Kiting trip to my local spot

This was filmed with the One X2, which is a 360 camera. It was mostly mounted on a selfie pole attached to a backpack.
To find out more about this little camera, have a look here:
www.insta360.com/sal/one_x2?i...

[@cedricknapp2889]

"I'm not going to do anything crazy due to the depth" proceeds to do some crazy backrolls, jumps, and other cool tricks. Amazing! (My perspective as a beginner). Absolutely love the camera perspective, love to see more like this from you

[@veganevo7609]

What a nice spot, flat, waves, views, mountains, everything 👌😀, how come there are not other people kiting?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi VeganEvo, good question, there's probably a few reasons. There's not many local kiters here. It's more of a surf spot than a kiting spot. Also a lot of the local kiters have a 9m or 10m as their biggest kite, as the wind around here can pick up dangerously quickly. Also, it's winter so the sun goes down about the time most people finish work or maybe the locals can't handle the cold - says the guy with a semi-dry fleece-lined wetsuit ;-)

[@blakoemail]

Love the new camera. Great to see both the kite and the surfer during kite loops and transitions.

[@Pete_R63]

360 cameras are amazing and so much fun. I love mine.

[@yohanbrebion3851]

Hi mate, love your page and this video, how is your set up to get this kind of footage while being alone?

[@Pete_R63]

@@yohanbrebion3851 That is the beauty of a 360 degree camera. He has it on a slim pole mounted to him and the camera gets everything and then he chooses what direction he wants to focus on. I have several 360 degree videos on my channel. You can post the video so the viewer can watch the whole thing, meaning, if you watch on an iPhone or an iPad, as you turn the device, you are looking in a different direction or if you are on a computer you can use the arrow keys to look in different directions. You can also choose to make a 'flat' video like this one. Look at the last two videos on my channel. I posted a 1 minute zipline in full 360 and then the same zipline run as a 'flat' video. One time while snowboarding, I was holding the pole behind me and a guy skis up to me yelling, "Dude! Your camera! It's not pointed at anything!" and I yelled back that it is a 360 camera so it is pointed at EVERYTHING! The nature of the 360 camera and software effectively 'erases' the pole it is mounted upon. In some videos, in the proper sunlight and angle, you will see the shadow of the pole on the ground but not see the pole in the person's hand. It is amazing! I hope this helps. Cheers

[@yohanbrebion3851]

@@Pete_R63 mate, all what you just wrote seems amazing, I am definetely gonna check more about it and the videos on your channel. Already checked the price today and I got scared tho' 😂 but it seems worth the money when you like outdoors activity! Thanks a lot for your answer 🤙

[@Pete_R63]

@@yohanbrebion3851 You are very welcome! I am a huge GoPro fan - I own about 30 of them but their original 360 cam, the Fusion was just too expensive. (I ended up buying one when they dropped the price to less than half but I still haven't used it) At the time the Insta360 ONE came out. It had most of the features of the GoPro but was a LOT cheaper. It is still a great camera and I was using mine heavily until only about a year ago or so (even though I have the ONE R, ONE X, and now ONE X2 which is the camera in this video). I haven't looked lately but a couple years ago, I bought my ONE off of ebay almost new for $160. The one downside to 360 is the resolution. Even though it is shooting in 5.7K or higher for some newer cams, it is trying to capture everything in a big sphere or field of view with only those pixels as opposed to a flat framed image. It is so cool watching a zipline or a snowboard run you just did on your iPhone and swiping with your finger to see what is on the left or the right or look up at the sky or watch your shadow zipping across the ground. There is so much possibility. I used to strap at least 3 GoPros on me when I zipline and now 360 has made me lazy and I just carry the 360 on a pole and maybe a GoPro as backup. If there is anything else I can answer - feel free to ask. I don't know all that much but I do know these cameras are revolutionary! Have a good one!

[@kitesurfcollege]

This was filmed with the One X2, which is a 360 camera. The camera is held using a backpack that has an arm sticking out of it. The arm holds the camera about 1m behind your head, so you get a 3rd person perspective like a computer game. The arm must be straight. If the arm is bent, it shows in the 360 video. The software only removes a straight selfie pole directly under the camera. There are various backpacks with straight self poles sticking out. Or you can get a harness with a mount for a selfie pole also. I had a "shoot" backpack but I had to modify it as the arm it comes with originally has a bend in it. The camera I choose was an Insta360 One X2 rather than a gopro max, as the one x2 has much clearer video and it weighs less which is handy for backpack mounts. If you want to find out more about this little camera, have a look here: www.insta360.com/sal/one_x2?insrc=INRJ30U

[@M9Diry]

What would happen if you wiped out and landed on your back ? Would the arm stab you through the chest ?

