To take aerial photos, you need to attach your camera to a balloon, kite, pole, or whatever! Try the "standard" rubber band rig, the venerable soda bottle rig, or the juice jug rig. (above image via @mathew in this post) Activities Not all #photo-rig designs have been adapted into activities, but here are number that have been started: [activities:photo-rig] Questions [questions:photo-rig] (above image via @mathew in this post)...
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| warren | "Love it! We've been planning to release a minimal kite kit based on a keychain can but haven't run hard numbers or a test. A slightly higher end on..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "cool " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Scott, If you still have that RC controlled KAP rig, there is another option for syncing the VIS and NIR cameras in your dual camera rig. The radio..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Scott, CHDK will provide a better intervalometer, but it can't sync the shutters without an external signal. So you need something to send a 5v pul..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "thanks, Chris! definitely need help on syncing cameras. on their own, the cameras fire at different rates. The overlap has been a challenge, it's ..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "Scott, It doesn't look like you have any electronics for triggering the cameras. Do you have plans for syncing the shutters? If the synchrony is no..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| Waverider | "I would like to use two cameras, one NoIR and one Normal and use my ArduPilotMega 2.5 to shot the photos with my UAV so i can create a map of my fa..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| RoderickRead | "The picavet instructions link isn't working. However you'll find a good one here if you need an alternative. http://www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/kap/e..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "This has great potential. If you add a few extra pieces of styrofoam around the top of the bell, then the whole rig will float with the camera well..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "If there was an alternate spot to attach the rubber bands, then the flat opening could be saran wrapped tightly, maybe. with a foam plug in the ot..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "Or just saran wrap it tightly!!! Maybe? " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| warren | "I wonder if you put it in a ziploc bag, or maybe one of those more clear types of very crinkly plastic they use at fancy bakeries... I tried photog..." | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| mathew | "I think this is lighter than a soda bottle rig too! nice! I put it on the PET bottle rig page " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| eustatic | "thanks! " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| patcoyle | "Thanks - good layout of the sequence. On my list to do. " | Read more » | over 10 years ago | |||
| jbest | "Ha! I like the name "Gumby rigs". Thanks for the link to the Becot design, that gives me some ideas for the future. Spinning was the main problem o..." | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "That's a really original design. 80 grams for the rig is nice. I like the way the Picavet arm serves to protect the camera, and the way the camera ..." | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| adam-griffith | "hmmmm... for downward facing, overhead shots? def. less tangley... not sure that would always face down though. does it? " | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| mathew | "Adam, Make a pendulum rig instead-- I'm finding them easier/steadier/less tangley https://www.flickr.com/photos/14397636@N07/9414831007/ " | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| adam-griffith | "Awesome! Thanks! " | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| jbreen | "Which version, Adam? I think they've all been less than $10. The all metal one I think was closer to $5. The IKEA trash bin one is the most expen..." | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| adam-griffith | "Hi Jessi - any idea what your cost on your DIY picavet is? " | Read more » | about 11 years ago | |||
| TedF | "Thanks for the reply... will try with the a (styrofoam) block between platform and camera, until I make the next one with pulleys. Cheers! " | Read more » | over 11 years ago | |||
| cfastie | "TedF, Good design. Just drag and drop photos to where the cursor is in the edit window. Blocks (pulleys) will help a lot to keep it level, especial..." | Read more » | over 11 years ago |