Lightning storms, a fairy tale rail ride and more: These snaps from Drone Photo Awards are out of the world

'Beach Season' was snapped on ice hummocks at the Kapchagai reservoir in the Almaty region in Kazakhstan.

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This image shows the Kingdom Centre, which stands at 992 feet (302m) high. 'The Kingdom Centre was the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia when completed in 2002 - and is considered only the second to have been built in the country - but is now fifth on the list,' the photographer notes.

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The photographer captured this striking snapshot in Levanger, Norway. 'Thousands of Pink-footed Geese roost in central Norway in spring, on their way to the breeding grounds on Svalbard in the Arctics,' the photographer explains.

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A small train known as The Vaccanonesa, which connects the Italian city of Trento with the villages of Val di Non and Val di Sole in the province of Trentino, crosses a breathtaking gorge at a height of over 150 metres. Image Courtesy: Paolo Crocetta/Drone Photography Awards 2021

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A poodle-shaped wood surrounded by fields of bright yellow rapeseed in lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, is what's catching your eye above

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Taken in Khwai, Botswana, the image portrays a hippopotamus group creating an interesting pattern.

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Lightning storms, a fairy tale rail ride and more: These snaps from Drone Photo Awards are out of the world

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'Beach Season' was snapped on ice hummocks at the Kapchagai reservoir in the Almaty region in Kazakhstan.

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This image shows the Kingdom Centre, which stands at 992 feet (302m) high. 'The Kingdom Centre was the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia when completed in 2002 - and is considered only the second to have been built in the country - but is now fifth on the list,' the photographer notes.

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The photographer captured this striking snapshot in Levanger, Norway. 'Thousands of Pink-footed Geese roost in central Norway in spring, on their way to the breeding grounds on Svalbard in the Arctics,' the photographer explains.

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A small train known as The Vaccanonesa, which connects the Italian city of Trento with the villages of Val di Non and Val di Sole in the province of Trentino, crosses a breathtaking gorge at a height of over 150 metres. Image Courtesy: Paolo Crocetta/Drone Photography Awards 2021

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A poodle-shaped wood surrounded by fields of bright yellow rapeseed in lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, is what's catching your eye above

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Taken in Khwai, Botswana, the image portrays a hippopotamus group creating an interesting pattern.

Taken in Khwai, Botswana, the image portrays a hippopotamus group creating an interesting pattern.

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