Kite Aerial Panoramas

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Thumbnail: The Philips Dam Thumbnail: Zandkreek Dam Thumbnail: Stanford Dish Thumbnail: Castle Point Lighthouse Thumbnail: Blandy les Tours Thumbnail: Pancake Rocks Thumbnail: Brooklyn Wind Turbine Thumbnail: Pink Carpet Thumbnail: Daelu Frumos Thumbnail: Hoover Tower Thumbnail: Stanford Quad Thumbnail: Stanford Stadium Thumbnail: Bodie Lighthouse Thumbnail: Slain's Castle Thumbnail: Dunnottar Castle Thumbnail: McCaig's Tower Thumbnail: Pacific Shores Center Thumbnail: Treasure Island Thumbnail: Pt. Arena Lighthouse Thumbnail: Shoreline Thumbnail: Montara Lighthouse Thumbnail: San Andreas Fault Thumbnail: Google Headquarters Thumbnail: Legion of Honor Thumbnail: Pierce Ranch Thumbnail: Pigeon Pt. Lighthouse Thumbnail: Pt. Bonita Lighthouse Thumbnail: Lighthouse Field

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  1. Chad Dahlquist said on May 4, 2002 at 12:17am

    Aloha ;) as a fellow pano lover these are great totally great ;) a very unique view on things. Smile every time I view em ;) Chad Dahlquist www.panotools.com

  2. M Brown said on May 17, 2002 at 2:44pm

    In a word…FANTASTIC!

  3. Leo Postma said on May 21, 2002 at 2:38am

    Beautiful!Hope to see more in the near future.

  4. Sjaak Davidse said on May 21, 2002 at 3:12pm

    Great, fantastic ! Made myself several kite-foto’s in the past ( After seeing this I give up… ). Never expected things like this to be possible. Wish you much joy en success in the future.

  5. Sjaak Davidse said on May 21, 2002 at 3:13pm

    P.S. Did you also touch up the kiteline ?

  6. Warner Gielen said on May 23, 2002 at 1:37am

    very nice to see the lighthouse turning around under youre eyes. http://go.to/wgielen

  7. AJ said on May 25, 2002 at 3:39am

    Love your pano’s! I’ve tried some myself with a simple digital camera, you can see them at : http://www.xs4all.nl/~jadoe/360/index360degrees.html keep up the good work!

  8. Howard said on May 25, 2002 at 12:00pm

    Just surfed in and WOW! Great photos!

  9. Paul Smith said on June 25, 2002 at 11:32am

    Incredible!

  10. Saurabh Sharma said on July 11, 2002 at 7:49am

    Spectacular. Apart from the amazing 360 degree views, the scenic beauty is also amazing. Nice quality images. I wish Mr. Scot suggest the trick to me. Regards, Saurabh Sharma.

  11. Yvan said on August 30, 2002 at 11:02am

    Unbelievable…I don’t know how you manage to keep the kite and camera still to take such wonderfull pano’s. It gives you the feeling that you’re a bird, looking at the scene. Congrats ! Yvan.

  12. Tracy Mills said on October 4, 2002 at 1:49pm

    I had a huge grin on my face as I rotated the Pt. Bonita pan. What a beaut!!!

  13. Gunars said on October 22, 2002 at 5:13am

    Fascinating! I was thinking about something similar. Glad that someone has actually done that! Terrific!!

  14. Arlan said on October 23, 2002 at 2:34am

    Wow! Incredible! It’s the best site I’ve ever visited! Thanx!

  15. Kelly Homenick said on October 23, 2002 at 1:13pm

    Very cool, very cool. I like the pictures alot. very creative

  16. C. Connolly said on October 24, 2002 at 6:14am

    Unbelievable! Never have I saw something so wonderful! Very nice work.

  17. Jesper H. C. said on October 25, 2002 at 7:51am

    wow… listen to the sound of my jaws hitting the floor - this is amazing. The images are beautiful and the 360 technique shows it’s best in this gallery. Keep up the good work. Greeting from Denmark, Europe.

  18. Muriel Sulli said on October 29, 2002 at 11:01pm

    Fabulous. Thought I was practicing 360s on a point during flying lessons. Did those photos ever bring back the actual sensation. Wheeeee!!!

