Top 15 Breathtaking Photos Courtesy of Consumer Drones

11. Red Sand Garden

Potential Drone: DJI Phantom 4 Where to Purchase: DJI UAVs Expense: $1,350–1,450 * Photographer Peter Virag took an aerial picture of the Red Sand Garden using a DJI Phantom 4. The photograph was taken at a height of over 394 feet, which was ideal for giving the unusual garden a fresh perspective. The Royal Botanic Gardens in Cranbourne, Australia, are home to the Red Sand Garden.

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Red Sand Garden ©Instagram.com/Peter Virag "Red Sand Garden" demonstrates how the gray flora and distinctive red sand contrast with one another. "Red Sand Garden" questions the common perception of a garden as being green and colorful. Acacia binervia and Spinifex sericeus are the plants that help stabilize the sand mounds on the northern hill.

12. Concrete Jungle

Perhaps used drone: DJI Mavic Pro 2 How to Purchase: Amazon Expense: $1,468* "Concrete Jungle" was taken by Dubai-based commercial drone operator and photographer Bachir Moukarzel. "Concrete Jungle" depicts the skyline of Dubai from above. Instagram users are familiar with Bachir's images since they frequently show cities from above, presenting them from a perspective that those of us below wouldn't be able to see.

Concrete Jungle @ImageLab/The DJI Mavic Pro 2 might have been the drone used to take this incredible picture because it could reach the height required to rise over the skyscrapers and yet take a sharp, clear picture. The Mavic Pro 2 is available for about $1,468 from Amazon merchants, or you can buy it straight from the DJI website.