Our Java Post Production Aerial Photography crew was out shooting aerial footage with our "Javacopter" UAV drone this past Saturday at the K+S Potash Legacy Project mine site near Bethune, Saskatchewan.

And, while our pilot, Jack Tunnicliffe, and camera operator, Trevor Bennett, were being shown around the site by Destiny Pero from AMEC - one of the world’s leading engineering, project management and consultancy companies - they managed to grab a few "dronies" (also known as "selfies" taken with a drone). Looks like everyone was having a good day at the mine site.

Pictured left to right, Destiny - our AMEC guide at the K+S Potash site - gives the Javacopter a wave as Jack pilots the UAV and Trevor controls the camera. Everyone is wearing their highly stylish safety PPE (personal protection equipment): hard hats, glasses/goggles, gloves, steel-toed boots and high-visibility clothing. Safety is a fashion style that looks good on everyone.

You can tell this "dronie" was captured either on take-off or landing, because you can see the landing gear in its down position (lower right corner of the screen)...and because the camera is only a couple of feet off the ground. That would be a good clue, as well. The black box on the ground to the right of Trevor's feet is not his lunchbox, by the way. It's just the road case for the two remote control devices.

Jack (centre) hams it up for the Javacopter camera. It looks like he's posing for some kind of drone recruiting poster: "Uncle Jack wants YOU to hire Java Post Aerial Photography!"

Wave goodbye to the nice Javacopter, Destiny, and thanks for all your help on the shoot. Jack and Trevor really enjoyed having you guide them around the mine site.

As our Javacopter ascends and looks back down at our crew, you can see in front of them our patented (not really) high-tech (sorta) space-age (not even close) landing pad (also known as a standard household entryway door mat). It actually helps to have the mat there as a landing pad when working off a dirt surface, as it helps to keep the rotors from kicking up dust into the electronics during take-off and landing. Plus Jack enjoys a nice tight area to target when he's landing the UAV. We thought about having a "bulls eye" target mat created, but we figured that might frighten the clients. :)

And here's what the K+S Potash Legacy Project mine site looks like from our Javacopter's vantage point. Pretty impressive. There's a whole lot of work going on near Bethune, Saskatchewan, Canada.