Despite having lived in CA most of my life, I never visited Bixby Bridge near Big Sur in the California Central Coast.
I researched it, the state prohibits drone flights along long stretches of the coast including this area because of marine birds.
So flabbergasted to see this photo in this article an aerial photo showing the bridge and the surrounding landscape.
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Maybe the photographer was in a helicopter but more likely flew a drone from the side of the road or a vista point on the other side of the bridge to get this view from the south of the bridge not too high above it.
It’s a stock image so he or she makes money from it. Did they get some special permit or just flew, either knowing or not knowing it’s illegal to fly there?
Some of us try to comply with laws, rules, including those meant to protect native species.
I researched it, the state prohibits drone flights along long stretches of the coast including this area because of marine birds.
So flabbergasted to see this photo in this article an aerial photo showing the bridge and the surrounding landscape.
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Maybe the photographer was in a helicopter but more likely flew a drone from the side of the road or a vista point on the other side of the bridge to get this view from the south of the bridge not too high above it.
It’s a stock image so he or she makes money from it. Did they get some special permit or just flew, either knowing or not knowing it’s illegal to fly there?
Some of us try to comply with laws, rules, including those meant to protect native species.
