Maker Workshop - Kite Aerial Photography on MAKE:television

[bijayada]

Try Quattro-Byte search on YouTube for a stable cost effective platform for aerial photography. Affordable! Efficient! Elegant.

[invernomuto00]

great! how about building one for me? 50$? uh?

[pikachuthesquirtle]

would suck if ur kite crashed.

[LesterBurnham0257]

An artist.

[MDKKnD]

OMG. I'd never thought of that. What a wonderful idea!

[spideyheidi]

brilliant !

[CodeMonkeyWithACanon]

outstanding!

I am going to build me a kite :D

same  username on flickr check it out

[dronespace]

excellent video

[ugumilar]

very creative work..like it a lot..congratulation

[vicont88]

Just amazing!! Congratulations!!! A very nice car too

[c9ari]

you should find a way to use a 808 key chain camera

[squirrelgecko]

what in the world is in the water at 1:00 ?

is it the Loch ness monster?!?!??!

[creepyloner1979]

i would NEVER trust my dslr camera to something that plummets out of the sky the moment the wind changes. and not a single mention of balloons in the entire video? they mention pigeon-mounted cameras but not balloons, which work just like this guy's kite, except with less vibration and no need for wind.

[taxiuniversum]

@ creepyloner1979:

Yea, right. Except for the fact that of course balloons WILL NOT work in wind (or be exactly as "unstable" as a kite would be then). Plus, just one single filling of helium for a balloon capable of lifting a SLR will cost you hundreds of dollars. If you have that kind of money, settling for a rc-helikopter would actually be much better. I like the idea of doing this with a kite - it has something poetic, aside of all its other advantages (low-tech and inexpensive).

[creepyloner1979]

@taxiuniversum if it's too windy for a tethered balloon, it's too windy for a kite. if it's not windy enough for a kite, even better for a balloon. enough helium to lift a dslr and balloon would actually cost well under $100, but to hell with helium. hydrogen is cheap and easy to produce and so is hot air.

[zac856314]

he should get a wireless video transmiter for his camera so he can see it when it is flying

[Dalemoooooon]

@zac856314 he explained in the video why he didnt do that

[gblan]

Beautiful photography. Lucky for the budding KAP enthusiast today that they don't have to be such tinkerers to get started. Most everything you need can be easily purchased pre-made with electronics installed.

[madskyiv]

.. the silly putty switch is an awesome idea and very worthy of replacing my ice cube melting time switch. thanks

[TheFREAKO666]

This is amazing.. :o

[paramithia]

I've seen your camera and your kite. Good work!

Like a kid I used to fly kites myself in Greece but teen months ago i've created a greek kite. And i've put a video camera on it and i sent it 600 m high to make a good clip. Now i've down 36 clips over my town and the ocean. You can see some clips from me on youtube just write "Aetossifis". Enjoy! from joseph karaviotis

[sepulcrack]

Excellent !Magnifique !

[latifaabdul]

I really apreciate this video i have truly been inspired. I wish i had more mentors around in my life who thought like him...

[graciousSenor]

amazing! this man is an inspiration.

[danishbacon87]

This is AMAZING. Some of the shots are stunning. But it's decided - i'm going to make a camera kite!!

[smlawrencezzz]

I have a new hero! Great job Chris Benton!

[jennyzandstra]

Now that's creativity.

[danimalstheanimal]

i want that.

[HTCSWEOD]

Wonderful to see a video about innovation and adaptation of an old idea made better by modern equipment and materials. Our need to "see" the world from different angles, drives the creative process... I really appreciate this video! Thank YOU.

[almaster0]

exactly at 1:02 pause it and you can see a shark. loks like a great white but i dunno how big it is

[empettit123]

its more like a catfish...great whites would not nearly come that close to land

[almaster0]

id still say shark. but now that i look at it id say somthing smaller like a blue shark. but somthing else. im not good with shark names unless its near shark week

[MoveOnDotOrgg]

almaster0 : no way is that a shark, lol, sharks don't "hover" or swim like that, not even where they usually hang-out, lol.

[elementalfiend]

Its on screen for all of a fraction of a second. You have no idea what it was doing. You can't tell if it is "hovering" and you sure as hell can't tell how its swimming. So please STFU and GTFO. People like you annoy the shit out of me.

[MoveOnDotOrgg]

elementalfiend: go fuck yourself & die you piece of shit.

[elementalfiend]

and P.S. - Sharks do "hover". Go see a great white in a shark tank. Watch how they barely move.

Its okay, i forgive your ignorance.

[cliffo50]

Well Said!

[kiravintio]

i love kites!

[Stratomacaster]

Very interesting ...

Also, very illegal in most states.

[warderseeker]

lol

[cyberlord64]

really? how come?

[fdsajkl684]

can you make a kite that carries people

[eg1]

yes, its called a paraglider

[shortattentionspan1]

Your work is excellent and on a "shoestring"! -

[AirrowRocket]

Breathtaking! You need a monitor down below to see what your looking at!

[DrCherryPie]

cool