This is my first Kite borne Aerial Photograph.  I am using a pendulum rig constructed by Brooks Leffler.  The system is controlled by a radio control system using three servos.  One is for pan, one is for tilt and one is the shutter release. For more details see the image and notes further down on this page.
Here is another shot from my first roll of film using the Leffler rig.  The three people standing in the street are my two neighbors and my dad.  The center figure is my dad who is flying the kite, a Flowform 30, while I experiment with the camera rig controls.
Here is the rig that Brooks Leffler constructed for me, under pressure, since it was a deviation from his normal Picavet suspension rigs.  I am very happy with it so far but have a lot to learn regarding aiming, composition, controlling the rig in general.  Note the shock absorber on the top of the pendulum for damping fore and aft movement.  This idea was "borrowed" from Craig Wilson.  Also, note the two fins, or dihedrals.  The use of these was after a design used by Christian Becot of France.  Details on this feature are available from Christian's article in the Aerial Eye, Volume 4, Number 2, page 14.  Brooks' wonderful workmanship and attention to detail make this rig a real pleasure to use.
Here is a shot of my own driveway from about 75 feet altitude.  The wind on this day was very light and variable and I nursed the Flowform 30 up to about 200 feet with difficulty.  I never noticed all of those dead spots in my lawn until I looked at this picture.
This is a more vertical shot of my neighbors yard across the street.  His lawn sure looks better than mine.
The shot on the right was not actually framed this well.  The original was shot from far too high and the car appeared as a very small image on the photo.  I admit to enlarging and cropping to bring the car up to a viewable size.  A bit of processing with Photoshop sharpened it up a bit.  It would have been much nicer had the camera been at a lower altitude but then I am learning as I go.
This is my latest effort, a shot of the waterfront and marina in the city of West Palm Beach, Florida.