Aerial photos from an unusual drone ...
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KAP Jasa
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thanks!
yeah, we started kite aerial photography with an action cam too and were doing the same, extracting frames ... but even a very stable kite is shaking as hell compared to a software-controlled drone, so the videos were unusable and frames were lo-res, and we switched to a regular camera (a good kite can lift over 5 kg) ...
how about this for an altitude? ;-)
and there is more on our website ... ;-)
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KAP Jasa
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Thank you!
The 'equipment' (apart from the kites) is a rig called "Picavet" that holds the camera and is always in a horizontal position regardless of kite line swaying:
(this is an older version of the rig; the new one has pan-and-tilt frame holding the camera)
We use two cameras, a lighter Canon A810 and a heavier mirrorless Nikon 1 J1 (and occasionally an action cam).
No RC, no FPV - we just point in the general direction of what we want to shoot, turn the intervalometer on, and let the wind do the rest ... ;-)
You can find more about our kite aerial photography gear on our website.
ARC308
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WOW! That is amazing! I never thought anyone could take photos like that from a Kite. I have too say, that is Pretty Darn Impressive.
The altitude shots are incredible! If I flew my drone that high with FPV, my nose would bleed! LOL
My hat is off too you! Outstanding!
I can only clip frames from sections where my drone is hovering perfectly still on GPS and Altitude hold without any wind. Also with the Gyro turned off. It is hard to have perfectly still days here in the mountains. Usually when I have a really good day to fly, I have work to do.
If you have watched the short video I posted, the Gyro is on and glitching from side to side. When I clip a frame in those glitches it is slightly blurred.
I am new to all this drone flying, video capture and editing. But gaining knowledge and making improvements. I am waiting on a Foxeer Box to arrive.
The altitude shots are incredible! If I flew my drone that high with FPV, my nose would bleed! LOL
My hat is off too you! Outstanding!
I can only clip frames from sections where my drone is hovering perfectly still on GPS and Altitude hold without any wind. Also with the Gyro turned off. It is hard to have perfectly still days here in the mountains. Usually when I have a really good day to fly, I have work to do.
If you have watched the short video I posted, the Gyro is on and glitching from side to side. When I clip a frame in those glitches it is slightly blurred.
I am new to all this drone flying, video capture and editing. But gaining knowledge and making improvements. I am waiting on a Foxeer Box to arrive.
KAP Jasa
Member
WOW! That is amazing! I never thought anyone could take photos like that from a Kite. I have too say, that is Pretty Darn Impressive.
The altitude shots are incredible! If I flew my drone that high with FPV, my nose would bleed! LOL
My hat is off too you! Outstanding!
I can only clip frames from sections where my drone is hovering perfectly still on GPS and Altitude hold without any wind. Also with the Gyro turned off. It is hard to have perfectly still days here in the mountains. Usually when I have a really good day to fly, I have work to do.
If you have watched the short video I posted, the Gyro is on and glitching from side to side. When I clip a frame in those glitches it is slightly blurred.
I am new to all this drone flying, video capture and editing. But gaining knowledge and making improvements. I am waiting on a Foxeer Box to arrive.
Wow ... thanks for this!
Yeah, extracting frames is painful and futile ... but on the other hand you can't do (good) videos with a kite - it just shakes and dances too much, and there is very limited control ...
ARC308
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That is why I have a drone!
I didn't notice the ROPE in the picture from the kite to all the way down where you were until after I posted my last.
Do you have a winch on the front bumper of your vehicle? That is A LOT of rope on your kite!!
I'll bet you have no problem deep sea fishing if you man handle that kite! LOL
I didn't notice the ROPE in the picture from the kite to all the way down where you were until after I posted my last.
Do you have a winch on the front bumper of your vehicle? That is A LOT of rope on your kite!!
I'll bet you have no problem deep sea fishing if you man handle that kite! LOL
KAP Jasa
Member
That is why I have a drone!
I didn't notice the ROPE in the picture from the kite to all the way down where you were until after I posted my last.
Do you have a winch on the front bumper of your vehicle? That is A LOT of rope on your kite!!
I'll bet you have no problem deep sea fishing if you man handle that kite! LOL
no, no wincher - just two persons, one pulling the kite down and he other reeling back the lline ...