JohnMc's galleriesHi, I'm John. I live in Holden Beach, NC where I waste most of my time flying kites. I began flying about 4 years ago when, while walking down the beach, someone said "Here, hold this for me". Turns out it was a line to a kite being flown by "Grumpy", one of the WACKOS kite club members. I realized I hadn't flown a kite in 50 years. The WACKOS (Wings Across Carolina Kiting and Okra Society.....had to have something start with "O", why not okra?) showed me the ropes and now most of my disposable income and time goes into this stuff. If you're interested in learning to fly go to your local kite store or visit one of these good websites for more info: www.blowinginthewind.com ; www.gombergkites.com ; www.gwtw-kites.com ; www.aka.kite.org.
When I'm not flying, I'm a biochemist and consult for drug companies.http://johnmc.smugmug.com/photos/354278882_JUWrS-Ti.jpghttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/2009-11-10T06:29:01ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugCape Fear Kite Fly 2009<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Fly-2009/10254088_WS2P8">Cape Fear Kite Fly 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Fly-2009/10254088_WS2P8" title="Cape Fear Kite Fly 2009"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Fly-2009/DSC0079/707336751_mm4mH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cape Fear Kite Fly 2009" title="Cape Fear Kite Fly 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-11-10T06:29:01ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Fly-2009/10254088_WS2P8Eagle at Lake Anna<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Eagle-at-Lake-Anna/9877284_m2Cqh">Eagle at Lake Anna</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Eagle-at-Lake-Anna/9877284_m2Cqh" title="Eagle at Lake Anna"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Eagle-at-Lake-Anna/DSC0007/672507915_Stg8T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Eagle at Lake Anna" title="Eagle at Lake Anna" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-10-06T07:05:05ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Eagle-at-Lake-Anna/9877284_m2CqhPool Finally Complete!<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Finally-Complete/8127873_6o9ze">Pool Finally Complete!</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Finally-Complete/8127873_6o9ze" title="Pool Finally Complete!"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Finally-Complete/DSCN1701/530000443_pU7h2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pool Finally Complete!" title="Pool Finally Complete!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-05-06T08:21:19ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Finally-Complete/8127873_6o9zePool Construction<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Construction/7699237_3MG9A">Pool Construction</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Construction/7699237_3MG9A" title="Pool Construction"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Construction/DSCN1516/497516135_4wfNq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Pool Construction" title="Pool Construction" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-04-18T23:32:41ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Pool-Construction/7699237_3MG9AUrsula's Maiden Voyage<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Ursulas-Maiden-Voyage/7547505_jC9af">Ursula's Maiden Voyage</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Ursulas-Maiden-Voyage/7547505_jC9af" title="Ursula's Maiden Voyage"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Ursulas-Maiden-Voyage/DSCN1495/487588894_aeZ3A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ursula's Maiden Voyage" title="Ursula's Maiden Voyage" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-03-08T09:50:37ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Ursulas-Maiden-Voyage/7547505_jC9afTrop. Storm Hanna - Beach Erosion<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Trop-Storm-Hanna-Beach-Erosion/5906275_yjmcg">Trop. Storm Hanna - Beach Erosion</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Trop-Storm-Hanna-Beach-Erosion/5906275_yjmcg" title="Trop. Storm Hanna - Beach Erosion"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Trop-Storm-Hanna-Beach-Erosion/DSC0170/367397754_WqgEh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Trop. Storm Hanna - Beach Erosion" title="Trop. Storm Hanna - Beach Erosion" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-09-07T00:18:32ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Other/Trop-Storm-Hanna-Beach-Erosion/5906275_yjmcgJuly 4 '08 Holden Beach<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/July-4-08-Holden-Beach/5340967_QRkKd">July 4 '08 Holden Beach</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/July-4-08-Holden-Beach/5340967_QRkKd" title="July 4 '08 Holden Beach"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/July-4-08-Holden-Beach/DSC0001e/326523319_BzrAc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="July 4 '08 Holden Beach" title="July 4 '08 Holden Beach" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-07-06T02:38:05ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/July-4-08-Holden-Beach/5340967_QRkKdDay at the Docks 08<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Day-at-the-Docks-08/4858001_R3cND">Day at the Docks 08</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Day-at-the-Docks-08/4858001_R3cND" title="Day at the Docks 08"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Day-at-the-Docks-08/DSC0152/289368291_e4YbH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Day at the Docks 08" title="Day at the Docks 08" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-05-04T01:22:29ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Day-at-the-Docks-08/4858001_R3cNDJohn's Kite Bag<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Johns-Kite-Bag/2932236_i6SQJ">John's Kite Bag</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Johns-Kite-Bag/2932236_i6SQJ" title="John's Kite Bag"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Johns-Kite-Bag/15x25-ft-flag/158200657_7Tdhy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="John's Kite Bag" title="John's Kite