Kite Aerial Photography
Gallery 7 - Huntington Beach Kite Party

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Black and white kites

There were these two black and white kites that flew side by side a little north of the pier.

The black kite

I liked the design of these kites, so I tried different angles to photograph them.

Side view

The design is best shown here: Each kite has six streaming ribbons on the kite line.

View from above

The flowing shapes of the ribbons remind me of a Dali painting.

The white kite

Two kite shaddows on the sand and Pacific Coast Highway in the background.

Both kites from above

I gave my kite more line to position the camera above the white kite.

The white kite from above

Tails and shaddows

I like the feeling of depth between the kite tail and its shaddow on the ground.

The black kite and the surf

This view looks back over the black kite towards the surf. The tiny people provide a sense of scale.

Main area

Closer to the pier, there were more kites to see. In fact, the air space was a bit crowded.

Main area

Lacking depth perception, it seems as if the kites are just lying on the beach, but the shaddows show that they were in the air.

Kite and pier

This is one from a series of photos to capture this colorful kit in the foreground and the pier in the background.

Soft kite

One of the bigger soft kites flying relatively low.

From the top down

This picture shows the entire line from the kite down to the anchor on the beach, giving a good impression of the 3rd dimension.

Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) uses kites to lift a remote controlled camera to modest heights above the ground. It features lower viewpoints than photos from airplanes and shows familiar objects from an unfamiliar angle.