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| Built at: Apr.11.2002 Last update: Dezember 06, 2004 |
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| In this year we spent our
easterholiday on the German Northsee island "Sylt".
This is the northernmost island in Germany and is in
contact with the mainland via a 11 km long railroad dike.
On this island are 12 villages with together approx. 20,000
inhabitants. After I have done the first testflights with my new KAP-Rig#4 and the SONY P5 at home and after some corrections on this rig, the Rig#4 worked well in the holiday on Sylt. |
Length: | 38,5 km | ||
| Aeria: | 93 km² | |||
| Smallest place: | 400 m | |||
| Widest place: | 12,6 km | |||
| Highest dune: | 52 m |
Part # 1: Lighthouses at Kampen and at the Listlander
Ellebogen
Part # 2: Mud flats at
Braderup and Keitum
Part # 3: On the beach at
Wennigstedt, Westerland and List
Small Lighthouse in KampenThe small lighthouse "Rote Kliff" was built from 1912 till 1913 and was closed down in 1974. The position is 54 degrees, 58 minutes north and 8 degrees, 20 minutes east. In the year 1978 the lighthouse was bought by Kampen and later it was restored. |
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Small
lighthouse in Kampen viewed |
Old
lighthouse in the dunes in |
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| At my first attempt to take
some aerial photos of the small lighthouse in Kampen on
March, the 24th 2002, the wind ran out after the first
start and apart from some dunes there was not something
to see on the three shoots, I took. On March the 30th 2002 I started the 1,75 m² Flow-Form#1 at a windspeed of 4,5 m/s with a 2 mm polyesterline. The wind got stronger and the measurement after the landing showed me windspeeds near to 8 m/s. Regrettably the sky was covered with high clouds, so the photos got a little bit colourless. |
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Old
lighthouse in the dunes in Kampen on the German island
Sylt. |
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The
lighthouse looks over the dunes of the Lister Ellebogen
viewed from the beach |
Lighthouse in the east of the Listlander EllebogenAt the nothernmost place of the German Island Sylt is the "Listland". The promontory in east-west direction is called "Ellebogen" (elbow). At this elbow in the dunes there are two lighthouses since 1858. They are only different in colors and marking, the lighthouses "List Ost" and "List West". |
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After we cycled from
Wennigstedt to the easternmost point of the elbow, we
went for a walk to the wonderful northernmost beach of
Germany. The next island you can see from here in the
north is the Danish island ROMÖ. This island is the most
famous area for the buggydrivers. At this part of the
beach swimming is dangerous for life and so it is
strictly forbidden. The reason for this decision is the
strong stream of the tides. This first picture set, showing the lighthouse, I took in two flights, a little bit against the sun. The picture down on the right was taken after the second start with a half zoomed objektive. The three other pictures I took in the normal KAP adjustment with the most possibly rightfare angle. With higher focal lenghts the possibility of blurring gets higher. Furthermore it gets more difficult to hit the object, but I think this photos were worth to be taken. The kite I took for this photos at a windspeed of 4 m/s was the FF#2 with a 2mm polyester kiteline. |
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Lighthouse
List Ost on the island Sylt |
The
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Lighthouse
List Ost |
Zoomed
lighthouse List Ost |
| The first picture set of the
lighthouse was made against the sun. So I did a second
start from another place behind the dunes. At one of the
top pictures you can see the free place near the house,
from where I lifted the kite. The first two pictures in this second set were taken with an anchored kite. I took the transmitter and walked to the foot of the lighthouse to position the camera. But if you want to take pictures with a small distance like the other two ones, you always must have the kiteline in your hand and the kite with the rig in your eye. Because the kite always moves a little with the camera by the wind, a touch cannot be excluded and you must be very carefully. The position of the camera I determine by changing my own location to the left and the right, forward and backward. |
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Lighthouse
List Ost |
I am
standing at the ground of the lighthouse with the
transmitter and positioning the camera. |
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Lightning
conductors at the roof |
Lighthouse
List Ost from the top |
Links to other KAPers and more you can find in my Surfers Guide.
I like to be available for questions, suggestions or experience exchange.
I would be very pleased about an entry in my visitor's book.
Manfred
http://KAP-Man.de
Manfred