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zaterdag 10 april 2010
Breendonk Memorial
vrijdag 9 april 2010
Guadeloupe I
My first day in Guadeloupe, Saint Francois... This is paradise for kite aerial photography...
See also:
Guadeloupe I
Guadeloupe V
Guadeloupe I
Guadeloupe V
donderdag 8 april 2010
zondag 4 april 2010
Gazet van Antwerpen
Translated by Tony Cunningham at the KAP forum
“Antwerp is a beautiful city to photograph”
Bert Maetens takes photos of Antwerp in a rather unusual way. He fixes his camera to a kite and uses this to take aerial photographs of the city.
An enormous kite above the Antwerp skyline is not something you expect to see every day. The owner of this monster is Bert Maetens from Antwerp (Kiel district). “I lived in San Francisco Bay Area for years and there are plenty of kites there. Since then I have become an enthusiast and have been working with kites for the last 15 years. Now I make them myself.”
Making a kite is quite a complex process. Firstly Bert uses computer aided design to makes 3D drawings to give him better insight into the design. Next he prints out the drawing and traces this onto suitable ripstop material. “The detailed design, cutting and sewing of a kite takes at least a couple of days. My job at Belgacom rarely enables me to start on my hobby until around 9 pm.”
Photography
During the last six months Bert has developed another interest. “In 1906, just after the big earthquake in San Francisco, a photographer fitted a camera to a large kite and took panorama photos of the disaster area. I was so fascinated by this idea that I wanted to try it for myself.” So the enthusiast collected the necessary components and constructed a mechanism to remotely operate a small digital camera fixed to his kite. “I can rotate and tilt the camera using radio control. From a height of 60 m you get an unbelievable perspective that you cannot achieve in any other way. Sixty metres is the highest we are allowed to fly.”
American deal
When Bert attended a kite festival in England in June this year he met an American who takes kite photos for National Geographic. “He told me that my kite photography equipment was not very professional and we came to a good arrangement; I would make him a very large kite and in return for this he would send me a better camera rig to hang on my kite line, along with a smaller radio control unit. We will meet up again in September to hand over the kite.”
“I hope to be able to purchase better photographic equipment next year. I am now working with a rather simple camera because I am still learning.” This kite flyer is already on his second camera; his first was smashed to pieces when he was surprised by a sudden gust.
Freestanding buildings
“Every day I search for interesting places and buildings to photograph. Buildings that are not closely surrounded by others make rewarding subjects. The new courthouse is an example. Antwerp is a beautiful city to photograph. After a day of kite photography I am always curious about the results. I can’t think of a better way to relax after a tiring day at work.”
Workshops
* Bert Maetens gives kite making workshops for associations or companies.
* During these workshops he explains all aspect of kite making in detail and you take the kite you have made home with you.
* In March and April of this year he organized several workshops jointly with the City of Antwerp.
* You can visit Bert’s website (http://b-kites.blogspot.com ). There you can see various kite designs and further information about making kites. Bert’s second passion, photography, is also covered.
Other articles in the GVA
Bert Maetens takes photos of Antwerp in a rather unusual way. He fixes his camera to a kite and uses this to take aerial photographs of the city.
An enormous kite above the Antwerp skyline is not something you expect to see every day. The owner of this monster is Bert Maetens from Antwerp (Kiel district). “I lived in San Francisco Bay Area for years and there are plenty of kites there. Since then I have become an enthusiast and have been working with kites for the last 15 years. Now I make them myself.”
Making a kite is quite a complex process. Firstly Bert uses computer aided design to makes 3D drawings to give him better insight into the design. Next he prints out the drawing and traces this onto suitable ripstop material. “The detailed design, cutting and sewing of a kite takes at least a couple of days. My job at Belgacom rarely enables me to start on my hobby until around 9 pm.”
Photography
During the last six months Bert has developed another interest. “In 1906, just after the big earthquake in San Francisco, a photographer fitted a camera to a large kite and took panorama photos of the disaster area. I was so fascinated by this idea that I wanted to try it for myself.” So the enthusiast collected the necessary components and constructed a mechanism to remotely operate a small digital camera fixed to his kite. “I can rotate and tilt the camera using radio control. From a height of 60 m you get an unbelievable perspective that you cannot achieve in any other way. Sixty metres is the highest we are allowed to fly.”