  19. jefro said on November 9, 2002 at 8:02am

    For some silly fun, zoom out as far as possible and then rotate rapidly. On Pt. Bonita it eventually distorted the image, making it taller and compressed. I assume th software is letting you virtually zoom out beyond the actual viewpoint and the rendering and re rendering gradually distorts the image.

  20. mgwloka said on December 20, 2002 at 5:13am

    My favorite picture site on the web!
    Made me decide to get a digital camera in the
    next months.

  21. Pascal said on May 28, 2003 at 6:34am

    Inspiring.
    Impressive pictures and excellent web site. I have been looking for ideas to develop a captive helium for VR 360 panoramas and your beautiful pictures convinced me to investigate on other platforms.
    Thank you for your work.

  22. Paul Parker said on August 5, 2003 at 7:30pm

    Your website has given me the bug for KAP. I want to do that. I am a RC enthusiast and have a lot of the radio gear. Would love to see the KAP actually done. I live near Sacramento, CA. Please let me know when and where you next plan to fly and I will drive there and observe. ;-)

  23. m. mohammadifar said on November 16, 2003 at 1:31pm

    I love your site. Kite photography is my great ambition. But I know that I never can have a kite flight. Anyways, Thanks.

  24. Kambizz said on December 20, 2003 at 8:32am

    I got your website thru a photography magazine. I think it would be great if you could make it bigger than small size. Unfortunately, I was NOT able to do so.
    Anyhow, I guess the IMPORTANT IDEA would be when and where you are. If you are sitting alone and look at your photos, you think, they are beautiful, BUT something missing, perhaps NOT having a partner who could feel your reaction to these beautiful photos. But if you have the “PRIVILEDGE” to be in those beautiful places, then how”I” can nag about!!

  25. kram said on December 20, 2003 at 6:24pm

    hi scott, just read your near disaster not-so-funny (but still made me laugh) camera dunking article in the winter 2004 issue of kiting magazine (AKA)…hard to believe the camera now works…and that fine kap article led me to your web site…thanks for sharing great pics and manufactures that supply parts needed for KAP rigs.

  26. Daniel V. Klein said on December 30, 2003 at 6:32am

    Pretty damn nice! Would love to know how you did it (photos of your rig, tips, etc.)

  27. Florin Mirghesiu said on January 7, 2004 at 2:45am

    It’s a great release!

  28. NASA KID said on February 8, 2004 at 6:17am

    WOW. This was cool. Keep flying the kites.

  29. Simon Harbord said on February 11, 2004 at 4:52am

    Called by for another look - Scott, can’t wait to see the results from KAPiSco… Only 4 months to go. These have to be the most arresting and technically impressive KAP shots on the web.

    Simon

  30. Daniel Lam said on March 2, 2004 at 4:32pm

    Just to let you know that this photographic skill has high busniess value. I suggest u should patent it. ;-)
    ~~~~~~

    HK rocks.

  31. DAVID said on April 26, 2004 at 10:43pm

    I think it would be quite amazing if you could get pictures of say surfers on really large waves in the 360 pages. I would also be extremely interested in seeing other pictures like this in the future. I actually got vertigo the first time I looked at the lighthouse! Great stuff. How do you direct the camera to take a picture or is there an element of luck by taking many many shots?

  32. Chuck Arthurs said on May 4, 2004 at 8:24pm

    Scott, your photos are incredible and are by far the best 360x360 panoramas I have found so far. Also I found the information you provided on the equipment and shooting of the the photos to be very useful and informative. Your site is not only a great portfolio of your work and photography skill, but also a great resource for other photographers.

    Feel free to visit our website http://www.C360.ca to view our Canadian and American 360 Degree Panoramas. They are currently land based but I can predict a diversification of direction and a change even in my own techniques after viewing your website.

    Thanks for sharing your work and photography!

    Have a Great Day!
    Chuck

  33. mat said on May 15, 2004 at 7:59pm

    hell! im into vr photography quite a while now, but i have not seen such sick stuff!! well done ! lookong forward to see more of those!

  34. Ben said on July 7, 2004 at 11:48am

    Simply marvelous pictures. Thanks for the joy.

  35. Lyn said on July 23, 2004 at 10:04am

    Awesome Scott ! Brings back pleasant memories!!

