We’d like to be a wildflower or a quiet observant harvest mouse at this photoshoot! Because why settle for boring family photos when we live in the age of drones? This family takes it up a notch with a vertical drone shot that makes our hearts leap. It’s the ultimate road trip picture.
Rice fields on the left, a pond on the right, and a family thoroughly enjoying themselves splayed out in the middle. One word? Fun! What a difference perspective makes to a photograph and an otherwise regular day out with family. What’s more, the shot might be vertical but captures the surroundings perfectly.
Swim for Your Life!
Sharks again. It’s heart attack time! Sheesh. We gotta admit, drone footage of sharks in close proximity to humans is pretty darn compelling. Kinda grabs you by the throat, so to speak. But it’s nightmare-inducing stuff every single time.
Does that unfortunate woman not realize that there is a giant great white shark just a few feet away from her? Say what you will but swimming in the ocean is never a good idea. We hope she got away safe. She looks like a strong swimmer. We wonder if the pilot managed to warn her in some way. If only this drone also came with some kind of an audible warning system!
On the Hunt
This astonishing shot of a large bird of prey on the hunt was not the half-hearted work of an amateur. You need skill, patience, and practice (and yes, luck) if you want to capture images such as this. It wouldn’t come as a shock if the bird decided that the unwelcome drone was, in fact, its prey.
Who can't help but be inspired by great birds of prey flaunting their might and skill? Look at the bird's steely focus and determination. It’s awe-inspiring! No wonder eagles, hawks, and falcons are symbols of power and virtue throughout the world. Plus, they’re incredibly beautiful.
Catching Some Rays
Isn’t tilting at windmills paradigmatic of insanity? Does chilling atop a wind turbine 200 feet in the air count? Sure, maybe he’s a professional doing some sort of maintenance or repair, but still. So, you think you’re calm? Try standing on a wind turbine suspended high in the air calm!
It’s crazy how ideas of what a regular day on the job is can be so wildly different. Come down, friend. Come on down, already. But you must admit it’s a beautifully composed shot. The blue sky and sea, the green fields, the astonishing subject. All of it adds up to an unforgettable although stomach-dropping photograph.
Beautiful Whale Spouting
In the annals of whale photography, this shot is one for the ages. Captured right at the moment of spouting, as sunlight passes through the mist ejected from the whale. It’s one of those moments that makes you grateful for technology. Can you imagine trying to capture a shot like this without a drone?
How would you even do it? Fly around the ocean in a chopper? Dangle precariously from the sides and hope a whale shows up for the perfect shot? Inconceivable, right? Drone photography has really changed the game over the years, and the world is better off for it!