Notes on Kite Aerial Photography: Photo Gallery
Holbrook Hall
at the Pacific School of Religion (36K jpg, Canon 24-mm, March 1998).
During the dreary winter of 1998, there were few breaks in the clouds long enough to mount
a proper KAP expedition. So, I found myself grabbing the KAP gearbag and heading the
block or so to the quadrangle of the Pacific School of Religion. Though this is a tight
flying site I have developed my tricks for getting a kite past the turbulence of the
buildings and I often fly kites here. These images were taken on two different
overcast days and show the neighborhood adjacent to Berkeley's North Gate entrance to
campus.
The scene from
roughly above the intersection of Ridge Road, Le Conte Avenue, and Scenic Avenue. We
live on Scenic Avenue which is the dominant road in the upper left image. The
upper right image has Euclid Avenue slicing diagonally through its center with Ridge Road
in the foreground. The Campanile and Wurster Hall are visible in the background (all
linked images are 40K jpgs, Canon 24-mm, March 1998).
This is my neighborhood, a mixture of institutional, multifamily and duplex housing units.
It is a convenient place to live - my entire walking commute (save two blocks) is
visible in the upper righthand image. These images were taken in early spring as you can
tell by the new growth on the deciduous trees, other trees in bloom, and the general
greenish tone.
The Graduate
Theological Union Library, a design begun by Louis Kahn and completed after his death (43K
jpg, Canon 24-mm, March 1998).
I probably have already an ample supply of PSR images. That doesn't seem to matter
when there is only an hour to take photographs and you need a quick KAP fix.
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