This past weekend, we finally got some kites into the air. Canon EOS 400D (XTi) · Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 17 mm · 1/1000 s · f/14 · ISO 400 This photo represents the triumphant end of a weeks-long battle against nature to fly some flippin’ kites. After several attempts to sustain more than three seconds in the air at various …
whirlygig
There’s surely a more technical name for it than a “whirlygig,” but I call it like I see it: whirly and, erm, giggity-like. This whirlygig was the first of three kites flown on one string, anchored to the ground with an industrial-strength tent-peg this past weekend at Clover Point. They could be seen for miles away so, of course, being …