Finalist in the 2010 National Geographic Photography Contest

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1. From Tahiti to Bora Bora via Raiatea on board the MV Tûranor Planet Solar, 2. Arrival of the Planet Solar in Tahiti, 3. KAP Bora Bora JAN 2011, 4. Extreme KAP Session on FaaFaite Vaa, 5. Jet France cat from above, 6. Leica M9 AutoKAP rig, 7. Solar Eclipse in Tahiti, July, 11 2010, 8. InterContinental Moorea Resort & Spa,

9. KAP in Blue Lagoon - Shark and Seagull feeding, 10. KAPiNED/10 field trip to Muidenslot, 11. Testing the limit of the Go Pro Hero definition., 12. KAP from a boat and risk management, 13. "Heavy Duty" AutoKAP Rig for DSLR, 14. Ahu Akivi, Easter Island seen from a Kite at sunrise., 15. Tongariki, Easter Island seen from a Kite at sunrise., 16. December in Bora Bora KAP Dec 20, 2009,

17. KAPing metal flower in Argentina, 18. Stone fishing in Maupiti 15 of 16, 19. Second Moring at KAPiTA/09 KAPing from the Lagoon, 20. Tokyo, Oct 08 2009 view from Room # 3417 at The InterContinental ANA Akasaka Tokyo, 21. AutoKAP in Paris from Le Jardin des Tuileries, 22. AutoKAP from the SV/Star Flyer, 23. Teahupoo's mythic wave, 24. Facing the Angel!,

25. Flirting with the Angel, 26. Flirting with the Angel, 27. Mini KAPiCA 2009 Bolinas Ridge, 28. KAP Maze, 29. "Playing with my chromosomes", 30. Kap on Earthrace Nov 15, 2008, 31. Autokap in Bora Bora Nov 09 ,2008, 32. Autokap from the reef in Bora Bora Nov 09 ,2008,

33. KAP on Sydney Opera House 2008 – Act III… Oct 25, 2008, 34. AutoKAP over the lagoon (Nikon P 6000 test), 35. AutoKap in Mahina, Tahiti - Sep 2008, 36. ZERO wind AutoKAP in Auyuituiq Park, Bafin Island, 37. ZERO wind AutoKAP in Auyuituiq Park, Bafin Island, 38. SIGMA DP1 KAP test flight in Bora Bora Aug 02, 2008, 39. Autokap at the InterContinental Bora Bora Resort & Thalasso Spa Aug 03, 2008, 40. Sunset over Moorea July 20, 2008,

41. Some big toys in Papeete's harbour, 42. 2008 Teahupoo Billabong Surf Competition, 43. KAP at the InterContinental Tahiti Resort, 44. Sand Yachts in Berck, 45. Kite Aerial Photography at Berck Kite Festival, 46. KAP on Sydney Opera House 2008 – Act II… Feb 02, 2008, 47. Tahiti Sunset Jan 26, 2008 in Punaauia, 48. Le Meridien Tahiti,

49. Le Meridien Tahiti, 50. KAP at the Coral Garden in Maupiti, 51. Rig 4 With Canon EOS 400 and Sigma 8mm, 52. The Kites of Mata’Irea By Bobby Holcomb, 53. KAP of Burning Man, Scotland, 54. KAP at Dunnotar, Scotland, 55. KAP at Dunnotar, Scotland, 56. Maitai Dream Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago Aug 11, 2007,

57. Maitai Dream Fakarava, Tuamotu Archipelago Aug 11, 2007, 58. Sunset on Moorea, Jul 15, 2007, 59. Scouting in Tahiti for KAPiTA'09..., 60. KAP on Tongariki - Easter island, 61. surf on the reef, 62. Leica Dlux3 on A BEAK, 63. Pyramide du Louvre, 64. Les Arcs de la Concorde,

65. Auto Kap experience over the Sydney Opera House, 66. Auto Kap experience over the Sydney Opera House, 67. Le Thalasso Bora Bora Jan 28, 2007, 68. First Auto Kap flight, 69. Deep Ocean Spa By Algotherm at the Intercontinental Resort & thalasso Spa Bora Bora, 70. Outrigger canoe in Papeete, 71. KAP Mekong -Luang Say, 72. Cannon with wide angle on a Brooks Rig, lifted by a Flow form in a blue sky !,

73. KAP Venus Point June 19, '06- 03-TAHITI, 74. Surfers in Teahupoo, 75. ICBOB_S_03, 76. KAP Tahaa 27 DEC 05 08

ABOUT KITE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FGA (Frequently Given Answers):
* It's a camera
* Yes
* Taking pictures
* Of the scenery below
* Mainly for fun
* No, the images on Google Earth are taken by satellites and aircraft
* A guy in France, in 1888
* I can control it by radio
* No
* There are hundreds, maybe even thousands of us across the world
* As high as the string will let me
* No idea!
* Probably
* Thanks!

COPYRIGHT
I own the copyright to all images in my photostream. That means you're not free to download, copy, reproduce or republish my work in any way - which includes printing, web sites or your desktop - without my prior consent. If you would like to use one or more of my images or get access to an original to make a high quality print, you can contact me through pierre at pierre-lesage dot com
COMMISSIONS
I don't normally take commissions for kite aerial photographs. It's primarily a hobby and my day job suits me just fine.
However, if you have an interesting idea for a Kite Aerial Photography subject or you want to take aerial pictures of your house, company or festivity and can accept it may take months for the right conditions to come along, just drop me a line at through pierre at pierre-lesage dot com. I'm always willing to consider a challenge - especially if you offer an interesting compensation, which need not be of the pecuniary variety.
Thanks http://www.flickr.com/photos/kapturer/for the text !

Equipement I use for KAP
KITES
-Flow Form 8
-Flow Form 16 Becotized
-Flow Form 30
-KAPpilot 50
-Fled
-Dan Leigh Delta R8 (one for Heidy, one for me)
-Dan Leigh Delta R8 Travel version (mine)
-Dan Leigh Delta R5
-Dan Leigh Delta Trooper
-Paul Fishing Kite Nighthawk
-Paul Fishing Kite super delta
-Paul Fishing Kite Mega mouth (crashed and not replaced)
-Rokaku Holy Man by Rob Brasington
-Rokaku Volantz by Stephane Blanco 4 square meter

Cameras
-Ricoh GX 100 (crashed in the lagoon)
-Ricoh GX 100 (found a new one on Ebay)
-Ricoh GX 200
-Ricoh GXR
-Nikon P 6000
-Canon Ixus 700
-Leica D lux 3 (stolen in Berlin)
-SigmaDP1
-Nikon coolpix 8400
-Samsung NV10 (given to a friend)
-Nikon D70
-Nikon D40x
-Nikon D90
-GoPro HD Hero
-GoPro HD Hero 2
-3 GoPro (first generation, second hand..
-Go Pro 3 Black Edition
-Fuji XE-1
-Leica M9
-Sony NEX 5
-Canon S95
-Apple Iphone 4
-And a few others…
-And more to come...

RIGS
-AutoKAP rigs designed by Peter Bults
-AutoKAP rigs designed by Broox Leffler
-RC Kap rig with video downlink by Brooks Leffler
-Custom design RC rig for the Sigma DP1 with a KAPsureII
-Custom design Carbon Nano Rig for GoPro Hero HD by Sylvestre Benard

Here is a very interesting video about Kite Aerial Photography



































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