[Rhodes22-list] kitecam

[Peter Thorn]

Slim,

Could the camera be attached to the string?  I've never seen one.  Do they
look like lipstick tubes?

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slim" <stevenalm at comcast.net>
To: "Rhodes22-list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 6:21 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."
> >>>>>> -- Captain Jack Sparrow
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