Nite Kites

david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 754 Major grins
edited July 16, 2008 in Sports
Not sure whether you called this sport, maybe hobby more approriate. These are kites operate by batteries with LED lights fixed on it which gives out unpredictable streaks of lights trails which attrach scores of tourists every night. Still trying to capture the ever elusive perfect shot and you can never want to stop going there again.


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My gallery: http://david-low.smugmug.com

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  • hanseathanseat Registered Users Posts: 125 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2008
    Very coool! I have never senn this before. Thank you for sharing.
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  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 754 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2008
    hanseat wrote:
    Very coool! I have never senn this before. Thank you for sharing.

    These kites were first designed and made in Singapore. Heard there were clones but not successful.
    My gallery: http://david-low.smugmug.com
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2008
    Cool!

    I had to go to your gallery to find out more, because that thing seems to be flying patterns a kite shouldn't be capable of (with the lines and all).

    It's a cross between an RC-airplane and a kite, isn't it? No lines, but a prop and electric drive.
    Creativity's hard.

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  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 754 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2008
    pyry wrote:
    Cool!

    I had to go to your gallery to find out more, because that thing seems to be flying patterns a kite shouldn't be capable of (with the lines and all).

    It's a cross between an RC-airplane and a kite, isn't it? No lines, but a prop and electric drive.

    They called the brand as "Nite Kite". You're right. It has a front propeller and fly by remote. Battery is small to lighten weight and last only 20 mins. These guys brough about 10 batteries with them for a night of fun.
    My gallery: http://david-low.smugmug.com
  • pyrypyry Registered Users Posts: 1,733 Major grins
    edited July 12, 2008
    david-low wrote:
    They called the brand as "Nite Kite". You're right. It has a front propeller and fly by remote. Battery is small to lighten weight and last only 20 mins. These guys brough about 10 batteries with them for a night of fun.

    Want one! lol3.gif
    Creativity's hard.

    http://pyryekholm.kuvat.fi/
  • Digital IllusionsDigital Illusions Registered Users Posts: 150 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2008
    Those images rank a 10 on the cool factor. clap.gifbowdown.gif
    I would like to try my hand at flying and shooting those!

    Great work thumb.gif
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Major grins Bournemouth, UKPosts: 0 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2008
    Very cool pictures, nice setting against the backdrop of the offices.

    You can get lights that fit on kites, they are small magnetic led about 10mm round, you just place one half on side of the kite and the other half on the other side and the magnetic bit fixes to the kite.

    Tim
  • kitvankitvan Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited July 13, 2008
    very trippy!! that's great manclap.gifclap.gif
    "Time is an illusion. Lunchtime, doubly so."
  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 754 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2008
    Thanks guys for dropping by and youir nice comments
    My gallery: http://david-low.smugmug.com
  • mr peasmr peas Registered Users Posts: 1,369 Major grins
    edited July 14, 2008
    This is really cool. I wish you could have shot the kites up close, that would be really cool to build on our own! Thanks for sharing!
  • david-lowdavid-low Registered Users Posts: 754 Major grins
    edited July 15, 2008
    mr peas wrote:
    This is really cool. I wish you could have shot the kites up close, that would be really cool to build on our own! Thanks for sharing!

    Hi Mr peas,

    My gallery has a close-up shots. Its not easy to build one yourself. The proprietor took almost 3 years research and some fund granted by some venture capitalists and many trials to reach the commecial stage.
    My gallery: http://david-low.smugmug.com
  • tonichelletonichelle Registered Users Posts: 144 Major grins
    edited July 16, 2008
    how cool! great colors!

    those'd be a lot of fun up here in AK... though I would imagine they wouldn't work too well in the cold
    "It's only an island if you look at it from the water."
  • tanyBUGtanyBUG Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited July 16, 2008
    tonichelle wrote:
    how cool! great colors!

    those'd be a lot of fun up here in AK... though I would imagine they wouldn't work too well in the cold

    wow great shots! I have never seen anything like this before either! The first one is particularly interesting
    you need a funky camera strap
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