A magnificent, beautiful view of the world from above
From jungle palace ruins in Sri Lanka to skyscrapers in Dubai (UAE), photography masters come together to give readers a new look at the world.
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| Sigiriya in Sri Lankais the ruins of an ancient palace built on a 370 m high rock during the reign of King Kassapa I (477-495). Jerome Courtial, the author of the photo, said he had difficulty finding a place to fly the drone. Surrounding Sigiriya is a dense forest with many wild animals living there. "I was quite lucky to be able to capture beautiful light. The small clouds on the left make the picture more pleasant," he said. |
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| Meanwhile, Stacy Garlington, photographerin Hawaii,He accidentally caught sight of this mother and baby whale and took a photo. "When I was flying the fly cam, I didn't see the rainbow there. When I uploaded the image to the computer, I discovered this detail," he said. The man said he almost did not edit the photo. |
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| Photographer Bachir Moukarzel's photo won first prize in the "urban" category of the Dronestagram International Drone Photography Competition in 2017. The location pictured is theDubai Marina,home to six of the world's ten tallest residential buildings. Bachir said it took him months to take this photo due to weather conditions. "For me, this photo symbolizes the development of Dubai, from a desert to a modern city," he said. |
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| Peaceful sunset inVernazza fishing villagenearly 1,000 years oldItaly.This location is one of the five areas that make up the Cinque Terre World Heritage Site. Jerome Courtial, the owner of the photo, said the weather was not good so it was not until the third day that he was able to capture this scene from the top of the hill. |
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| Photo of St. Francis Church in the areaAssisi, Italy, by photographer Francesco Cattuto, won the Dronestagram International Drone Photography Competition in 2016. Talking about the process of working, he said that when Cattuto arrived in the city, the fog was thick and the air was humid. However, this man still decided to try flying. "When the fly cam passed the clouds, I saw a wonderful scene. The sea of clouds surrounded the city and decorated the scene," he said. |
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| Karim Iliya took a photo of a fishermanIndonesiachecking his fishing line while drifting on a small boat. The water was so clear that the photographer could clearly see the seaweed under the surface. |
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| Photographer David Hopley took this photo of a lone tree in a vast field in northern England, where he lives, on a cold winter afternoon. The cold temperatures caused Hopley’s tablet to malfunction and he lost the data connection to the drone. However, he was still able to control the drone via the controller and bring it back to safety. |
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| A photo of a beach in the cityBarcelona, Spain,by Karim Iliya. "The closer you get to the beach, the more crowded it gets, making it harder to find a place to sit. The beach is an interesting place with lots of color," he said. |
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| Tugo Cheng took this photo atVictoria Harbor, Hong Kong (China)While many people enjoy artificial pools, some others, especially the elderly, find freedom and joy in natural "swimming pools". |
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| Hermitage Pavilion Palace inSaint Petersburg, Russia,Amos Chapple's photo is stunning. The photographer said he tried to take this photo six times but was always ruined by clouds. "I wanted to take a picture of an autumn sunrise. So that morning, I sat on an old bus. All around me were migrant workers. They were napping after a stressful night shift. Meanwhile, I sat and hoped I wasn't too late," he said. |
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| Florian Ledouz spotted a polar bear moving through melting ice while flying a drone in the Arctic.Nunavut region, northern Canada.Commenting on this animal, he said: "I always remember the first time I met polar bears. I cried the whole time we were near them, 3 hours. Polar bears are strong and wise animals." |
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| Tobias Hagg took this photo at sunrise atfishing village of Reine, Lofoten Islands, Norway.This sea area is famous for its clear blue water, as charming as the Caribbean Sea. In winter, in the Arctic, at any hour, you can capture beautiful moments. |
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| A bird flies over the black sand beach inIceland, a country with more than 100 volcanoes. Kaya Murphy, the author of the photo, said that some beaches have black sand due to the lava being crushed into fine sand. When she decided to take the photo, a seabird suddenly flew past the camera lens. |
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| JP and Mkie Andrews say they enjoy finding and capturing interesting and unusual shapes created by familiar objects. This photo was taken in one of England’s marinas. Colorful boats were packed into the harbor. The helmsman must have been very skillful in navigating the boats in such a tight space. |
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| Black stone forest in the provinceSichuan (China)is home to impressive terrain resembling Mars. This unique landscape is the result of thousands of years of geological activity and weather erosion. Sharing about his work, photographer Tugo Cheng emphasized: "China has never lacked beautiful natural landscapes, especially in the western regions such as Sichuan, Tibet and Xinjiang." |
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| A basketball court in the cityAuckland, New Zealand. Petra Leary, who took the photo, said that when she arrived at the site, the field was quite wet, making the colors on the field quite prominent. When taking the photo, she used the Polar Pro PC filter to get the colors as in the photo. |
