New Caledonia Anchorage Aerial Panorama
par Richard Chesher
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Photo panoramique par
Richard Chesher
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This New Caledonia Anchorage sphere image was taken from a kite flying about 300 metres above the Ilot Mato anchorage. We launched the kite from the stern of the Moira, let it up about 20 meters, and then attached the camera rig. I thought it prudent to use a little waterproof Panasonic Lumix camera just in case the kite decided to go for a swim. The kite behaved perfectly and easily lifted the camera and it's servo-operated mount. I let out about 450 meters of kite line from an Alvey trolling fishing reel bolted onto the stern rail. Then I used a wireless controller to rotate the camera, tilt it from up to down, and trigger the shutter. I shot 350 images because the camera was swinging back and forth and I needed reasonably horizontal images to stitch the sphere image.
The camera didn't go swimming, the kite behaved itself very well, and the only drama was getting the kite back down. It was blowing 15 to 20 knots and the kite was pulling really hard. It took about 450 heavy cranks on the Alvey reel to bring the camera down where Freddy and I could free it. The next Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) of the New Caledonia lagoon will be done with a non-waterproof Canon and an automatic controller.
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Une Nation du Pacifique Sud, la plus proche de l'Australie et de la Nouvelle Zélande. Une chaîne de hautes montagnes, d'impressionnantes cascades et de nombreuses rivières avec une flore et une faune variée et souvent unique au monde - C'est le paradis de la randonnée pédestre ou équestre ainsi que de l'excursion en véhicule tout-terrain.
Le plus grand lagon du monde, peuplé d'une faune tropicale endémique particulièrement riche, avec des récifs et des populations de poissons rares et protégées. Des centaines d'épaves sous-marines, des îlots, de nombreuses plages de sable blanc.
La population calédonienne est issue d'un large brassage culturel : Mélanésiens, Européens, Polynésiens, Vietnamiens, Chinois, Japonais, et la langue et culture française. La Nouvelle-Calédonie est dotée de très bonnes infrastructures médicales et sociales.
Une infrastructure touristique qui offre un large éventail de types d'hébergement allant de l'hôtel 5 étoiles au camping aménagé en passant par l'accueil en milieu tribal, les chambres d'hôtes, les refuges et l'auberge de jeunesse.
