56K Alert! Extreme Kite Flying - San Francisco Marina Green

[ayotnoms]

Make a Saturday or Sunday visit to the Marina Green and you're likely to see Ray, kite pilot extraordinaire.

Kind of a challenge to photograph but here are my meager attempts. :)

Here he is at the controls (12 kites, 200lb test line)
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/178876928-L.jpg

...a perspective shot
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/178877291-L.jpg

...his skill at dropping the kites right next to pedestrians.
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/178878034-L.jpg

...people seem to like the kites
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/178877649-L.jpg

...I know I did! :)
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/178878296-L.jpg

[JTVal]

That 2nd one is amazing.

[Richtherookie]

Great shots! By the looks of shot #4 the kites are very large? #2 is awesome, a different back ground would be nice. Nice work.

[ayotnoms]

Great shots! By the looks of shot #4 the kites are very large? #2 is awesome, a different back ground would be nice. Nice work.
nah. The kites aren't very large...maybe 3 feet wingspan.
As for a different background, perhaps a piece of The Rock (Alcatraz) will do? :)
http://steve-montoya.smugmug.com/photos/179597790-L.jpg

[ChrisLUM]

Cool....Nice shots...