  36. mickael said on August 14, 2004 at 11:32am

    thrilling ! you have just initiated a new aspiration in aerial panography

  37. Rasta Mon said on August 17, 2004 at 5:07pm

    You rock dude! I’ve seen some other 360 pans, but never full screen like yours. Amazing.
    Thanks!

  38. NRM said on August 19, 2004 at 9:19am

    People’s tastes amaze me at times. “Amphitheatre” was viewed 9600 times, while Slain’s Castle, only 1500?

    Go on, have a beer, and look at the other stuff. Leaves the real art for those of us with true appreciation! ;)

  39. pq said on August 19, 2004 at 4:22pm

    very nicely done dude. two thumbs up.

  40. NerV0 said on August 21, 2004 at 1:04pm

    This is… beyond words. Extreme, holy beauty.

  41. Kat Marsen said on August 28, 2004 at 12:36am

    Unbelievable… simply and totally amazing. I am drooling, this is such a cool idea…

  42. TFF said on August 28, 2004 at 8:34am

    absolutely amazing….except i get dizzy looking at the panoramas. Great work.

    note: to the guy who has better taste than everyone else, check the date on the pics - the amphitheatre pic is 2 years older than the castle pic, thus..it would make sense it would be viewed more times. oh well, i’m sure you’re too busy with your nose in the air to notice such details ;)

  43. Sandra Tyler Duncan said on September 10, 2004 at 2:17pm

    Sent daughter in Little Rock the point Arena one because she collects light houses. All of the photos are grand thank you for sharing them

  44. r0main.com said on September 15, 2004 at 8:35am

    Whaoo, it’s amazing , I blog that immediatly… wish I was a bird…

  45. Travis said on September 21, 2004 at 6:47am

    Did anyone notice the Strange cloud all by itself in the “lighthouse”?

  46. Wojtek said on September 21, 2004 at 11:04pm

    I just love it ,… :) ,… I really do

  47. Leo said on September 22, 2004 at 12:57am

    Wow !! Just brilliant

  48. jc said on September 25, 2004 at 10:28am

    so good idea, still a long life for the kite

  49. SherlockSzelockYau said on September 28, 2004 at 12:25am

    i like the amphitheatre,sanadreas and pacificsores1 best. The resons why i like amphitheatreis because I look like i am a camera when it has a football game and i capture the image of the outside of the stadimn. the reason i like sanadreas is because I look like the only bird in the desert. the reason I like pacificsores1 is because I look like a bird in the city and pearing the people in the city.( ESL homework) To: Mrs Sandys

  50. stijn said on September 30, 2004 at 3:00am

    WOW !

    I applaud you for a great job!

  51. Miguel said on October 1, 2004 at 3:36am

    desde ARGENTINA! - fotogafias exelentes y muy bien elaboradas.

  52. Sam said on October 10, 2004 at 4:22pm

    Your pictures make me want to jump in my car and forget my job for a few months. I wish it were possible.

  53. Unicorn said on October 12, 2004 at 3:56am

    Great ‘it gives me the goosebumps’ stuff, I love it!

  54. Nishant Ramachandran said on October 14, 2004 at 9:53am

    Fantastic, i stumbled on your site through stumbleupon.com and boy this is absolutely fantastic. Wish i had the resources to do such stuff. Its great stuff and i will be back to see more pics.

  55. dilmer said on October 19, 2004 at 4:15pm

    excelentes panoramas

  56. Don Harvey said on October 21, 2004 at 1:55pm

    Perhaps I have been in a cave for some time, I didn’t know you could do this! amazing, just amazing!

  57. NEAL McCOOL said on November 4, 2004 at 6:14am

    ALMOST LIKE FLYING, IAM GOING TO BE LATE FOR WORK, CAN’Y STOP, THANK YOU

  58. Rob Frehse said on November 4, 2004 at 6:21am

    So glad to see someone is taking the 360 degree world further. What beautiful shots !
    I used to work on a 360 degree camera from cyclovision (now Remote Reality) and I just can’t believe you took the next step, going aerial ! I look forward to many more photos

  59. Sorina Loghin said on November 4, 2004 at 10:38pm

    Thank you for offering a very beautiful start in the morning! Please, do add more panoramas, they are great!

