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| Welcome to the Sparling Kites Photo Gallery! Please click on the thumbnails for larger images. |
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| What happens when several big kite fliers get together and play |
| The new toy - the largest barrel in the US - Photo by Bob Hogan |
| Another view of the new toy - Photo by Richard Amirault |
| And another - Photo by Ralph Reed |
| The first flight of the new Giant Barrel |
| Yes it is attached to a garbage truck |
| The first flight of the new Giant Barrel |
| The Giant Barrel at Grand Haven |
| The Giant Barrel at Grand Haven |
| The Giant Barrel at Grand Haven |
| The Giant Barrel at Grand Haven |
| The Giant Barrel at Grand Haven |
| The Peter Lynn Octopus |
| And the Trilobite |
| The Trilobite launching |
| The Octopus as a sport kite, a really BIG sport kite. At the Portsmouth International Kite Festival. Photo courtesy of www.aeolian.co.uk |
| The Trilobite as a backdrop to the Raymond kite. At the Portsmouth International Kite Festival. Photo courtesy of www.aeolian.co.uk |
| My Trilo and David Gomberg's Gecko at Berkley. That is a stabilizing line, not the flying line. |
| Me, in front of David Gomberg's Octopus and Squid and my Octopus and Trilobite. Grand Haven 2001 |
| Grand Haven 2000, Dave Gomberg's Trilo and Fugu |
| | Wildwood 2001, The Peter Lynn kites of David Gomberg, Pete Dolphin, Gary Engvall, Kevin Shannon and myself |
| The Crown Bols at the DeBolt Fly in Indiana |
| The Bulldog foil, our high wind backup kite |
| The Ghost Delta, a great light wind and night fly kite |
| The Super Genki, another great light wind alternative |
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Ok, so my hats a little strange. |
| Well, this one is even stranger at the Lisle Eyes to the Sky Festival. Photo by David Zavell. |
| If the wind cooperates, this is an easy job! Photo by Dan Whitney |
| My Trilobite and David's Fugu caught in a wind gust. Photo by Dan Whitney |
| Three Octopoda, all in a row! Photo by Dan Whitney |
| Whoops! Make that four Octopoda all in a row! Photo by Dan Whitney |
| The Trilobite and David's Gecko. Photo by Dan Whitney |
| He looks hungry! Photo by Dan Whitney |
| Can't an Octopus get any privacy? Photo by Dan Whitney |
Copyright © 2001 Alan Sparling
Last Updated: 08/04/01