KAP: Gallery 2003

"Oh no! Another page with hundreds of pictures..." Well, hopefully not. The object is not to tell you my life story, but to show you what KAP can achieve, as well as what you can photograph. Click on the images to see another or a larger view. I have more images of each subject, most at 1600 x 1200 pixels. If one of these locations means anything to you, e-mail me and I can share more shots with you.

3^rd January: Cairnpapple Hill. Prehistoric Burial and Ceremonial location 3000 to 1400 BC. Showing the main cairn, satellite chambers and ditches in winter snow. Image by Peter McCulloch & James Gentles. JKPA Photo Contest runner-up 2003 Flowform 16 and a 2-3 oz web-cam.	March - October: The Binns Tower Built on a knoll above the ancestral home of the Dalyell family, commanding a view over West Lothian and the Firth of Forth. A favourite KAP haunt for testing! Stratoscoop 2 and Rig02. Thumbnail Sun Oak 9½' DC and 2-3 oz Pencam.	April: Bamburgh Castle one of the finest in England's Northumberland. Perched on a basalt outcrop on the very edge of the North Sea, the castle has been extensively restored, and is now the home of the Armstrong family. Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	June 2003 - Catch Me Quick. Testing Kite stability and performance is less than adequate winds! See the Picavet page . Sun Oak 9½' DC and Rig02
July: Caledonian MacBrayne's MV Lord of the Isles loading at Tiree Pier. Despite a small airport the daily boat (in Summer) is still an island lifeline to Oban on Scotland's mainland. Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	July: A hidden Vegetable Garden and ruined Black House on the fertile sandy soil of the Hebridean Island of Tiree. . . Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	July: Greenacres Cottage, on the Hebridean Island of Tiree. This small isolated island off Scotland's Atlantic coast is dotted with picturesque cottages and crofts. JKPA photo contest runner-up 2003 Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	August: Steam Haul at Bo'ness. Caledonian Railway No. 419 hauls the Scottish Railway Preservation Society's 12:15 from Bo'ness station up the hill to Birkhill Halt. Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.
September: Testing Interference performance of Rig 02 with some impressive ground based opposition. Also my first flight with a large audience - aren't cows nosey? Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	September: Lin's Mill Aqueduct, Union Canal, near Edinburgh. The smallest of three great aqueducts on this recently restored canal. British Waterways Photo Contest Special Mention 2003. JKPA photo contest winner 2004 Stratoscoop 2 & Rig02.	October: Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island, Northumberland. Originally built in 1550 the castle was re-built in 1903 by Sir Edwin Lutyens as a grand private home. In the care of the National Trust. Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	October: St. Mary's Lighthouse This major landmark (which is now decommissioned) sits on a tidal island just north of Whitley Bay, Newcastle. It is now a museum maintained by the local authority. Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.
October: Warkworth Castle Magnificent second home of the Dukes of Northumberland. Started in the 12th century the castle stands imposingly over a loop in the River Coquet. The care of English Heritage Rig02. and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	December 2003: Granton Harbour Edinburgh. Boats of the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club wintering on the harbour. The last flight of RIG02. . Rig02 and Sun Oak 9½' DC	December 2003: The last shot of RIG02's last flight. My son finally shows an interest in KAP, but he must have a starring role, and a blatant disregard for his personal safety... Rig02 and Sun Oak 9½' DC kite.	Also in 2003: Muiravonside Country Park, Forth Rail Bridge, Blackness Castle, more Forth Corinthians at Granton Harbour, Tiree Black Houses, and Currie Community High School.

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