American deal
When Bert attended a kite festival in England in June this year he met an American who takes kite photos for National Geographic. “He told me that my kite photography equipment was not very professional and we came to a good arrangement; I would make him a very large kite and in return for this he would send me a better camera rig to hang on my kite line, along with a smaller radio control unit. We will meet up again in September to hand over the kite.”
“I hope to be able to purchase better photographic equipment next year. I am now working with a rather simple camera because I am still learning.” This kite flyer is already on his second camera; his first was smashed to pieces when he was surprised by a sudden gust.
Freestanding buildings
“Every day I search for interesting places and buildings to photograph. Buildings that are not closely surrounded by others make rewarding subjects. The new courthouse is an example. Antwerp is a beautiful city to photograph. After a day of kite photography I am always curious about the results. I can’t think of a better way to relax after a tiring day at work.”
Workshops
* Bert Maetens gives kite making workshops for associations or companies.
* During these workshops he explains all aspect of kite making in detail and you take the kite you have made home with you.
* In March and April of this year he organized several workshops jointly with the City of Antwerp.
* You can visit Bert’s website (http://b-kites.blogspot.com ). There you can see various kite designs and further information about making kites. Bert’s second passion, photography, is also covered.
Other articles in the GVA
Gazet Van Antwerpen II
- Hoger Zeevaartschool Antwerpen
- More Info about this project
- Other articles in the GVA
2010 Worldwide Kite Aerial Photography book
I am proud to announce that a few of my KAP pictures are selected together with 47 other Kite Aerial Photography around the world for this beautiful book;
Through this medium, I want to thank also Mike Mikkelson for designing and publishing the 2010 Worldwide Kite Aerial Photography book.
Mike added a feature to this year's book; A map showing the 47 locations where the kite aerial photgraphers live. These are not the locations of the places where the KAPers took pictures.
De Nieuwe Antwerpenaar
The magazine "de Nieuwe Antwerpenaar" is distributed to more than 250.000 households in Antwerp.(2011 01)
zaterdag 3 april 2010
Ben
About the movie: Short portfolio movie made by the students of the Karel de Grote University College Antwerp as part of a larger schoolproject.
vrijdag 2 april 2010
donderdag 1 april 2010
KAP Equipment
Kite aerial Photography (KAP): Using kites to get aerial pictures with a very unusual angles. A camera is lifted to get these pictures from a height anywhere between the ground and euh... airplane flight level..
Pictures: Peter Duerinck
The Equipment:
BROOXES BASIC KAP KIT (BBKK)
The kite Aerial forum provided valuable advice that really got us started. We ended up with a Brooxes Basic kap RIG; suitable to our requirements (for the moment). The quality of the equipment exceeded our expectations.
Adventure photography doesn’t get any better than this. Waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and coldproof plus an inventive LED lens lighting feature for unparalleled macro photography from a compact. The way bad PENTAX Optio W90 adventure cam looks every bit as tough as it is.
- 12.1 megapixels
- Rugged, Waterproof, Shockproof, Coldproof
- Digital Microscope mode with LED lens lighting
GoPro’s HD HERO Naked is the world’s highest performance wearable 1080p HD video and still photo camera. Professional quality 1080p / 960p / 720p HD resolutions record at 30 and 60 frames per second (60 fps in 720p). Record up to 2.5 hours on a single charge and up to 9 hours total on a 32GB SD card (not included). The camera can also shoot automatic 5 megapixel photos at 2/5/10/30 and 60 second intervals during your activity, hands free. Press the shutter button once at the start of your activity and record up to 2.5 hours of poster-print quality photos of you and your friends, living it up.
A 2 by 2 meter Flowform special made by Ivo Van Olmen
My reel & winder used for single line kites and KAP as it makes reeling in your line quick and easy.
Some More links:See also; Crap KAP
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