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January 22, 2010: Kiters, Rocco and Barbara

The wind is up and Rocco and Barbara are here along with about 10 other kiters. On the way to the beach, I pass the lotus pond - and busy bees

jan 22 4434 bee lotus

Love the colors

jan 22 4442 purple lotus

Another view

jan 22 4444 purple lotus

A red dragonfly

jan 22 4447 red dragonfly

A blue dasher

jan 22 4453 blue dasher

Face to face with a blue dasher

jan 22 4465 blue dasher faceoff

Then at the beach - 3 kiters

jan 22 4460 3 kites

This is Barbara starting a jump. I'm shooting at f5.6, 300mm (full zoom), 1/1000 sec to catch the water patterns

jan 22 4599 barbara jumping

A bit later - look at the water dropping off her board

jan 22 4600 barbara jumping

Swinging around

jan 22 4605 barbara jumping

Maybe Harun?

jan 22 4617 jumping

Harun jumping?

jan 22 4657 jumping

Barbara riding

jan 22 4624 barbara

Leaning back to start a jump

jan 22 4628 barbara

Takeoff

jan 22 4633 barbara takeoff

Kickback

jan 22 4636 barbara jumping

Another jump - takeoff

jan 22 4679 barbara jumping

Hanging in the air

jan 22 4682 barbara hanging

Swinging around

jan 22 4688 barbara hanging

Landing

jan 22 4691 barbara hanging

And back to the beach - exchanging rig with Rocco

jan 22 4711 barbara rocco

Rocco jumping

jan 22 4725 rocco takeoff

Grabbing the board - showoff :)

jan 22 4728 rocco board

Another jump - takeoff

jan 22 4766 rocco flying

Another jump - takeoff

jan 22 4778 rocco takeoff

Up up and away

jan 22 4779 rocco reaching

Swinging back

jan 22 4818 rocco flying

Flying higher

jan 22 4880 rocco flyiing

Another jump

jan 22 4887 rocco takeoff

Leaning back for another jump

jan 22 4892 rocco

Rocco flying

jan 22 4911 rocco flying

Leaning back for another jump

jan 22 4916 rocco splashing

Like a rodeo bronco rider

jan 22 4917 rocco wake

Takeoff

jan 22 4919 rocco takeoff

Interesting - the board is parallel to the water instead of the usual aircraft-like takeoff

jan 22 4920 liftoff

Another jump - this time an aircraft takeoff

jan 22 4929 rocco takeoff

Flying in front of Nikoi Island

jan 22 4930 rocco flying

Up, up and away

jan 22 4931 rocco flying

Rocco and not barbara

jan 22 4936 not barbara

Rocco's other girl

jan 22 4965 roccos girl

Flying so high

jan 22 4969 rocco

Another jump - but not so good focus

jan 22 4978 rocco

Lifting and tongue biting

jan 22 4981 rocco flying

Oops -

jan 22 4982 rocco oops

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C. Frank Starmer

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