[@fnkbz3756]

I got my ps4 controller while watching this because with the 360 camera I thought that i was playing a video game.. Amazing video!

[@theleviathan0]

Not like your other videos but incredibly enjoyable to watch. I loved it

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks so much, thought I would try something different. I'm back editing tutorials this morning though, have so many to make (☉_☉)

[@lifeofgarrick]

This is so good mate! Basically you have created a video that everyone needs to see in regards to special awareness. I love how you explain your reasoning for doing things. We are 'pilots of the ocean' and really need to do risk analyses everytime we go for a session. Is it shallow? Are the waves strong? Is the wind gusty? What are my escape routes should something go wrong? Am I capable to swim walk back? Is there anyone downwind of me before I do new tricks etc... Absolutely brilliant content! Your channel is what IKO is going to pay you for to keep kiters "current". This term is used for helicopter pilots who haven't flown for a while and need to get current with an instructor - almost like a refresher course.

[@blooskyy7]

Great video! I recall Noordhoek has some powerful and fast breaking waves with freezing cold water, but the combination of waves and a flat water section looks like great fun.

[@ronanron4410]

Sick ! What a place ! Amazing light ! Thanks for the ride !!!

[@PinwheelHomes]

Super cool spot and footage. Thanks for all the little tips you give too. Very helpful

[@ride_the_wind]

So much fun to watch, lovely angles - a very realistic point of view.

[@Pete_R63]

You got to love 360 cameras. I am a big GoPro fan but ever since I got my first 360 camera a few years ago ( the Insta360 ONE- because it was a LOT cheaper than the GoPro Fusion and still had most of the features) I just can't believe how much I love 360. I now have six Insta360 models and two GoPro models. Such fun cameras! Love the channel.

[@coderedex]

That one X2 is fanstastic!

[@kenpearce2727]

What a cool spot!

[@user-vs3sj3le3s]

Awesome video, spirit of freedom and nature. Thats what freeriding is about👍✌️

[@pittmendon1]

Beautiful place!

[@zoubabprophete5179]

thank you for this. always, always good video

[@kalle5501]

This is a great format for a video!

[@lilafrench]

Beautiful spot and video! Thanks for sharing!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Lila. Hope your kiting is going well.

[@jacobryder]

This is as awesome story of the spot, liking the dynamic of the video 👌

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou

[@paulkrato3236]

riding to walking through beach to a spot. literally Kite paradise

[@cameronpedersen1974]

This is such an unique kite video, really cool!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Cameron

[@markusbroyles1884]

Just a beautiful place ~ Thanks for letting us see your "Level" Beauty (Good music too )

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Markus.

[@moogaga6439]

Bro the quality content you always bring to us is espectacular!! Thank you! ♥ Greetings from Argentina!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Moomoo, I appreciate that.

[@donronaldo5454]

Beautiful Vid!

[@peterling2527]

Fantastic video. We are off to SA next Feb and hope to take in that beach. Can you tell us a bit more about the back pack set up please. Many thanks

[@Zateshilov]

Beautiful video ! Thank you!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Glad you liked it

[@chrislewis89]

Love this, keep up the great content mate!

[@udurstel]

Amazing! That lagoon is indeed shallow... And beware of horses & dogs! So glad you had fun! I used to bike over Chappies often & observe the pro kiters down there...

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks. It does fill up more than this. We haven't had a big winter storm for a while.

[@firebladeflow]

smooth! love it.

[@Downunderexploring]

Pretty cool 😎 can’t wAit to go kiting again

[@tetragranula]

beautiful spot

[@craigk5893]

Awesome ... nothing too crazy and then proceeds to mega-loop a 12m - stylish man

[@kitingholger9826]

Nice video and very nice kitespot 🏄🏽‍♂️👍🏼

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks! 👍

[@4hoolie]

Thanks great video love your channel 👍

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers

[@GaetanoCrisci]

wonderful day!

[@mateojimenez5905]

that dismount is sick!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Mateo. It stops my bum getting sandy.

