WOW! and then again, WOW!

That sounds great!
I had a pocket book on making kites back in the 70s. The last project was kite photography.
There was a complicated lever system to set off the camera ( a full weight reflex) triggered by a baby kite running up the string of the main kite, if I remember correctly. I no longer have the book, unfortunately.
I never tried it because I didn't have my own camera at the time, but for an instamatic. And you needed a camera with a cable trigger.

Did recognise it (might live in Yorks but Manchester was home for my first 20+ years) mind Salford Quays was Salford Docks then. Quite amazing.

It's a fantastic hobby - some great results

Tnx!
Had some great trips out, it gives you a reason to get out and about. I was never one for "just" going for a walk, need to be actually doing something all the time.
I know the technique Lilitiger describes but it is little used these days. That was when you had just one shot, send the drone up the line to trigger the shutter then bring the whole thing back down again to wind on and reset the trigger mechanism.
Now, with digital, we can leave it up there for hours if neccessary, happily clicking away.
I have a system of servos and carbon-fibre rigging to let the camera, an Olympus Pen, rotate, tilt and release the shutter.
That wasn't used in this shot though, it's a heavy set up and winds were light. I have a lightweight backup rig, very basic aluminium bracket, and the N96 mobile phone has a built in intervalometer. Set to take a picture every ten seconds, angle the rig to shoot down the kite line (visible in the top of the shot) and walk about a bit. Wherever I'm standing will be the centre of shot.

I do love these shots you've done with the kite and this is no exception. Very clever and nice work.

Fancy, yet so simple. Ace shot.

Oh man, this is so ace. It doesn't look tilt shifted but has that feel about it.

Phun-Photography!

Yea this is good, wow, I must try this for some tiltshift pics

Brilliant...................off to dig out the kites :P

I've always wondered Joker - and it's a basic question I bet - but how do you get the kite down without breaking the camera? Is it kept in a secure housing?

Good question Nige.
No, it's deffinately not in a secure housing, see KAP blog, it dangles very precariously from the line about ten meters below the kite.
On launch the kite is allowed to settle at a hight of +/-10m and the rig attached. The actual camera hangs on a trapeze that works as a stabilizer. Let out another 300m of line and you get the height you need.
"landing" is obviously the reverse of all this.

Love the idea of this. You can get a different take of everything from that high.