Recently, I have gotten into woodcarving. My wife got me started by buying me some basic tools and an instruction book as a Christmas present. Mostly, chipcarving creates geometric patterns in wood by removing pyramidal chips from the surface. Flattish pieces of wood like basswood or maple seem to be the most popular media. Soft woods with tight grains work best.
Maple is a bit harder, but it still carves really well.
So far, I have done a few plates in geometric patterns , and some panels with the outlines of birds of prey . I am still looking for a good photo of an osprey with a nest of young to carve. Kite Aerial Photography I have tried to do some photography from a kite. It hasn't worked so well yet, but it hasn't been too much of my fault. I got interested in KAP from looking at all the nifty photos on the web, but mostly from Charles Benton's page.