[@DafterDarlin]

Whao!!! What a nice video man!!! Keep going ! 🤙

[@stepanpetrov2194]

​ @Kitesurf College (Kite Surf Wing & Foil Tutorials) please, continue shooting such lifestyle kitesurfing sessions, they are also very amazing to watch. Like "hm, this guy teaches how to do tricks in details, and here he does all this stuff smoothly and nicely". Thank you!

[@alfiorapisarda209]

Wow! Amazing spot and video. Can you recommend some good mount for 3rd person view videos? I am struggling finding a good and trustable one :(

[@jvgkitesurfer]

Epic view

[@tmotten]

Like this style of vid. Bit like a first person computer game feel

[@mantis84mujahid]

Great video

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Bill

[@didoview]

Truly the best channel on YT.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou Dietmar

[@michaelrascon3844]

So amazing

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Michael

[@mazambaan]

Lekker bru..... more like that please

[@Jochumvideos]

wow the footage is awesome, nice camera!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Jochum, it's an insta360 one X2 camera, held by a backpack with a selfie pole protruding from it.

[@Jochumvideos]

@@kitesurfcollege wow I am trying to spot te backpack but can't even see it. Maybe a review of this camera would be nice, anyways keep up to nice video's!

[@thibault7438]

Awesome stuff

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Thibault

[@robertstad8796]

Really cool video man!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Robert

[@nx9537]

Fantastic new style of video Alex. Nice chilled pace to keep viewer intrigued and gives a very true perspective of a kite session. Beautiful light riding out over the waves/flats at the start. Question: what board were you riding/size?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much. That's a Jaime SLS 136cm.

[@christianr.7622]

Very nice! For shooting big air jumps I still prefer the GoPro. The jumps in this video do not look very high, although they probably were. In all videos I saw, filmed with 360 cameras, the big air jumps look boring. Is it possible, to make the jumps look like GoPro with the Insta one x2?

[@kamilinsanoglu9775]

Where is the camera? That’s such a cool shot!

[@carlrickens4857]

Awesome footage Alex. What wind direction was this in? Looks fun

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hey Carl it is, there's often a lagoon on that beach. Although it does like to move around. Wind was WNW to start. Then it shifted to NNW while I was riding back, which meant I had to pretty much upwind most the way back.

[@madsteeez]

Did you go kiting for like 8 minutes? 😂 Awesome perspective though! I'll definitely try that one landing loop you did there

[@kitesurfcollege]

haha no a bit longer than that. I cut out bits where I'm just riding around. It's a 4km ride down the beach for example. That might get a little boring to watch unless I was being chased by one of the local great whites.

[@danicabalinas8200]

Perfect 🥰

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thankyou

[@MarcelocairoFoiling]

Goat!!! Nice edit

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Marcelo

[@MatDGVLL]

Good format

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Mathieu, thought I would try it out.

[@MatDGVLL]

@@kitesurfcollege U'r welcome 😄 You surely excel in academic-like tutorials but it's good to see you have fun too 😉🤙🤙 And that spot is beautifull !!

[@sararicca3220]

Him: not going to try anything hard becouse of my expirience level Also him: "does amazing trick"

[@robertstad8796]

I thought the same thing 😆

[@tmotten]

@@robertstad8796 me too. "I'm taking it easy." (doing a kiteloop)

[@moogaga6439]

hahah I thought the exact same thing

[@maxlirnyk9032]

Thanks for video! Beautiful spot! Where is it?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Max, that's Noordhoek beach, Western Cape, South Africa.

[@onurkitesurfer215]

do you use and waterproof case for the cam?

[@ansgarsedl3616]

I love sundown Session :) Which board are u riding here?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Ansgar. That's the Jamie SLS, length 136cm.

[@gustafherlenius2315]

Wow!

[@matteova3973]

Can u make videi showing how mount 360 camera kiting?

[@ParaKiteGliding]

Interesting kind of a tour video. 👌🏼 Where is this nice place?

[@lebouca681]

Noordhoek Beach, South Africa

[@erbartlett]

how did you mount the camera to the back of the harness?

[@kitesurfcollege]

HI Evan, good question. I just answered that one, so I will be lazy and copy/paste that here for you:

[@kitesurfcollege]

It's with a backpack, that has an arm sticking out of it. The arm holds the camera about 1m behind your head, so you get a 3rd person perspective like a computer game. The arm must be straight. If the arm is bent, it shows in the 360 video. The software only removes a straight selfie pole directly under the camera. There are various backpacks with straight self poles sticking out. Or you can get a harness with a mount for a selfie pole also. I had a "shoot" backpack but I had to modify it as the arm it comes with originally has a bend in it. The camera was a One X2 not a max. The one x2 is lighter weight and the video is sharper.

