[Lab] aerial photography

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On 2011-06-02, at 1:13 PM, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 02, 2011 at 12:59:46PM -0400, Darcy Whyte wrote:
>> Kites are another cool idea!
>> 
>> But Squirrel planes fly best in little or no wind. In fact, I think I'll be
>> able to get the best videos in those conditions.
> 
> Good point!  Hadn't thought of that.  :)
> 
>> On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 12:57 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb at tricolour.net>wrote:
>>> 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
> 
> 	slainte mhath, RGB
> 
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