Bag" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-08-09T11:27:55ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Johns-Kite-Bag/2932236_i6SQJMisc<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Misc/2987118_k7dwB">Misc</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Misc/2987118_k7dwB" title="Misc"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Misc/DSC0062/161794688_jxLyG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Misc" title="Misc" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-06-11T04:12:26ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Misc/2987118_k7dwBLaunching the big flag<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Launching-the-big-flag/2956501_UwqeC">Launching the big flag</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Launching-the-big-flag/2956501_UwqeC" title="Launching the big flag"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Launching-the-big-flag/DSC0035/159788629_8p3qd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Launching the big flag" title="Launching the big flag" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2007-06-04T22:40:14ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Launching-the-big-flag/2956501_UwqeCCape Fear Kite Festival Nov06<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Festival-Nov06/2101368_HTnXZ">Cape Fear Kite Festival Nov06</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Festival-Nov06/2101368_HTnXZ" title="Cape Fear Kite Festival Nov06"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Festival-Nov06/DSC0327edited-1/108507247_BZ9UY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Cape Fear Kite Festival Nov06" title="Cape Fear Kite Festival Nov06" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-11-07T06:02:07ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Cape-Fear-Kite-Festival-Nov06/2101368_HTnXZFestival By The Sea<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Festival-By-The-Sea/2104882_fzpeK">Festival By The Sea</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Festival-By-The-Sea/2104882_fzpeK" title="Festival By The Sea"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Festival-By-The-Sea/DSC0288edited-1/108729124_ajPLX-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Festival By The Sea" title="Festival By The Sea" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-11-07T02:15:34ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Festival-By-The-Sea/2104882_fzpeKFlying Kites with S. African kids<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Flying-Kites-with-S-African/2021470_AuDz7">Flying Kites with S. African kids</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Flying-Kites-with-S-African/2021470_AuDz7" title="Flying Kites with S. African kids"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Flying-Kites-with-S-African/DSC0655/103571918_jeNf9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Flying Kites with S. African kids" title="Flying Kites with S. African kids" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-11-01T22:20:02ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Flying-Kites-with-S-African/2021470_AuDz7Phinda Game Reserve (So. Africa)<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Phinda-Game-Reserve-So-Africa/2021788_b6LHX">Phinda Game Reserve (So. Africa)</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Phinda-Game-Reserve-So-Africa/2021788_b6LHX" title="Phinda Game Reserve (So. Africa)"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Phinda-Game-Reserve-So-Africa/September06-032edited-1/103590776_UDhMf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Phinda Game Reserve (So. Africa)" title="Phinda Game Reserve (So. Africa)" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-11-01T06:22:51ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/Phinda-Game-Reserve-So-Africa/2021788_b6LHXSouth African Game Drives<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/South-African-Game-Drives/2021674_s3SJh">South African Game Drives</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/South-African-Game-Drives/2021674_s3SJh" title="South African Game Drives"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/South-African-Game-Drives/DSC0868edited-1/103586202_9DgaD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="121" alt="South African Game Drives" title="South African Game Drives" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-10-25T05:49:24ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Animals/South-African-Game-Drives/2021674_s3SJhBloodhound kites<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Bloodhound-kites/2038721_YyXYi">Bloodhound kites</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Bloodhound-kites/2038721_YyXYi" title="Bloodhound kites"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Bloodhound-kites/Dudley-1/105047126_tTnQG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="118" alt="Bloodhound kites" title="Bloodhound kites" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-10-24T01:18:45ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Bloodhound-kites/2038721_YyXYiIn & around Cape Town<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Travel/In-around-Cape-Town/2021603_aFSww">In & around Cape Town</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Travel/In-around-Cape-Town/2021603_aFSww" title="In & around Cape Town"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Travel/In-around-Cape-Town/DSC0742/103579659_CiT8t-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="In & around Cape Town" title="In & around Cape Town" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-10-18T06:16:39ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Travel/In-around-Cape-Town/2021603_aFSwwDieppe Kite Festival 2006<p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com">JohnMc</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Dieppe-Kite-Festival-2006/2021284_rtR3m">Dieppe Kite Festival 2006</a>'</p><p><a href="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Dieppe-Kite-Festival-2006/2021284_rtR3m" title="Dieppe Kite Festival 2006"><img src="http://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Dieppe-Kite-Festival-2006/DSC0416/103563750_M9XWi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Dieppe Kite Festival 2006" title="Dieppe Kite Festival 2006" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2006-10-18T04:57:18ZJohnMchttp://johnmc.smugmug.comhttp://johnmc.smugmug.com/Kites/Dieppe-Kite-Festival-2006/2021284_rtR3m