The County Line
Our readers may have noticed some great aerial photos recently of various events in Hamilton County. Those pictures were taken from a drone and it may become the new method of taking the best news pictures.
A member of the Reporter staff has a drone-mounted camera which obviously can get above the action and take some remarkable shots of events on the ground.
Drones or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) were developed for military use a few years ago. Now, a smaller version of these flying machines, controlled from an operator on the ground, are widely available to civilians for photographing or recreational purposes.
Like so many inventions there has been controversy with critics saying the UAVs can cause damage or result in invasion of privacy as they soar overhead. Our readers can rest easy in the knowledge that the drone used for news coverage will not create a safety hazard or be invading anyone’s privacy.
But, as time goes on, readers will likely see some great pictures of events that heretofore have been photographed only from ground level. It’s a great advancement and only makes one wonder what modern technology will bring us next.