  60. Richa Sharma said on November 5, 2004 at 3:01am

    out of this world……..
    its amazing…..
    Hats off to you

  61. Denise More said on November 8, 2004 at 4:27am

    Great stuff…cool bananas - congrat’s. Look forward to more! Hope you get orders.

  62. Suzanne Ives said on November 8, 2004 at 11:14am

    I’m soaring! Thanks for the reality shift. These must be as much fun to make as they are to watch.

  63. Helmet Denglenov said on November 9, 2004 at 2:17pm

    Nice. I havn’t been that high since Lolapalooza ‘92.

  64. Deepak said on November 9, 2004 at 2:19pm

    Very impressive. I’m glad people take the time to innovate like this. We all benefit.

  65. Zen said on November 10, 2004 at 5:32am

    Great stuff. Thanks for the chance to be an eagle, now a hawk, soaring, now diving, now doing wheelies in the air (wingies?). Wheeeeeeeeee!

  66. Nick - Scotland said on November 15, 2004 at 11:12am

    WOW. Amazing stuff.

    Keep it up !

  67. dilmer said on November 16, 2004 at 4:23pm

    Exelentes panoramas y bien tomadas para atraer al mundo entero

  68. onayda said on November 17, 2004 at 7:51pm

    exelentes con un panorama super atraedor y
    veneficiosospara los usuarios, fotos encantadoras.

  69. Jacqueline Prince/Tulsa,Oklahoma said on November 23, 2004 at 2:02am

    Thank You It’s Nice To See Where I Grew Up With Out Leving My Living Room

  70. Mark said on November 27, 2004 at 7:40pm

    It’s always nice to get the complete picture. These are excellent!

  71. Jack said on November 30, 2004 at 11:21am

    what can I say but fantastic

  72. roger jones said on December 13, 2004 at 1:39am

    just the best way ever to look at beautiful scenery.Great job!

  73. sean kellythorne said on December 15, 2004 at 11:19am

    Great photos! Impressive panaramas!
    My sone Jack kellythorne forwarded your website as something I should see. As an amature photographer i know what it takes to get the results you have.

  74. Malcolm Wells said on January 12, 2005 at 2:50pm

    Loved the Discovery piece they did with you. Amazing stuff.

  75. alan jacoby said on January 13, 2005 at 5:39pm

    ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL !!! I GOTS TO GET ME ONE OF THESE…….

  76. Jon Sorenson said on January 15, 2005 at 7:02pm

    Wow, truly impressive,
    the coolest thing I’ve seen on the Web in a long time!
    Jon

  77. Jerry Hunter said on January 16, 2005 at 6:24am

    Few times do I come upon things that are so unexpectedly amazing. Events like this justify the digital age. Thank you.

  78. Otis R. Needleman said on January 23, 2005 at 2:00pm

    Amazing. Simply amazing. All the best to you. Thanks for your work.

  79. gabanadolce said on February 7, 2005 at 4:34pm

    tx for letting me fly! ;)

  80. Rocco said on March 7, 2005 at 8:11am

    PRETTY COOL DUDE!!!!!!

  81. Ibolya fekete said on March 10, 2005 at 5:37pm

    I LKE IT A LOT!!!!!!

  82. Arpi said on March 12, 2005 at 4:21pm

    Hey Guys-Girls!
    These are great pictures!
    Nice to see the new things.
    Br, from Hungary: Arpi.

  83. Tom Pegan said on March 14, 2005 at 1:48am

    Magnificent panoramas! Thank you for sharing your gift.

  84. Lee said on March 17, 2005 at 1:04pm

    Simply STUNNING - Awesome, Inspiring!

  85. Ari Jaasko said on April 1, 2005 at 10:44am

    Worlds unseen. If I were a bird. Glorious!

  86. John Ericksen said on April 10, 2005 at 2:40am

    Beautiful application of this technology! I want to build a kite now. :)

  87. Tim Galbraith said on April 24, 2005 at 6:41pm

    This is fantastic!! I was stationed at Point Bonita Light Station from Sept. 1964 to June 1966. That Panorama airial view is just great!! Thanks!! I’m going to check out the other panoramas you have done. Point Bonita Lt. Sta. is Just Super Fantastic and Cool!!

  88. Denis said on May 6, 2005 at 3:09am

    I really,really enjoyed it!Just wonderful site!

