World Wide KAP Week 2009

This week has been the second World Wide KAP (Kite Aerial Photography) Week. From all corners of the globe we have been out with out cameras hanging from our kite lines seeing what we could photo (or "KAP").

Like last year, we hope to publish a book at the end of it all.

The week started on 24th April, and all geared up I set off on Saturday 25th to Walsall to try and shoot some canal boats. I could not get near enough, so flew from nearby Aldridge Airport. As usual I had a good conversation with passers by, and took a few mediocre shots.

I then moved onto Sutton Park to see if the flying was any better.



On Sunday 26th, I decided to try my luck at Middleton Quarry. It had been a lovely sunny day, but the sun and wind had died by the time I got there in the late afternoon, Still, I was pleased with some of the images.



I hadn't been able to fly during the working week,but had studied the forecast and maps and wanted to fly near Curzon Street in Birmingham City Centre on Saturday 2nd May. I was up early and was in town before 7.00 a.m., but despite the forecast, there was zero wind.

I decided to try on Barr Beacon instead. Despite this being the highest point locally the wind still eluded me, so I went home for breakfast.

Sunday morning was wet, but cleared by 7.00 a.m.so I set off for the City Centre again. This time the wind was too gusty and turbulent. I was in danger of landing on the railway overhead power lines, so without attaching the camera, I abandoned the shoot.

A few hours later I decided to make one last attempt for the week. The wind was very strong, but armed with my trusty Dan Leigh "Trooper" kite and 400lb line, I went to Wishaw and the back to the quarry at Middleton. Both venues were successful , if not hairy in the strong wind.



Mission accomplished.

You can see more images here