A number of people were land yachting on a beach near to my home when I and another photographer persuaded one of them to drive closer to the tide line so that we could get some spray to make the imahe more dramatic.
After taking a few images of this guy in his land yacht I noticed there was quite a powerful reflection of his sail so decided to 'snap' this image as well.
UK SCOTLAND Belhaven -- 10 Oct 2010 -- Kite surfers enjoy a good surf on Belhaven beach. This beach near Dunbar is becoming increasingly popular with weekend surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
UK SCOTLAND Bellevue -- 10 Oct 2010 -- Kite surfers enjoy a good surf on Bellevue beach Sunday 10 October, 2010. This beach near Dunbar is becoming increasingly popular with weekend surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
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UK SCOTLAND Bellevue -- 10 Oct 2010 -- Kite surfers enjoy a good surf on Bellevue beach Sunday 10 October, 2010. This beach near Dunbar is becoming increasingly popular with weekend surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos
UK SCOTLAND Belhaven -- 10 Oct 2010 -- Kite surfers enjoy a good surf on Belhave beach. This beach near Dunbar is becoming increasingly popular with weekend surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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UK SCOTLAND Belhaven -- 10 Oct 2010 -- Kite surfers enjoy a good surf on Belhaven beach Sunday 10 October, 2010. This beach near Dunbar is becoming increasingly popular with weekend surfers, windsurfers and kite surfers -- Picture by Jonathan Mitchell | Lightroom Photos | ScotFoto.co.uk
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During the Edo period when Japan was closed to all foreigners that most of the beautiful Japanese kites we know today were developed. There are about a hundred different styles and types of kites, each region having its own unique shape. They are normally decorated with characters from Japanese folklore, mythology or have some religious or symbolic meaning. Traditionally kites are flown on boy's day May 5th. At Harvest Festival kites are flown with stalks of rice attached as a symbolic offering of thanks for a good crop. Others are decorated with the face of a demon and would act as a talisman against evil.