[Lab] aerial photography

[Richard Guy Briggs]

On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 11:19:59AM -0400, Darcy Whyte wrote:
> I want to take pictures of Squirrel model airplanes while they are flying
> but from above. Also some dolly shots from behind the plane while it's
> flying.
> 
> Anybody have a helicopter that can carry a camera? If not, I'm game to make
> a helicopter. If I do this, I'd like to make it autonomous. Perhaps to
> follow a beacon mounted on the plane. I guess, I'd need to be able to tell
> the copter to return if it follows the Squirrel into trouble. I suppose a
> second beacon could be used (or the machine could remember it's starting
> point).
> 
> I think this would be a good project to get into this sort of robotics.
> 
> Any ideas where to start?

The obvious one to me only because I've been exposed to a couple of
"practitioners" is Kite Aerial Photography.  There are several I can
think of in the city...

My friend Christian:
	http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=8439028@N07&q=kap

Local photographer Rob Huntley:
	http://www.flickr.com/groups/kiteaerialphotography/pool/with/2911311023/
	http://www.robhuntley.ca/

And another friend Eric Brackenbury, a jeweller who I know through the
local Linux community who does photography and kite-surfing.

Combine it with robotics if you like to get more predictable results...


	slainte mhath, RGB

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