[Rhodes22-list] kitecam

[Mary Lou Troy]

In one of the videos there is a brief shot of what I think is the 
camera attached to stick maybe 24 - 30" long. I couldn't tell if this 
was attached directly to the kite string or if he had a second line 
to the stick. Very nice videos.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 08:32 PM 3/6/2007, you wrote:
>The thing is, the portion of a kite string closest to the kite is 
>often oriented nearly straight down ... as the line extends away 
>from the kite toward the person flying it, that's where you see the 
>line start to point toward the person.  That's why I'm wondering how 
>this guy kept it framed so well ... the sailboat is right where 
>you'd want it in the video frame ... it's almost as if the camera is 
>adjusting as the shot goes on, but that's probably just an 
>illusion.  I don't know how you'd rig a remote panning camera -- 
>that's a much more involved and extremely heavy set up than just 
>sticking a lipstick camera on a kite.
>
>- Mark
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: j.bulfer at jbtek.com
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Sent: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 6:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] kitecam
>
>
>gotta have one.
>I'd put the camera in a tube & attatch it to the string so it always points
>to the flyer.
>Jb
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Slim" <stevenalm at comcast.net>
>To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 4:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] kitecam
>
>
> > 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."
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