Bridge in Arnprior, aerial photograph.

Aerial view of the Madawaska River at Arnprior, Ontario. © Rob Huntley

Aerial photography. Arnprior on the Madawaska River.

Madawaska River at Arnprior, Ontario. © Rob Huntley

Arnprior Water Treatment Plant. Aerial view.

Water Treatment Plant, Arnprior. Development of a larger water treatment plant alongside the Madawaska River in Arnprior, Ontario. The kite line is visible in this picture. © Rob Huntley

Aerial Photograph - Arnprior Water Treatment Plant.

Water Treatment Plant, Arnprior. Development of a larger water treatment plant alongside the Madawaska River in Arnprior, Ontario. Both myself and the kite line are visible in this picture. © Rob Huntley

Aerial view of Arnprior and the Madawaska River

Arnprior, Ontario. Looking upriver on the Madawaska River at Arnprior, Ontario. The curved weir/dam is visible between the bridge and the island. © Rob Huntley

Aerial winter photograph showing the Madawaska River entering the Ottawa River

Madawaska meets the Ottawa. The junction of the Madawaska River where it joins the Ottawa River (top from left to right) in Arnprior Ontario. The Arnprior Municipal Marina is in the foreground. © Rob Huntley

Aerial photo of Arnprior's bridge over the Madawaska River.

Arnprior Weir. The curved dam across the Madawaska River alongside the bridge which is Madawaska Boulevard. You can see several bridges upstream and at the top left is the Arnprior Generating Station holding back the river which turns sharply to the right and across the top of the picture. © Rob Huntley

Frozen docks in the Madawaska River at Arnprior, Ontario

Arnprior Municipal Marina. Most of the docks are stored on land but these mark the spot where in summer the marina is located. This is the Madawaska River near the junction of the Ottawa River. © Rob Huntley

Madawaska River entering the Ottawa River. Aerial photography.

The Madawaska meets the Ottawa in winter. Winter aerial view of the Madawaska River where it enters the Ottawa River at Arnprior, Ontario. Vertical panorama created from 2 images. Bristol Mines at the top of the picture in Quebec. My kites may have to visit there someday. © Rob Huntley

Madawaska River entering the Ottawa River.

Winter aerial view of the Madawaska River flowing into the Ottawa River. This is Arnprior, Ontario where the Madawaska River in the foreground is flowing into the Ottawa River flowing left to right. Bristol Mines is across the river in Quebec, where I hope to visit in the future to photograph aerially. The kite line is visible in this image. © Rob Huntley

Island below the weir. Aerial photo of Arnprior, Ontario.

The Weir. Arnprior Ontario, on the Madawaska River. Ice and slush on the river surface as ice is pulverized as it goes over the falls. © Rob Huntley

Semi-frozen Madawaska River.

Thin ice - aerial view. Spotting where the ice is melting sporadically. © Rob Huntley

Half-frozen Madawaska River. Aerial photography.

Collecting ice floes. Aerial photograph of ice and slush created when ice is broken going over the falls now being collected further downstream where there is more stable ice on the river. © Rob Huntley

Aerial view of Arnprior, Ontario.

Arnprior, Ontario. The east side of Arnprior. Madawaska Boulevard is the main street you can see running from the centre of the right hand side. © Rob Huntley

Arnprior Water Treatment Plant. Aerial view.

Water Treatment Plant, Arnprior. Development of a larger water treatment plant alongside the Madawaska River in Arnprior, Ontario. © Rob Huntley

Arnprior and the Madawaska River.

Hydro Park in Arnprior, Ontario, just east of the bridge and weir and off Madawaska Boulevard. The Madawaska River is in the foreground. © Rob Huntley

Water Treatment Plant, Arnprior, Ontario.

Water Treatment Plant, Arnprior. Development of a larger water treatment plant alongside the Madawaska River in Arnprior, Ontario. Saint John Chrysostom Roman Catholic Church in the background. The kite line is visible in this image. © Rob Huntley

Fighting the kite - kite aeriaa photograph.

Rapid descent. Just as I was about to call it a day, the wind suddenly had the same idea and the camera descended rapidly as I attempted to haul line as quickly as possible. The camera landed fairly softly on soft ice on the surface of the river, face down. I had to leave it there several minutes until the kite lofted it again. The lens froze over and I left the camera turned on for the next two hours so as to give it chance to melt then dry out without damaging the lens retraction mechanism. © Rob Huntley