Today I got the right conditions to return to the Boulder Bank for some kite aerial photography. This is the same tree I photographed a few weeks ago, only this time from directly above. King shags nest here so to get this shot I had to launch my kite some distance away, and only after gaining some altitude I slowly walked the kite and camera into position being very careful not to scare the birds off their roosts. Its worth looking at this shot full size to get a good look at the birds.
The colours of the various plants that cling to life out here in this harsh environment are spectacular when seen from above. I'm particularly fascinated by the orange/yellow lichen that forms rings around the trees. I wonder why it only grows around the edge of trees (even dead ones) but not underneath them.
The shot above is looking north with me and the kiteline in the picture.
A former shag roosting tree, now long dead still has the bright ring of lichen around it. The little flecks of blue you can see are actually plastic packing strips; some of mans junk that washes up here. The birds seem to like using it as part of their nests building so it collects around their nesting sites (if you look very closely at the first shot you can see this blue stuff in their current nests.)
Launching the 30 square foot sutton flowform.
My lovely assistant did a great job of minding the kite line on the ground while I took photos.
11:47:33 PM 
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