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New Project
I’ve started planning a new little project for aerial photography. I was thinking about the problem of shooting in the less than predictable winds of Western PA, and about the urban environment with much smaller greenbelts. (Okay, there *is* a
green belt, but that’s not the same thing.)
Anyway, the above sketch is the first complete device scaled drawing I’ve produced. It’s a remote controlled powered parachute. The intention is to use an electric motor, with a rather large propeller. That’s in the cage-thing on the left in this picture. The wheels are rather tall to allow the camera platform to sit nicely underneath. I won’t be able to shoot forward with this rig, just left, right, and down.
Most powered parachutes put the fan behind the “driver”, as a pusher. This puts the fan and the lines of the parachute in potential conflict. I’m approaching this with the fan on the front, and the parachute hanging out the back, which hopefully will turn out better.
The above fancy aluminum one will be the “1.0″ version of it– I’m planning on building a test model from plywood and aluminum strip to test out the geometry and flight characteristics before building a nice one. I’m also not sure of the rear caster plate shape… I like the first one, but the rear one just seems “off” to me.
More later, as it’s all developed =) Estimated time for starting this is around June 2009…
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Just so I don’t forget:
mencoder -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=msmpeg4v2:vpass=1 -mf type=jpg:fps=40 -o $VIDEOFILE mf://$IMAGEPATH/*.jpg
Let me know if anybody wants a longer post on the subject, but I stole the above line from here
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A lovely country cabin up in Old Station, CA. At Rim Rock Cabins, we stayed here for our trip to Lassen. It was cozy. It was sort of warm. But it was very picturesque. Printable to 20×30.
This is offered at 8×10 for $35.00, including shipping, directly from the photographer.
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Beautiful pine trees silhouetted by the night sky. Enlargable to 12×18, offered here at 8×12 for $35.00, including shipping, directly from the photographer.
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Reeling sky behind a Ponderosa Pine tree near Hat Creek. 45 minute exposure, enlargeable to 20×30. Offered here as an 8×10 for $35.00, including shipping, directly from the photographer.
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Long star trails and fog interact to produce this compelling image. Taken in Old Station, CA. Printable to 12″x18″.
Offered here at 8×12, for $35.00 directly from the photographer, including shipping.
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An ancient tree stands in front of the reeling heavens. 90 minute exposure, with the north star in a crook of the tree. Printable to 20×30, offered here at 8×10.
Available directly from the photographer for $35.00, including shipping.
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A snowy Lassen Peak reflected in the blue waters of Lake Helen. From Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Printable up to 24″x24″.
Presented here at 12″x12″ for $35.00, including shipping.
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The main park road up to Lassen Peak, overlooking south. Printable up to 6.5″x20″, offered here at 4×12.
4×12 (without red stamp) for $35.00, including shipping.
