Jay Dotson flew above the Ballard High graduation ceremony in a helicopter to capture this unique aerial view (click photo for larger view). The ceremony was held Monday at Memorial Stadium.
He posted a couple more photos here in the My Ballard Facebook Group.
Congrats to the BHS class of 2018!
(Thanks Jay for letting us post a photo.)
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That is cool. They were so fortunate to have such great weather. It may have been hot but it’s better than the rain both of my kids got in years past!
Was a helicopter really necessary?
In this day and age, wouldn’t a silent drone have been less conspicuous, captured the same photos, and use much less resources?
Think of all the jobs that would be lost if we went to autonomous vehicles. There are quite a few more people needed to support a helicopter vs a ‘drone’.