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Getting a little better at video editing.

November 23rd, 2007 No comments

I have been wanting to put a bunch of video clips together I had from flying the kite at Bright during the Feast. After my ‘success’ with the helicopter video, I thought I would have a go at it.

You can see the result here;

http://beno.id.au/html/webpages-stuff/kites.htm

Its the bottom one…….

I’m pretty happy with how it turned out I don’t really see myself putting more time than what this one cost (about 1/2 hour). I think its pretty much finished.
I’m getting keen to get a video and audio capture card happening to get the video tapes I have onto the computer so I can do them at some stage (they will take a lot longer simply because there is hours of tape).

Anyway, I think it helps make the event a lot more memorable. You don’t have to sit though 15 minutes of video, just 4, and its a lot more engaging with the music and the fact that its just the ‘good’ bits.

Hope you like it. Thanks for watching.

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Im sure it was important……

September 30th, 2007 No comments

What was it my high school teacher was trying to teach me?

Somthing about ‘double the wind speed and the force of the wind goes up 4 times’??

 Im sure it was important at the time, but when you feel it, THEN it means something!

http://beno.id.au/html/webpages-stuff/kites.htm

The kite has arrived, and we have lift-off!

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Kites

September 20th, 2007 No comments

Been wanting to get back into flying my kites some more for a long time.

Not quite sure how it all came together, but walking though Rays Tent City we saw a tent pole that looked about right for the main spar on my 4 string home made ‘Revolution’ kite.
Its a little heavy, but we are back flying it. Took Terry up to the oval a week latter and gave him a bash at it. Took the usual few moments to wrap his head around 4 strings, but he got there pretty quick.
Hes got the bug. Should have seen his face light up when it caught the wind and gave him a little tug.

I have always wanted to get into power kiting and buggy’s, so now that the boy has the bug and we can do it together I bought a 4 meter kite off Ebay, should arrive this week…..watch this space…….

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