  89. BANKIM--- INDIA said on May 7, 2005 at 5:18am

    Dont know what to say!!! saw it for the first time.So far knew that cameras are meant for still snaps.Didn’t know that it can make something alive.Hats off
    to SCOT HAFNER.WAiting for more to come in.

  90. Patrick said on May 19, 2005 at 2:24am

    Wouldn’t it make it easier for you to have a low rez RF video cam attached to the digital camera to be used as a view finder, so as to have a vague idea of what you are shooting? They seem to come so small and so cheap, nowdays…

  91. Liz said on May 27, 2005 at 4:32am

    amazing capability. Felt as though I was in a n IMAX expereince. Thank you

  92. George Wiaaly said on June 11, 2005 at 6:20pm

    i realy love the photgraphy, when i look at kite aerial photograhy, it feels like i am in heaven.

  93. Max said on June 14, 2005 at 1:07pm

    Very cool work!!!

    -Max

  94. Ed said on June 25, 2005 at 12:04pm

    Wonderful…..It’s like flying!!!

  95. Maddy said on July 11, 2005 at 3:35am

    Stunning. Inspiring. Whimsical. Glorious.

    Thank you!

  96. CausticKumari said on July 15, 2005 at 12:54am

    absolutely stunning!!! one question have you lost any kites/cameras?

  97. Scott Haefner said on July 16, 2005 at 11:16am

    I’ve never lost any kites or cameras, but I’ve had a close call!

  98. Caroline said on July 25, 2005 at 5:51am

    Amazing! I particularly like the ones on Page 2.

  99. Loula said on July 25, 2005 at 8:54am

    Wow! Your work is truly amazing. Excellent pictures with that extra thing that not many photographers can have: making you feel you’re actually there! Congratulation for your awesome work! :)

  100. Melissa said on August 15, 2005 at 4:45pm

    Wow ! Nice ! I think is the most beautiful pictures I have saw in internet. Yor site is great.

  101. Alan Marston said on August 16, 2005 at 6:50am

    Like everyone else, I have to simply say WOW. Not only at the base photos, but the work to make them panoramic is incredible.

  102. Euan Callus said on August 22, 2005 at 12:42pm

    Very impressive stuff, I like these a lot. I think I’ll look into how these are made a bit more!

    Good stuff.

  103. Marie Brandt said on August 24, 2005 at 6:46am

    Just beautiful! I really enjoyed looking at these. Great work!

  104. kristian lahdensuo said on August 31, 2005 at 1:57am

    whoa!

  105. kristian said on August 31, 2005 at 1:58am

    you can see a kite in slaincastle

  106. Pat Otis said on September 4, 2005 at 4:12pm

    I enjoyed these photographs immensely and hope to see some of them for myself. Thanks.

  107. dq3erwfd said on September 13, 2005 at 11:05pm

    oh my god this is GREAT

  108. photogrrrl said on September 29, 2005 at 6:55am

    Seems like you may need to white-balance your camara ( if it’s digital ). Youve got alot of green and cyan casts on your pictures.

  109. Sarah said on September 30, 2005 at 3:57am

    Discovered your site in issue #148 of Focus magazine.The panoramas are extroadinary!Thanks for putting them online.

  110. ann said on October 13, 2005 at 7:51am

    this is so amazing, such a great accidental find. a big thanks.

  111. Ian said on October 13, 2005 at 1:02pm

    Stumbled upon by accident looking for 360 software! - blew me away, amazing how you can pan around in the pics, love the lighthouse.

  112. Aunti said on October 14, 2005 at 5:03pm

    How beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing these interactive photographs. Marvelous work and so much fun to navigate. Great job. I’m going to be recommending folks from Stumble Upon come to visit.

  113. picklejuice said on October 15, 2005 at 5:25pm

    amazing, beautiful and fun! (Though i should’ve taken a dramamine first..)

  114. giana said on October 22, 2005 at 12:26am

    impresive .. and beautiful too . i like the photo from Dealu Mare Romania…of course :)) is my country …. but i like all . we are all lucky that someone created such am amazing site …thank you

  115. gerald said on October 24, 2005 at 2:37pm

    Dear Scott, i`m glad to see such good photo`s. Thank you, you give me a new perspective.

