Hwanggeum-san Aerial Photos

[planebane]

Here are some aerial photos of Hwanggeum Mountain taken last Sunday, November 27.

Airplane: Brushless Slo-V
Camera: Pentax Optio S4.

I captured this around noon and it was already almost too windy to fly this plane.

You can see the frontside and backside of the mountain, as well as where the separate flying areas for slopers and paragliders/hang gliders. This ridge really is a gift from mother nature.

There was a lot of mist in the air so visibility was limited. The landing gear was visible in the shots so I had to crop them (whoops).

See everyone next Sunday for the slope festival. If conditions are okay, I hope to put my camera up again then (and go higher!)...

Many thanks to my friends in the Albatross Slope Club!

[tobeaman]

hi, planebane. i like your photo very much. the mist makes the mt. mystic and the scene clean.
with these photos there'll be an enough reason to love this place, even thou you were not a sloper.
thx for the photos. see you on sunday.

[jnamgun]

WoW ! what a wanderfull photoes.

[John Kim]

I saw aerial photo of Mt. Hwang Kum for the first time.

It clearly shows the long running ridge and the front and backside of the ridge.
It appears to be a perfect DS site. No wonder all Korean DS fliers flock to the mountain.

Thanks for the photo, Andrei. I will tell askman, an aerial photo expert here, to take a look and tell us his opinion.

[askman]

very nice pics. sloV is good AP platform in low wind condition. nice area. side mounted camera? I use pentax S4 as well, but on a pan/tilt mounting. good job. for searching for lost plane, direct down shots in grid pattern is best

[John Kim]

Planebane can start new business of locating a lost plane with his aerial photography.
I would recommend him to consult askman regarding feasiblity.

[John Kim]

시진을 보니, 능선이 거이 일직선으로 달리고 있는데, 90도로 꾸부러 진데가 있으면, 바람이 전방향으로 불어도, 날리수가 있겠네요.

나무는 생각한 것 만큼 많지는 않는데, 외 비행기들이 많이 꺼저 버리지요?



The ridge runs straight. If it bends 90 degree at some point, they can fly in all direction. No such bend?

There are not much trees as I thought. How come this mountain swallows up so many planes?

[planebane]

Thanks for your compliments and advice everyone. :)

askman, yes, it's a home-made side-looking mount made from paint sticks and velcro. BTW there is no triggering mechanism. I just use a 1GB memory card and use a rubber band to hold the shutter button down on continuous mode. Then I sift through the hundreds of photos for the good ones and throw the rest away.

I have to go now but I'll take a photo of my camera setup and attach it to this post later today.

I would love to help find lost planes. Already I can see a couple of shapes in the photos that don't look to be flying ;)

EDIT:
Okay, here is my setup. Very simple and light, but it would be nice to have a pan/tilt mechanism and shutter triggering mechanism. Perhaps in the future...

[John Kim]

Planebane,

Askman has posted many photos and articles of his contraption on Aerial Phography forum on this site. If you search his articles, you will find many useful information.
He has succeeded in commercializing his AP.

[askman]

actually, here is my website


www.askmanAP.com
check under apcam . I have IR camera switch for optio as well as pan/tilt camera mount for slow stick (close enough for sloV)

this is my slow stick with my LG, pan/tilt camera mount and raised Motor mount. I use 2.4ghz video downlink as well and run IR switch.