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!
Family Photos Done Differently
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.
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.
Follow the Leader
Wow. This photo is definitely a highlight. An enormous whale is calmly following a little boat. It's true that people generally have little to fear from whales, but being so close to a creature so gigantic is inherently dangerous and unpredictable. Even a little accident could lead to a major tragedy.
If it were me in that boat, we have no doubt that our feelings would be split between excitement and thrill on one hand, and abject fear and panic on the other. But if we survived, it would certainly remain in our memory as one of the greatest experiences of our lives.
Bird Hello
Epic action shot! The crow literally flew right up to a drone in flight to say hello! Look at the expression on its face! Wanna bet the drone pilot was a bit freaked out by the unexpected visit? This crow does not look pleased one bit. And from what one hears about crows; we don’t recommend annoying one either.
There’s probably a valid reason why a group of crows is called a “murder.” But what’s done is done and let’s hope for the best. The fun side of drone photography often involves surprising and candid wildlife shots. There’s not a human being alive who isn’t naturally drawn to such whimsical beauty.