Jaw-Dropping Aerial Shots Captured by Hobby Drones

7. Hi, Mr. Elephant

It could have been a DJI Global Inspire ONE X5R drone. Where to Purchase: DJI UAVs The price is $2,599*. An elephant was seen in this photo, which Instagram user @ferdigrapher captioned "Hello Mr. Elephant," appearing to be highly interested in the drone the animal was operating. While filming a story for ABC News in Tanzania's Arusha Region, @Ferdigrapher used the opportunity to use his drone to search for wildlife.

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Greetings, Mr. Elephant from Instagram.com/ferdigrapher This elephant was photographed by him with a DJI Inspire One X5R. This is a professional, compact drone that can capture M4/3 images. The drone doesn't seem to frighten Mr. Elephant. He most likely believed it to be either a really enormous bug or an extremely odd bird.

8. Wrecks on Moreton Island

Potential Drone: Ryze Tello How to Purchase: Amazon Price: $89* This image of the shipwrecks off the shore of Moreton Island, Australia, was taken by Daniel Bouquets. Although the exact drone he used is unknown, the Ryze Tello, which retails for $89 on Amazon, is a high-quality and reasonably priced drone. And unless you enjoy snorkeling near sharks, the only real way to see something like the Tangalooma Shipwrecks is through drones like the Ryze Tello.

Wreck on Moreton Island ©Shutterstock/Daniel Bouquets One of the main tourist destinations in Moreton is the Tangalooma Wrecks. Throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, the Queensland government purposefully sank these ships by scuttling them. Since then, more than 100 different fish species—dolphins, dugongs, sharks, and wobbegongs—have established themselves on the wrecks, which serve as a home for them.