    Many Greetings Gerald

  116. Michael said on November 1, 2005 at 2:11pm

    I love the stadium picture

    MPM

  117. Darren said on November 28, 2005 at 3:13am

    I shoot pano’s from the ground but they all seem lifeless now…

  118. Gary Inman said on November 28, 2005 at 7:01am

    Really cool. I know what Santa can bring me this year. A camera for my kite.

  119. Kambiz Kashani (KOMBIZZ) said on November 30, 2005 at 8:05pm

    What fantastic shots. I love all of them. I wish I had your talent and the space of your time and environment.

    Have a look at my photos which are bounded to the “g force.”

  120. Don Van Stone said on December 17, 2005 at 7:25pm

    Great stuff, great site!

  121. www.webtur.org said on January 1, 2006 at 8:58pm

    Amazing shots. Must check periodically discover a new photo ;)

  122. www.donanimmerkezi.com said on January 4, 2006 at 12:42pm

    Super photo show :)

  123. www.commodoreturk.com said on January 10, 2006 at 3:29pm

    Where you located your camera for took most of the photos ? They looks like “Bird wiev” Do you use ballons ?

  124. Cordis said on January 11, 2006 at 4:28pm

    My jaw is on the floor. Outstanding concept and product. Thank you!

  125. Dick Sylvester said on January 14, 2006 at 12:15pm

    You, sir, are a computer genius!! (I am a computer illiterate!) I have passed on your masterpiece to friends & they agree with my determination!!! Thanks for your mesmerizing application to the internet & keep it up!!

  126. Barry said on January 14, 2006 at 8:54pm

    We visited Dunnottar Castle when in Scotland visiting from New Zealand 2 years ago. The views offered here certainly add another dimension. Great Stuff, will be back to look as more is added. Have Bookmarked the site.

  127. barry said on January 14, 2006 at 11:56pm

    excellent images it gives you an excellent feeling of being there

  128. lesley said on January 15, 2006 at 3:45am

    whenever there is an award out there.You should be the winner of everyone of them.EXCELLENT WELL DONE. KIA KAHA.

  129. lillian said on January 15, 2006 at 1:23pm

    the photos are beauitful i agree if there is an award you should win hands down
    well down scott

  130. brendan said on January 16, 2006 at 8:39pm

    Great photo,so bloody good Brendan

  131. Rachel said on January 17, 2006 at 8:12pm

    The photos are beautiful, something to be really proud of and able to show to the world via a website. Well Done and keep it up look forward to seeing more photos.

  132. raymond welsh said on January 22, 2006 at 10:36pm

    what a genius - and a very creative person you are.

  133. Paul Lindenberg said on January 23, 2006 at 2:41am

    Wow! I tried this technique out in the mid 90’s over the mgadikidiki pans in Central Botswana. I just gotta find the frames. I used a helium baloon (tethered) with a video downlink and remote shutter trigger on a Nikin F2 with 21mm Lens.

  134. Ron Schaefer said on February 2, 2006 at 1:31pm

    Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures - they have brough me some joy this morning!!

  135. Christoph said on February 9, 2006 at 12:56pm

    ich bin immer wieder beeindruckt. So tolle Bilder! So kretiv und so freiz¸gig mit Informationen. Das ist Internet wie es sein sollte. Danke!

  136. arda dolman said on February 13, 2006 at 10:28pm

    beautiful! You are really good!
    What a wonderful start of the day!
    I wish you well and a wonderful day too!

  137. John Adam strub said on March 3, 2006 at 11:15am

    You are absoloutely amazing both with the camera and the computer! I’ve been coming to your site for 7 months now and I can’t get away! I think your kite photos are the best of the bunch. It feels so real.
    PS. Some pictures were blurry, though. Try getting ANIM-X DX FILMER PRO. It’s a program that is compatible with all cameras and it allows you to update pictures!

  138. Aaron said on March 4, 2006 at 8:32pm

    This is brilliant work. Bravo.

  139. M¸zik Sitesi said on March 5, 2006 at 5:52am

    Great Pictures! Thanks for Sharing.

