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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Kite Aerial Photography Ipad and Iphone Application
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock kite aerial photography KAP AutoKAP Ricoh GXR A Mount voiglander 12mm dan leigh delta R8 Lagoon Moorea Tropical Blue InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa French Polynesia Coral
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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
========================
Kite Aerial Photography Ipad and Iphone Application
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock kite aerial photography KAP AutoKAP Ricoh GXR A Mount voiglander 12mm dan leigh delta R8 Lagoon Moorea Tropical Blue InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa French Polynesia Coral
© All Rights Reserved
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...
========================
Kite Aerial Photography
Kite : Dan Leigh delta R8
Camera : Ricoh GXR A mount
Lens : Voigtlander 12 mm
Rig: AutoKap with video downlink
========================
Kite Aerial Photography Ipad and Iphone Application
Tags: pierre lesage kapstock kite aerial photography KAP AutoKAP Ricoh GXR A Mount voiglander 12mm dan leigh delta R8 Lagoon Moorea Tropical Blue InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa French Polynesia Coral
© All Rights Reserved