Kip’s Comments - July 28, 2025 — LadagePhotography.com

Not Natural, But Interesting

While I saw and photographed a few naturally wild critters and flowers today, the most interesting observations occurred when a helicopter crop duster and their support vehicle used the edge of our property as their “home base.” For several reasons watching the spray work was fascinating. First - Flying a helicopter as is needed for spraying is not for the faint of heart. Second - As a drone pilot, watching the helicopter maneuver was most interesting. Third - Having investigated a couple of crop duster crashes - including a fatality - caused me to have plenty of uneasiness during the operation. (My mind can play tricks on me during this season.) Still, I watched and photographed and all went well today for the spraying operation as far as I know.

I put together a short video showing the spraying as it was very close to our house. View the video by clicking on this link: Crop Spraying Video

Following are a few still images. Static pictures are boring and do not convey the action. Check out the video for an action view. (By the way… I did not fly my drone today.)