Probably should post this in the video & photo section although I thought I would tag on to the end of this thread
Was out flying on Saturday when some guy came and asked me if he can take some photo's of my Talon for a competition he was entering. I said no problem as long as you e mail me the results.
Photo's can be seen here:
http://www.cig.canon-europe.com/a?i=0KgYax2qIm
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as he only came 55th!
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Well it seems that Icarex are dropping certain colours from their list (unless you order 1000m of it)! WOW! 1000m of Flo.Pink is really going to set the world on fire!?
Most 'dropped' colours are fairly 'big deal' material, except the loss of Mango, which is a superior yellow to the normal yellow. Also off the list is Magenta which is a crime. It's the purple equivalent of Midnight Blue! Shame on you!
I will be noting unavailable colours by use of an 'X' on my website.
Chocolate, Rubin and Flo.Pink were asking for it. Mango and Magenta had some legs to stand on, bad decision IMO.
I guess there aren't enough creative-colour-users like myself out there to justify mass production.
Oh well. I'm hoping that Icarex introduce a new grey or perhaps a proper darker Red to make up for it....
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Most 'dropped' colours are fairly 'big deal' material, except the loss of Mango, which is a superior yellow to the normal yellow. Also off the list is Magenta which is a crime. It's the purple equivalent of Midnight Blue! Shame on you!
I will be noting unavailable colours by use of an 'X' on my website.
Chocolate, Rubin and Flo.Pink were asking for it. Mango and Magenta had some legs to stand on, bad decision IMO.
I guess there aren't enough creative-colour-users like myself out there to justify mass production.
Oh well. I'm hoping that Icarex introduce a new grey or perhaps a proper darker Red to make up for it....
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Spencer wrote:
After he'd doctored the image.
I particulary like how the green buildings in the background have turned yellow.
I think that's an effective colour scheme for the kite but the original photos do not do it justice.
The lighting seems to have been poor and the camera operator has made some strange choices over settings,perhaps due to inexperience with the specific camera,or photography generally.
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Andy S wrote:The buildings in the background are yellow..
So possibly the white balance was wrong in the original shot,where said buildings look quite green.
Andy S wrote:There's not usually anything wrong with a little post-production work in a photography competition unless the rules strictly forbid it.
With a lot of the stuff that comes off my Olympus, post-production work is a necessity.
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I'm always looking to improve things, so I've made some new changes to the Talon construction that should help.
Some credit goes to Adampol for decimating a Talon over the course of (not even) a year and making me aware of some things! Not that he's a bad flier, he just flew it for what possibly amounts to more time than I have, including prototypes!
That's the addict spirit, Adam!
a) Internally reinforced the lower socket cutout due to a tearing issue. Did the top socket glide as well since it is potentially capable of the same problem.
b) Beefed-up the nose reinforcing (internal) to combat premature Cordura wear where the spar endcaps sit.
c) Upper third of the spine is shrouded in heat-shrink to prevent failed Structil 'spikes' from piercing the sail fabric.
d) Completely seal the kite in Moonie Tape for maximum protection.
^^^ That last one was a joke, alright?
Another little thing is that I am dropping the L/S to Socket 'glide'. It worked perfectly when I used Tradewinds sockets, but is less effective with the larger APA sockets. Any suggestion for a cheap, cone shaped variant would be greatly appreciated! Otherwise, use leader lines.
Mark
Some credit goes to Adampol for decimating a Talon over the course of (not even) a year and making me aware of some things! Not that he's a bad flier, he just flew it for what possibly amounts to more time than I have, including prototypes!
That's the addict spirit, Adam!
a) Internally reinforced the lower socket cutout due to a tearing issue. Did the top socket glide as well since it is potentially capable of the same problem.
b) Beefed-up the nose reinforcing (internal) to combat premature Cordura wear where the spar endcaps sit.
c) Upper third of the spine is shrouded in heat-shrink to prevent failed Structil 'spikes' from piercing the sail fabric.
d) Completely seal the kite in Moonie Tape for maximum protection.
^^^ That last one was a joke, alright?
Another little thing is that I am dropping the L/S to Socket 'glide'. It worked perfectly when I used Tradewinds sockets, but is less effective with the larger APA sockets. Any suggestion for a cheap, cone shaped variant would be greatly appreciated! Otherwise, use leader lines.
Mark