A photo of a polar bear surrounded by flowers has won the second Nature Photography Contest. Christopher Paetkau took the shot in the Arctic using a drone. @Phoblographer took a look at all the gear Paetkau and other winning photographers used. The writer's conclusion: "It’s proof that the absolute most expensive gear is really only used for the most extreme situations."

https://flip.it/9VOdKQ

Snow Views

From the other week, looking out from over our village towards Ennerdale

I call this, "After the Party"

(vertical photo)

Amazing video. I would have thought the drone would spook the bobcats, but no!
#DronePhotography #Bobcats
https://mymodernmet.com/mike-mayou-bobcat-drone-photos

Aberystwyth in the golden hour, drone photos. #Aberystwyth #Drone #Photography #Wales #DronePhotography

My local hillfort, just a few fields from where I live, Caer Caradog hillfort near Cerrigydrudion. I also have a little video of it from 2022 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhUtxGrNYhM

Keswick Main Street

Vertical camera mode shot from DJI Mini 4 Pro

Ennerdale Waters

Panoramic shot over the lake using a DJI Mini 4 Pro, from our @cumbriaskyscape page

Have you ever thought about the role social media plays in the destruction of wildlife? Learn how our environment is being “liked to death”… https://ausgeo.co/socialmediaflaws

Social media comes with many positives for nature, such as greater visibility and interest in citizen science and public knowledge about the species we share the planet with.

However, viral photos of undisturbed natural beauty can attract thousands of people, and as more people arrive, they begin destroying what they loved seeing on screen.

Robert A. Davis

#naturephotography #wildlifephotography #flowers #flower #birdphotography #aerialphotography #dronephotography
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #nature #wildlife #photography #travel #adventure

Aerial Panorama

This is an old unused quarry literally just down the street from home.

Beaufort waterfront, marina & historic swing bridge aerial view available here:

https://www.pictorem.com/2022805/Beaufort%20Aerial%20Waterfront%20and%20Bridge.html

https://pixels.com/featured/beaufort-aerial-waterfront-and-bridge-norma-brandsberg.html

Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia.
#silentsunday #LandscapePhotography #dronephotography #Canada #Nature

Parton Beach

Beautiful sunny day on West Coast Cumbria

Four different bodies of water and five different bodies of transportation infrastructure in one shot - this is one of our favorite drone photos from the trip to the Camargue. Looking directly from above, the red hue of the salt lake is even more astonishing than when you're standing right beside it.

#naturephotography #travel #travelphotography #naturephotography #suddelafrance #landscapephotography #france #camargue #saltlake #salt #Fleurdesel #drone #dronephotography #DJIMini3Pro

Above the northern #California coast.

#Humboldt coast, #California