bedford VAS was bought widely in the late 1970's and early 1980's by the Department of Education for use as a school bus. Numbers 200-390 had NZMB bodies with front door only and providing capacity for 56 or 60 primary school children. Numbers 391-418 had CWI bodies providing capacity for 46 primary children. Those licenced to carry adults are designated B29F. In the late 1980's a change of government policy meant the Department of Education ceased operating buses and the fleet was sold off to contract operators. Many continued to operate in the department's red and yellow colour scheme. Prior to the privitisation of the 1980s Department of Education buses and Post Office trucks were used by Justice Department in the weekends for groups serving periodic detention. Justice had to buy buses and trucks, frequently the vehicles already used. This move to increase state sector efficiency resulted in 2 fleets of vehicles - those used by Justice in the weekends and school buses and Telecom trucks used only during the week. - Omnibus Society
When the Planet Solar arrived in Tahiti I did a few KAP images of the ship in Papeete's harbour, and all went smooth and fast. The next morning one of my KAP shots was on the front page of the local daily newspaper: La Dépêche de Tahiti, I met with the crew and the inventor of this unique solar boat cruising around the world with just the energy of the sun and was offered to embark from Tahiti to Bora Bora for a "KAP trip" : 36 hours, 3000 shots, 25 Gb of HD space, 4 kites (PFK nighthawk, PFK super delta, dan Leigh Delta R8 and Flow Form 16), 5 rigs, 5 cameras ( Sony Nex 5, Sigma DP1, Ricoh GX 100, GoProHD, Leica M9) 8 KAP sessions from sunrise to sunset ... A great crossing with a Fantastic crew on an exceptional boat...KAP at its best under the sun with a great subject.
Check Day 180, 181 and 182 of the ship's logbook at www.planetsolar.org/no_cache/en/be-part-of-it/logbook.html
Arrival in Bora Bora at sunset is just unique..
AutoKAP R8+dual rig with Sony NEX5 and GoPro Hero HD
A new office building on the outskirts of Assen, in the North of the Netherlands. Still plenty of floor space to rent.
It was bitterly cold today, but sun and clouds worked together quite nicely here.
Picture taken with a camera suspended from a kite line.
Another glorious afternoon on the beach at Secret Harbour, south of Perth in Western Australia. For this shot the camera was hanging about 20 metres below my Levi Light delta with a 3 metre fuzzy tail on the left wing tip tacking the kite about 30 degrees towards the sea. A PFK Skyhook was used to provide extra lift as the wind speed was only just enough to lift the 500 gram KAP rig.