| High-oblique view toward north over kite festival area.
Approximately 450 people attended the event in 1998. |
| Low-oblique view over kite staging and competition area. |
| West Lake, a small fishing and recreational lake, seen here
after heavy rains washed in muddy water. |
| Aerial side view of large dragon kite (above) and "octopus" airfoil
(below). |
| Large airfoil kites seen from above. Octopus in upper right corner,
and shark in lower center. Note distinctive ground shadows; the shadow of a dragon
kite is also visible to left. |
| Ground view of kite staging area with many banners, streamers,
and spinners. |
| Ground view of a kite-powered buggy. The buggy is a tricycle,
steered by feet on the front wheel, and propelled by a parafoil kite. |
| Ground view of large airfoil "shark" kite. |
| Low-oblique view over kite festival staging area. A large "kite arch"
flies over several vehicles to left--note shadow on ground to right. |
| Side view of large airfoil kites. Martin's Legs kite is flying
to the right--note shadow on ground. |
| South flying field and part of West Lake. A large kite arch, giant spinner,
and several kites can be seen in this view. |
| Susie and Jim Aber take kite aerial photographs (left), and spectators
watch from vehicles across the road. Susie operates the camera radio controls, while Jim
handles the large rokkaku kite that lifts the camera rig. Note the bright reddish-brown
soil that characterizes this part of Oklahoma. |