Thanks, I can see that being the case. The helicopter would have to look something like this then:
That's a pretty good camouflage if so, with the blue matching the sky on both occasions. If the whole thing were blue, it wouldn't have shown up at all.
I can only think of three possible reasons that might not fit:
- Guy who shot first pic said he couldn't see anything in the sky where the sound was coming from. Though this may be poor observation on his part.
- Second pic appears to show far wall of cockpit behind near wall with an open gap between them, as if see-through. Though this could be an optical illusion of the paint job:
- Second pic doesn't show top and bottom fins on the tail. Though it may be a different helicopter, or else the left side is painted differently from right side.
I'll be on the lookout for airshow or casual photos that show similar effects with blue/white helicopters.