Jaw-Dropping Aerial Shots Captured by Hobby Drones

9. Bangkok Expressway

Potential Drone: DJI Spark How to Purchase: Amazon Price: $494* This extremely unusual aerial photograph of the roads and interchanges that make up the Bangkok Expressway in Thailand was taken by user Travel Mania. These carefully designed roads and highways nearly resemble puzzle pieces when viewed from a distance. A DJI Spark drone may have been utilized to get this fascinating bird's-eye perspective.

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Bangkok Motorway ©Vacation overload / Shutterstock The tiny Spark drone is ideal for travel due to its small size. In "Sport Mode," the top speed is 31 mph. It costs $595 at Walmart, although there are less expensive options available on Amazon, where it costs $494.

10. Reef Shark Blacktip

Potential Drone: DJI Mavic 2 Where to Purchase: DJI UAVs Expense: $1,539* This image was captured in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Maldives by Instagram user @obofili using a DJI drone (the precise DJI product used is not mentioned, but it may have been the photographer's favorite DJI Mavic 2). Two blacktip sharks, also known as Charrachinus melanopterus, are depicted in the photo searching for fish by swimming around the tropical coral reefs.

Blacktip Reef Shark is on Instagram at @obofili. Although the schools of fish are presumably unable to avoid the sharks for very long, they do relocate to allow them to pass. Images like the one taken by @obofili are significant because they bring attention to how beautiful the marine life is that inhabits these tropical reefs. Some of the world's most endangered natural environments are these reefs.