On the coast of BC in spring and early summer there tends to be about five dreary, cloudy days followed by one truly glorious sunny day that is so nice it makes you forget there ever was a cloudy day.
I was happy when I was treated to one of those glorious days while visiting Vancouver! It was just in time to enjoy a kite festival in Vanier Park.
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Synchronized kite flying! Each of these kites is being flown by a different person in perfect unison with music. Ah, Vancouver is a gorgeous city in summer time.
This guy can fly three kites at the same time! That’s his wife there who taps him on the shoulder when the music changes because he’s a little hard of hearing. In the image on the right the three kites are in line with each other. One of the kites is tied to his belt so he can move the three independently like in the image below. He can fly them in different directions too!
My favourite kite was this fish.
It was the epitome of a summer day with music, ice cream, kites and walks on the beach. All we need now is a little more heat to warm up the ocean we’ll be ready for a swim! 🙂
The photos and colors are amazing!
Can I use some of them in a web project?
Hi James, thank you very much. If you would like to use the images please let me know what kind of web project you are working on.
These are lovely, Anne. My favorites are of the two with the all-blue backgrounds.
Thank you very much Tricia, I appreciate it!
Which weekend was this Anne? I was at the kite festival in that park the second weekend of June and it was really overcast with not quite enough wind for most of the Saturday. It did introduce me to quad line kites though… Now I have two life time learning curves to climb – mastering my micro four thirds system and mastering the Revolution kite that I bought!
Thanks for the help that your e-books have given me on the photography side.
Kelly
Hi Kelly, it was the same weekend! I went on the Sunday though. I remember that Saturday was overcast and Sunday it all opened up and it was just glorious! Thanks for your visit and comments.
These are stunning. The weather looks like it was perfect for it!
It was a perfect summer day in Vancouver! Thanks for the compliment Matt 🙂
Some of those kiters are really serious. Cool images Anne.
Thank you very much Len!
FANTABULOUS, Anne!!! Hope you had a great Canada Day EH!!!
Awesome Canada Day eh? Hottest one I can remember! I hope you had a good day too Sharon!
wow, that would be amazing to watch and to music, very clever lot, and of course a real beaut photo Anne. cheers judy
It was a fun day. Thanks for your comments Judy!
As always, your photography is amazing. Yes, these put a smile on my face as well!
Thank you very much Shari, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
These are great, Anne, colorful, cheerful, and the tele shots of the kites on blue sky are surprisingly graphic. They put a smile on my face!
Always happy to a smile on your face Jackson! It was a pretty happy kind of event and seeing the old guy flying three kites at once was a real treat.