October - 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 in Ljubljana - Part 1

This was a quick and neat KAP session in Tivoli City Park just outside Ljubljana Centre proper ... the wind was strong, the park was almost empty due to pandemic restrictions, it was a nice flight. The Picavet we used is designed for two cameras (usually a near-infrared and a conventional one), so flying it with just one camera has some problems - it is either tilted while supported on all four points, or is swinging terribly when supported on two points only. This time we t

A Helluva Fight over the Forest

Kozler's forest is the largest remnant of once extensive forest bogs of Ljubljana Marshes. It's a beautiful and kinda mysterious place, and with the vast fields around it it's a great kite flying and kite aerial photography spot. When, of course, the wind isnt' that crazy. The wind was strong that sunny autimn afternoon, but it seemed manageable - just bend the Rokkaku more and move the tow point forward for more stability and less pull, right? Cool! The line being completely

Tabor - the Fortified Church of Hrastovlje

This was really frustrating ... we went to one of the most charming and interesting places in Slovenia -and all we got are a couple (no, really - two!) good kite aerial photos ... Hrastovlje. This fortified church dates back to 14th century - just after the plague ravaged the countyside - and is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, them supposedly being good against the disease. The walls around it were added later, in the times of Ottoman raids: the rich bitches hid tin their cas

The Castle and the Saint

In late 3rd century AD a guy from Tergeste converted to Christianity and since it was the time of Persecutions of Nurian, hid in a cave on the Karst edge high above the town. While he got spiritual guidance in that cave, he also got arrested and was executed, probably in 284 AD. His name was Servulus, little servant (of God); since he was beatified as San Servolo he became a patron saint of Tergeste (today's Trst, Trieste, Italy). In the 11th century a castle was built on a c

A Church Above a Blind Valley

Materija lowland is a long dry limestone valley in the southwestern Slovenia, leading from the Karst edge above Trieste towards Rijeka and the Kvarner gulf. The streams that flow from the unpermeable flysch hills of Brkini that created deep blind valleys on contact with the limestone disappear into karst underground. And on the edge of one of these blind valleys people built a little church. The church of St. George - also known as the church of Holy Spirit - was built in 175

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.