  140. sam j said on March 5, 2006 at 11:52pm

    These pictures and this lens have officially blown my mind. The idea that these qtvr’s are made from just two photos is incredible. I imagine if you worked out a rig that would make it so the images could be perfectly put together with no visible seam you could use this for photographing anything? I’m very confused by the fact that since it is taking two images which have a 180 degree view that the kite, strings, and rig are not visible.
    Really astounding images. Just– astounding.
    -zekeAThakieDOTnet

  141. sam j said on March 5, 2006 at 11:58pm

    aaah… i just answered my own question about the kite/rig not being visible by the fact that the cloud pictures are taken from the ground and not the kite. I’m still amazed by this whole process though. Amazing stuff.

  142. Doug said on April 21, 2006 at 1:59pm

    Really fabulaous. I have never seen anything like them. The user interface is really good.

    BTW it’s usually McCaigs Folly (IIRC).

  143. Olivier said on May 3, 2006 at 5:06pm

    What a great website. The information is excellent and the look is really good. I have been kite flying for years and look forward taking pictures using your help. Thanks for giving me something new to look forward to.

  144. Chris Jaycox said on May 13, 2006 at 5:24pm

    This is one of the coolest things in technology and art I’ve ever seen. What scenes!!

  145. Greg Morehouse said on May 23, 2006 at 3:47pm

    too Cool Scott!

  146. SENECA said on May 25, 2006 at 1:31am

    Very impressive work.

  147. Chris Engel said on June 22, 2006 at 7:29am

    What a superb website with stunning images. I was so enthused by your images that I bought myself a 360 fish-eye lens and started taking photos myself. it was only then that I realised just how awesome the KAP panoramas are. Not only are the no visible joints, but no shadows and no visible kites! HOW do you do it. An inspiration!!

  148. Ra?l Urra said on June 27, 2006 at 1:32pm

    We are watching your photographies and we were impressed by your work, these are very good, we waited for new photographies and this time they are of other parts of the world. Good Work, very good

  149. Commodore said on July 7, 2006 at 11:05am

    Very nice shoots And awesome archieve Thanks also for sharing your practice.

  150. Carole said on August 11, 2006 at 12:30am

    Fantastic! I am a Blimp photographer in New Zealand. Just setting up to do KAP. Love your Site!!!!.

  151. Teresa said on August 11, 2006 at 12:28pm

    very impressed with your view of McCaigs Tower in Oban, I have been there many times and seen the tower, you have captured it at its very best

  152. juancontreras said on October 28, 2006 at 7:23am

    Dejer copiar algunas fotos

  153. Moscow Photographer said on November 10, 2006 at 8:41am

    Waow!

    Great shots! It is a miracle…

    Yes, indeed - where are you in the shots?

    – Dmitry

  154. jonny Carroll said on December 15, 2006 at 11:35am

    wow, very very impressive. and so is this comment thing. really cool site and amazing panos. props

  155. anamaria said on February 10, 2007 at 3:20pm

    this is trullt amazing..and uv been to romania too..comgratulations…i hope u saw all the beautiful things that make this country a place to come back to…

  156. dergi.ac7.org said on April 8, 2007 at 3:12pm

    photos, lighting and technic is awesome. Perfectly done. Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us.

  157. michael hermon said on July 4, 2007 at 11:47am

    Hey Buddy!
    I love the new blue banner. Sexy. Also, great ground shots. Hi res, sharp and colorful.

    Always fun seeing new material added.
    Take care,
    michael

  158. Steve Sole said on January 25, 2008 at 2:34pm

    Love these 360 panos and want to start doing them from our helium balloon.

  159. Balloon Aerial Photography said on January 25, 2008 at 2:37pm

    would love to see more info on how you do it!

  160. Gabrielle said on March 5, 2008 at 12:40am

    Drop dead awesome - all of them! - Now everybody will want one of these cameras. Thanks for sharing how it is done (especially the hanging out of the balloon part). Links to your site must be shared.

  161. Eli Poblitz said on June 27, 2008 at 8:40pm

    Just read the VRmag.org article, and found you. Your work is awesome, and I’m ready to hold your gear or do what ever it takes to learn from you!

    You are very inspiring … and to think … I was looking at those telemasting aerial photography systems when you have fined tuned the art of Kite photography.

    I hope to get the opportunity to meet you soon. After all, I’m just over the hill here in Pacifica.

  162. Ella Driscoll said on August 12, 2008 at 11:50am

    Exceptional ,and kudos to you for finding a new way to look at landscapes.