From On High

first prize: eagle over Indonesia                                                    Capungaero

Drones. I don't know about you, but for me, the mere word conjures up deeply disturbing scenes reminiscent of something from George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four. But there are actually more pleasant uses for these flying bots, and one of them is the amazing pictures that can be taken with their help. A website called dronestagram (http://www.dronestagr.am/) ~ you knew there eventually had to be one, didn't you? ~ is collecting such photos and videos from around the world and recently held a contest. The winners are shown here (slideshow): http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2014/07/10/amazing-aerial-photos-taken-from-drones.html