September - 2020

THE WORLD, VIEWED FROM A KITE

Welcome to the website of aerial photography enthusiasts, taking photos from the air in a natural, organic and gluten-free way: with a kite.

Island at the End of Summer

The Power of Bora

Kite Science: Assessing Water Pollution from the Sky

Autumn on a High Plateau

We went - again - to the high karst plateau of Bloke south of Ljubljana to catch the last warm sun rays and the nice wind that caresses the forested landscape - and try to survey a purported little Bronze Age hillfort. Bloke high plateau in its golden autumn glory While the hillfort proved elusive - we had some problems with the multispectral camera and the analysis shoult take some time - the warm, soft sunlight bathing the plateau was so nice ... These forests are home to b

Saint Lawrence of Thousands of Years

The legend of Laurentius, one of the seven deacons of Rome, is quite amusing (for a martyrdom story) - when he was tortured on a gridiron over the fire, he called out: "Turn me over, I'm well done on this side!" ... Thus he is a patron saint of cooks and comedians. Saint Lawrence is one of the most widely venerated saints of the Catholic Church, and there are numerous churches and chapels dedicated to him. This one is a pretty incospicuouos one, perched on top of a small hill

A Polje and a River

Planina Polje - Planina karst field - is a classic example of this geological feature - a flat-bottomed depression over which a river Unica slowly meanders from its emergence from the Planina cave towards the sinkholes at the other end of the field. Kite aerial view towards the southern end of Planina polje Last time we were here flying kites the field was flooded - the sinkholes can't take all the water when the snow is melting or after serious rains, and the field becomes a

Castle Kalc, Again - and a Tribute to Slawek

Finally a good wind forecast made us pack the gear, and there were favourable conditions for some near infrared aerial archaeology ... So we drove again to "our" place near the medieval castle Kalc in the upper Pivka valley, to determine where exactly - and if at all - once stood an Iron age settlement and a Roman military camp, and what is all about those mysterious circles in the grass ... ... But before we went to work we had a solemn memorial event for a kiter we met in A

KAP JASA TEAM

KAP Jasa stands for Kite Aerial Photography - Janez and Saša. An ingenious name, isn't it?

Janez is the chief pilot, kite designer and maker, photographer and DTP wizard.

Saša is a co-pilot, know-it-all wannabe, pulisher, writer and editor.

We started KAP Jasa in July 2017, some months after the first try of taking pictures with a mobile phone taped to a stunt kite went rather awry. Our first true KAP kite was a 200 cm blue Rokkaku Dako, drawn ands sewn by Janez, and so delicately made it can lift a compact camera in a 5 km/h breeze. A 160 cm Royal 69 Sled followed, suitable for stronger winds, and a 333 cm Great White Delta is the latest addition. All kites are made by Janez on his venerable Ruža sewing machine.

Those kites carry various photo and video equipment: a Braun Jumper II and a Denver 5020TWC action cameras for video, and a Canon A810 compact camera and a Nikon 1 J1 mirrorless camera for stills.