Consumer Drones Deliver Unbelievable Photos

3. A Horrible Combination

Potential Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Where to Purchase: DJI UAVs Price: $1,599* This photograph presents a stunning aerial picture of a 500-year-old monastery located in Moscow, Russia, but before you look, you can see the terrible backdrop. The image is dominated by one of the city's most important power plants, and the historical imagery is particularly opaquely fogged by steam emanating from its cooling towers.

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A Horrible Combination of Drone Awards 2021/Sergei Poletaev The combination of the chilly winter and increased steam density is really unfavorable. Rightfully so, this expertly angled drone photo took home the 2021 Drone Photo Awards' "Urban" category prize.

4. A Single Human, Light, and Water

Potential Drone: Zoom DJI Mavic 2 Where to Purchase: DJI UAVs Cost: $1,149* This drone-captured image, which won the 2021 Drone Photo Awards in the "Sports" category, is particularly amazing because of how well it combines the representation of man, water, light, and sky. Photographed by Phil De Glanville, it depicts surfer Ollie Henry deftly maneuvering out of a massive wave off the coast of South Western Australia.

Drone Awards 2021: Human, Light, and Water All in One Phil De Glanville Award When compared to the little human, the sheer size of the wave and the vastness of the ocean genuinely humble man. The picture's overall lively atmosphere is completed by the stunning rainbow created by the ocean's water spray, which serves as the image's cherry on top.