19 most beautiful bird's-eye photographs of our planet

Photographing with unmanned aerial vehicles today has taken a strong position among the most popular, sought-after and relevant types of shooting. And this is not surprising, because such images are truly priceless and unique: they give us the opportunity to look at different corners of the globe in a completely new way, to see them in ways that a person has never seen before.

In connection with the popularity of the new type of shooting, contests began to appear in which the best shots are determined. One of such competitions is held by the well-known Internet platform SkyPixel. In their international competition, they identified three nominations: “drone shot”, “beauty of nature from above” and the so-called “droni” (a selfie taken with the help of a drone hovering over a photographer). As prizes, the winners received drones, smartphones, virtual reality helmets, checks for $ 200 or $ 500.

We present to your attention the best works of the competition.

"Poplars in Autumn" (Xinjiang Province, China)

Wave (Cape Le Grand National Park, Lucky Bay, Western Australia)

"With his wife" (abandoned soccer field, China)

Drift (Philippines)

Hot Air Balloon (Around Cornwall, Canada)

"Colors of Autumn" (Osterhout, Netherlands)

Statue of Liberty (New York, USA)

"Frozen Forest" (vicinity of Neryungri, Russia)

"Island" (vicinity of Dali, China)

Kimberly Paints (Kimberley Coast, Western Australia)

Fisherman at Work (Trengganu, Malaysia)

"Planetary Graffiti" (neighborhood of Shaoguan, China)

"Ruins of the castle" (department of Ayr and Loire, France)

"Sea" (Qingdao, China)

"Palace" (St. Petersburg, Russia)

"Flowering" (neighborhood of Chengdu, China)

Thunderous Explosion (Texas, USA)

"Height" (Shanghai, China)

Acid World (China)