Ring of Brodgar

At the Heart of Neolithic Orkney, Scotland, UK

12th September 2012

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Caption

The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle on the Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.

Very little is known about the people who went to so much effort between 2500BC and 2000BC to build this structure, and the many others they have left in this area, their culture, beliefs and society are now just a matter of conjecture.

Location

Europe / UK-Scotland

Lat: 59° 0' 5.4" N
Long: 4° 14' 46.92" W

Elevation: Ground: 10m, Camera: 100m

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Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.

Equipment

4 GoPro HERO2 cameras, with a wooden camera cradle/rig to hold the cameras in exactly the correct position is triggered by 4 gentWIRE camera syncronisers. Suspended below a Dan Leigh Trooper kite with 6ft/1.8m span.

This technique produces two hemispheres, and a different workflow in PTGui from the classic ground pano technique. This results in extra effort BUT impossible angles!

See the rig, how Kite Aerial Photography is achieved, and the workflow.

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Ring of Brodgar

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