http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind Notes on Kite Aerial Photography Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:44:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After spending a bit of time looking at the DPReview collection of enthusiast compact cameras and almost, almost buying a Nikon P6000 I took the plunge and bought a Panasonic LX3 instead. My first impressions are very favorable. I am delighted with the 24-mm (equivalent) f2.0 lens, which does ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=108 Yesterday, I received a request from the folks over at MAKE for "10 or so must haves for folks who like to take photos with kites, gear, books, etc names, urls, what it is and why." They are apparently putting together a series of holiday gift guides. I ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=106 I will be one of four artists exhibiting work in Water: the Essence of Life, a show curated by Howard Chambers of Sentient Salon. Look for an opening on 11 September at a.Muse Gallery in the Mission. http://www.sentientsalon.com/upcoming_events.asp http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=73 As the summer progresses, I continue to work on the South Bay Salt Pond project. The last week or so was focused on mounting an exhibit of photographs at the Coyote Point Museum in San Mateo, California. It was great fun putting this together. The general theme fell out ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=60 A lively and articulate Leslie Scrivener of the Toronto Star called to interview me for an article about Canadian KAPper Roger Gunter. As interviews go this was a fun conversation and I enjoyed the resulting article as well. http://www.thestar.com/article/468030 http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=69 File this under " the apple does not fall far from the tree." Earlier in the year I worked with Charlotte Buchen, a graduate of UC Berkeley's School of Journalism, to develop a KAP segment for Current TV. The early feedback from Current was that they were targeting a "younger demographic" ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=65 In late Spring, science writer in training Jane Liaw of UC Santa Cruz began a writing project about my KAP activities. Jane has been entertainingly thorough, interviewing folks ranging from my family to former students and other KAPpers. While the magnum opus is still in development, a preview is available ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=78 I am still buzzing from the exuberance of Maker Faire and thought I would post a pointer to a set of PAP images taken at the event. They now say that Maker Faire attendance was over 65,000 people. It was so crowded that it really didn't make sense from a ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=85 Fresh with enthusiasm from my recent Fled III construction project and trying to make the best of a rainy period, I recently made a large, lightweight Rokakku. This one is sewn from 0.65 oz. North Sails fabric and framed with relatively light Sky Shark tubes. The idea was that my ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=90 Jessica Leber at Columbia's School of Journalism put together a pretty nice article on KAP. I connected Jessica with local KAPper Scott Dunn and she supplemented the article with telephone interviews of Craig Wilson, James Aber, Ali Fujino, and myself. I learned from the article that the Centers for Disease ... http://steel.ced.berkeley.edu/cris/kap/wind/?p=96