[@1N2345]

@@kitesurfcollege Ohh so the software removes the arm!! it really puzzled me how it was filmed. Awsome setup!

[@frankig6471]

Where can I find a backpack like the one you are wearing? I can only find belts to attach the invisible pole, but I can't find a suitable backpack.

[@dunki2]

AWESOME!!! how did managed it with the camera? I guess it is the GoPro 360 but it look like a drone perspective. Want to do this as well. Any hints?

[@net2CoCo]

The hint is at the end : One X2, you didn't watched the whole video ;-)

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Dunki. It's with a backpack, that has an arm sticking out of it. The arm holds the camera about 1m behind your head, so you get a 3rd person perspective like a computer game. The arm must be straight. If the arm is bent, it shows in the 360 video. The software only removes a straight selfie pole directly under the camera. There are various backpacks with straight self poles sticking out. Or you can get a harness with a mount for a selfie pole also. I had a "shoot" backpack but I had to modify it as the arm it comes with originally has a bend in it. The camera was a One X2 not a max. The one x2 is lighter weight and the video is sharper.

[@dunki2]

@@net2CoCo thx brother!!

[@dunki2]

@@kitesurfcollege thx brother!!

[@ranfinkelstein]

How did u film this vid

[@bryandurandable]

What's wind direction is needed to ride here?

[@cor7878]

Nice spot 👍.. would you mind posting your board details? Thanks

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hello COR. That's the new Jamie SLS, length 136cm. I absolutely love it.

[@luisboto955]

O could not see the arm that supports the camera, you mentioned. Do you erase it when editing?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hello Luis. The selfie pole is automatically removed by the insta 360 software. Basically anything directly below the camera mounting point it removes.

[@veilleuxfilms]

Have you tried a line mount with this? I'm curious how that would look.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Mark. I haven't tried it. I'm pretty sure that you generally wouldn't get any better results with a 360 camera on a line mount than a standard gopro or action camera on a line mount. An action cam will generally have a clearer picture in a smaller FOV, and you are typically using a small FOV to fit in the rider with a line mount. The main advantage of the 360 is that you can reframe and fit in what you need, but a line mount will point the camera at you automatically. Plus a wide FOV shot showing kite and kiter from a line mount would be awkward to watch. The 360 will automatically level the video, which is nice. But most newer action cameras automatically horizon level too, and you can horizon level in editing with older action cameras. You will be able create some new angles with the 360, and if you lines slack briefly, you can keep yourself in the shot. So there are a few advantages to 360 footage, but for standard line-mounted, rider-facing shots a good action camera will be superior. Let me know if you try it out.

[@willgambla5059]

Do you keep your One X2 in a protective case while kiteboarding?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Will. I don't have the dive case, would like to try it. I did try the lens guards at first, but they tended to collect extra water droplets around the edges of the guard. So I took them off and keep the rubber cover over the X2 until I'm ready to use it.

[@M9Diry]

Where is this ?

[@8MGA]

Very nice . Can you spell the same of the spot please? Thanks.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Gerald. That's Noordhoek beach. Starting at the North end, and riding to the South end where the Kakapo wreck is.

[@timkiwinz]

@@kitesurfcollege Kakapo is a native bird in New Zealand, peaked my interest so checked out the history of the wreck. 360 cam looks good for kite boarding too!

[@GaetanoCrisci]

I can't understand you have speed up the video during kiting? (here the resolution is super!)

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Gaetano. Which part do you mean? There are 3 bits I sped up. Walking to the beach, and two parts where I'm riding downwind.

[@Ryy22]

Always thought you lived in the UK

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Ry. I am from the UK, yes, from Kent. But at the moment I'm in Noordhoek, South Africa, that's where my wife is from. We would be back in the UK now actually, but I don't fancy putting our two kids through an 11 day quarantine in a small hotel room.

[@urn4im]

Nice

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks

[@---bw7oh]

один на весь спот крутяк

[@VictoriaLoladze]

teach me

[@larsthorwald3338]

If I get a degree from Kitesurf College, will my parents be proud, or will they try to disown me?

[@Nilz4FR]

GTA Kite 2.0