Kite aerial photography


In July 2012, I got a crazy idea to thread a kite string through my iPhone case and set the camera timer to take a photo every 13 seconds. Since then, I've refined this crazy idea; I took the "crazy" out of it, stopped using my phone, and bought a GoPro, a camera designed for high-impact, high-altitude photography. I've taken the contraption around Indianapolis and to Chicago and Tampa, with many more flights to come.

Over St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg
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Over St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg (original crop)
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Near St. Malachy Church in Brownsburg
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Aerial photo of Franciscan St. Francis Hospital in Mooresville, Ind. courtesy of a kite and a GoPro
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Over Montrose Hill in Chicago. My friend Steph Feeley was flying the kite.
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Montrose Hill in Chicago. That's me in the corner.
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South Chicago beach like you've never seen before, courtesy of a kite and a GoPro
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Jackson Park Beach, Chicago
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A second view from Jackson Park Beach, this time with boosted colors.
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Jackson Park Beach, Chicago, as the tide rolls out
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The south Chicago shoreline by Soldier Field gets totally twisted, dude.
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Whoops.
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Clearwater Beach, Fla.
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Meridian and North Streets, Indianapolis
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Over Eagle's Crest, Indianapolis. (This was not changed to black and white; it started this way!)
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