When you’re looking for a breath of fresh air (quite literally) in downtown Singapore, the Oasia hotel is ‘the’ place to be. Among other things, this hotel is famous for lush greenery surrounding its exteriors. It’s the oasis every concrete jungle needs! This aerial view brilliantly captures the contrast in surroundings.
We have a pop of bright green, brick, and blue in between imposing concrete. Safe to say that everything else blends into the background. Singapore is a famously vibrant city, and sites like Oasia are undoubtedly at its heart. The hotel exemplifies how human ingenuity and the natural world can and should meet. They don’t have to be at odds.
Road Collapse
If there’s one thing in nature that scares the beejezus out of us, water has got to be it. Calm and serene one minute. Furious, lashing, and roaring the next! Water has got to be the most intense primal force in nature. What you’re seeing is the aftermath of a river flooding after a rainstorm and simply washing away a section of the roadway.
Yes, there was once a road where a gaping hole and giant puddles now lie. If concrete can give way to water’s fury so easily, what chance do mere mortals have? Thankfully, we hear there were no people on that section of road just then.
A Retreat In The Desert
It would take a lifetime to cover all the jaw-dropping places one can stay at on this planet! Thanks to drones, we can eliminate expensive travel for now and be content with living vicariously. This picture is of a remote retreat in the United Arab Emirates, only accessible by trekking across the desert.
So, you want an offbeat retreat? You’ll have to work for it, of course! This oasis is well worth the effort. It has everything you need and more – trees, water, and a swimming pool too. The aerial drone view really puts into perspective what “oasis in the desert” means. Imagine getting lost in the endless expanse of sand and not knowing where to go.
The South Coast Canvas
You know a drone shot is good when you can’t tell a photograph from a painting. This one’s a living, breathing oil painting - a masterpiece of light and color. The swirl of sand and waves resembles delicate strokes of paint. It’s almost impossible to say where the land ends and the water begins.
You can see the elements come together effortlessly. And just like that, we’re reminded to pause and breathe for a while. This drone’s eye view connects the viewer to the earth and to the artistry that exists in nature. It reminds me to never take such beauty for granted.
The Darkness Within Us
There’s no saying what a drone will capture. Anything’s possible when a mechanical eye takes flight. The mundane and every day become elevated. A solitary figure standing in a desolate place starts looking like a specter! This person’s innocuous shadow transforms into a creature gliding out from the depths of nightmares.
It’s almost as if the drone unveils a hidden aspect of the person. A darker self or sinister ego that lurks beneath the surface. The red landscape, once unremarkable, takes on a slightly sinister air too. Who knew a drone image could represent unsettling realities and human dualities? Art really does exist everywhere if we care enough to look.