Uploads from KAP Cris, tagged fremont

Pedestrian Bridge to Salt Pond N1A

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:15:13 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

KAPpers on the boardwalk - shot taken just after camera launch.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:59 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

The width of the borrow dirth is evident in this view.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Hummock in Salt Pond N1A

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:34 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Newark Slough

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:38 -0700

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Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:50 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:49 -0700

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Newark Slough and the Coyote Hills

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:33 -0700

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Stitched panorama

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:51 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:15:12 -0700

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Pedestrian Bridge to Salt Pond N1A

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:15:04 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

I am retrrieving kite line using the ratcheting block while Scott is taking photographs.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:31 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

A nadir-to-horizon stitched vertical panorama taken near sunset.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:32 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:48 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Headquarters

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:36 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:56 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Details of the pond bottom normally hidden from view. The vestigial remnants of old marsh channels are quite evident.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Newark Slough

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:41 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

This scene shows the dry grasses of the southernmost Coyote Hill meeting the green marsh plain of Newark Slough. The hill slopes about 80 feet from the right side of the image to its intersection with the marsh. The Coyote Hills really are a special place.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:15:09 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:55 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

Salt Pond N1A, Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:15:01 -0700

KAP Cris posted a photo:

This levee was just rebuilt a year or two ago with dredge spoils, which look like the lumpy stuff near the salt pond water. The smoother surface near the marsh side has been worked to provide a walkable trail.

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Earlier this week I had the pleasure of meeting Scott White, a Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Scott was interested in trying kite or balloon photography to do some ecological and geomorphic research on the east coast and I agreed to provide an introduction to KAP technique while he was visiting Stanford.

We met down at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge. My permits for photography in the South Bay place most of the area off-limits during the February to August nesting season. Happily, the N Ponds between the Don Edwards Headquarters complex and Dumbarton Point are allowed by my permit during the summer so we discussed holding the demonstration at Salt Pond N1. A quick call to my Don Edwards contact and we had a green light. The pond was the first one I photographed back in 2003 and I was well overdue to shoot there again.

The session included two KAP flights. The first was around 4 pm with Scott in attendance and the second was near sunset. As I showed my gear to Scott I was slightly embarrassed to find my dSLR KAP cradle needing attention – the tilt mechanism was binding and servo rotation seemed oddly weak. I was able to fix the first issue by adjusting the tightness of my pivot mechanism. The servo weakness turned out to be an undercharged battery. It turns out the battery is fine but the old “wall wart” charger I used at home is kaput. A quick field charge between the two KAP sessions restored servo function to a vigorous state.

This image set includes images from both sessions. I have included a variety of shots showing KAP’s capacity to reveal the old marsh channels and bottom textures of the salt pond – features that one could not see during our visit. I have also included oblique views of the Don Edwards HQ and a few stitched panoramas. Finally, there is a comparison image showing a small hummock as photographed in 2003 and the corresponding view today

Newark Slough

nobody@flickr.com (KAP Cris) — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:14:40 -0700

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