[Rhodes22-list] kitecam

[Slim]

Bill,

I'm thinking a box kite would work well.  They're very stable and have lots
of frame pieces to attach the camera.  Or......maybe the camera is on a
gimbal.  Hmmmmm...

Slim

On 3/6/07 3:17 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> 
> I've been flying stunt kites for 40 years.  You get to the point where
> there's not much left to do.  This is a new project, and the weight
> aloft should be interesting.  Also keeping it pointed in the right
> direction.  Interesting learning curve.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Slim wrote:
>> Thanks, Bill, this looks like something really fun to try.  What about
>> mounting the camera on a stunt kite?
>> 
>> On 3/6/07 12:18 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> 
>>   
>>> http://www.waterproofcases.net/410.html
>>> 
>>> Slim wrote:
>>>     
>>>> That is too cool!
>>>> 
>>>> On 3/5/07 9:54 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>   
>>>>       
>>>>> Neat!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm going to do that!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've already got the kites on board--sailing kites from sailboats is easy.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've got some cameras.
>>>>> 
>>>>> All I need is time...
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bill Effros
>>>>> 
>>>>> Joseph Hadzima wrote:
>>>>>     
>>>>>         
>>>>>> elle
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Since you are such a shutterbug, perhaps you'll pick up one
>>>>>> of these cameras for your first sail on your home waters!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKGupz_9mGc
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> happy sails :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> hadz
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> HADZ (a.k.a. joe)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "That's what a ship is, you know. It's not just a keel and hull and a
>>>>>> deck
>>>>>> and sails. That's what a ship needs. But what a ship is... is freedom."
>>>>>> -- Captain Jack Sparrow
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