COOL!: The Best DRONE Images of 2016 (20 Photos)

From one of our favourite sites, Dronestagram, comes these 20 amazing captures of drone images - the best of 2016. Which ones are your favs??

Authors' descriptions included where possible.

COOL: 3 OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD, GALAXY-PAINTED CARS

These three galaxy-themed cars were discovered around the streets of China. And we’re not talking just any cars here; an Audi A5 Cabriolet, a Ferrari 458 Italia, and a Lamborghini Gallardo, all received a paint job of the outer-space kind! Cool!

Ferrari 458 Italia

An incredible Ferrari 458 Italia, seen in the great city of Shanghai by reader Bjorn B.

COOL: A CHINESE DREAM CAR - THE GOLDEN FLYING DRAGON CAR

This car, spotted at the Canton Fair, is titled the 'Chinese Dream - Flying Dragon,' and must be what Xi Jinping and friends meant when they started that China Dream rhetoric earlier this year. The car is the loving result of 19 sculptors' work over more than three years, every second of which was well spent.

 

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TORONTO'S ZOMBIE WALK

Going on into it's 11th year, the Toronto's Zombie Walk is always a fun event not only to watch but to participate in!  As the story goes...

The zombie walk started one gloomy Sunday, a week before hallows eve in 2003. A handful of the living dead rose from their graves to wander the streets of Toronto in search of brains.

The plague returned every year, and the zombie count grew into a large and deadicated legion of the undead. Not only did the plague hit Toronto, it hit New York, Vancouver, Ottawa, Melbourne and numerous other cities around the world. In 2006 The Toronto Zombie Walk joined forces with the Toronto After Dark Film Festival, to ensure zombies have an enjoyable evening of flicks to see after their flesh eating endeavors. 2012 marked our ten year anniversary and we hoarded in over 10,000 people!



Toronto Mayor Rob Ford hams it up with zombie, Mike D. Gohm, at the Toronto Zombie Walk on
Saturday at Nathan Phillips Square
 "Photograph Copyright © 2013 Kevin E. Proulx / Third Eye Photographics.
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COOL: THE MAKING OF THE SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC MEDALS

The jewelry maker Adamas revealed the secrets to producing Olympic and Paralympic medals for the 2014 Olympics. The medals are unique and feature the Sochi 2014 "Patchwork Quilt", a mosaic of national designs from the various cultures and ethnicities of the Russian Federation./ 10 millimeter-thick billets are made from metal.

Aslan Shaoev

COOL: AWESOME DRAWING ON A DIRTY TRUCK!

Now that's making use of a dirty truck!  Great drawing!
Only in Russia...

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COOL: ABANDON HOUSE TRANSFORMS INTO OPEN-AIR THEATRE

Now this is one cool design and an old salvaged house put to great use thanks to American Artist Matthew Mazzotta, who teamed up with the Coleman Center for the Arts, (CCA), and the people of York Alabama to create this unique, one-of-a-kind open-air theathre for a 100 folks!

After everyone salvaged as much as they could from the original abandoned house, it was then burnt to the ground and started anew.

Original abandoned house

Artist Matthew Mazzotta

COOL: DOGS DRESSED TO RESEMBLE OWNERS

How cool is this?  A Swiss photographer named Sebastian Magnani, decided to do a project entitled "Underdogs" which involved splicing together portraits of the owners and their dogs... Cool!

"What originally started out as entertainment, without expectation, without any pressure, was suddenly creating waves." - Sebastian Magnani

COOL! NOW THAT'S A TRUCK!

Can you imagine driving up beside a truck like this?  This MMpro tractor from Marchi Mobile is the truck of the future!


From their site:
MMpro - your private benefits

Be a  star - the MMpro is suited for all standard trailers to haul it to your free time activities such as horse derbys, motor sports events, golfing turnaments, yachting shows and more. The impressive appearance guarantees you an entry like no other. Furthermore; passionate collectors of the extraordinairy have a new jewel within their precious selection of vehicles....

COOL! THE EXBURY EGG

What is the Exbury Egg you say?  Well it's a temporary, energy efficient self-sustaining work space for artist Stephen Turner in the estuary of the River Beaulieu. It is a place to stay and a laboratory for studying the life of a tidal creek, a collecting and collating centre with integral storage & display areas. It will take on the patina of 730 daily tides below the water line, and 365 days of weathering by wind, rain and bleaching by the sun above.  AMAZING STRUCTURES!

COOL! INTACT POOL SURROUNDED BY FLOOD

Cool aerial shot of an intact pool surrounded by the recent flood waters of Germany.  Cool!

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STRUCTURES: HOUSE BUILT ON A ROCK IN THE RIVER

These amazing pictures of this tiny one-room house balancing on a rock in the middle of the Drina River in Serbia, is mind blowing considering it has been there since it was built in 1968! COOL!

Pounded by floods and high winds, it continues to stand strong against the elements of time. The structure, located near the town of Bajina Basta, has become a well-known attraction for visitors to the area. The house was built by a group of young men who decided that the rock on the river was an ideal place for a tiny shelter, according to the house's co-owner, who was among those involved in its construction. - Yahoo.com

Now this is one well-built house!

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COOL! BIKINI CLAD WOMEN TO WELCOME IN CHINA'S NEW WATERPARK

A Guangzhou water park in China enlisted the help of ten thousand female guests, yes, that's right, TEN THOUSAND, to form a giant snake-like 2013 to "welcome the summer". COOL!

COOL! COOL AIRCO

It was getting hot in California so someone created a make-shift air conditioner.  Someone had too much time on their hand?  COOL!

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OPTICAL ILLUSION! A LEOPARD OR A LADY?

OPTICAL ILLUSION!

Is it a leopard you say?  Look again. COOL!

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COOL! OUT FOR A STROLL?

Great shot by the uploader of a bug traversing arm hair! COOL!

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COOL! LAVA SKULL

The site claims this to be the real deal so we'll just have to take their word for it!  Cool isn't it?
Wished we had more details... COOL!

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CREATIVE: THE 4TH AMENDMENT WEAR

Now this a great way to make a statement without saying a word at those dreaded TSA security scanners! COOL!

 As the site states:

"We invented a metallic ink formula that shows up on TSA scanners and created a product that would display the 4th amendment. The clothes are designed as a silent protest against the new reality of being searched to the point where we’re basically naked. We don't intend for this to be anything more than a thought-provoking way to fuel the debate about safety vs. civil liberties. If we sell a few items, great. But the main intention is to open more dialogue. It's more of a conceptual piece than anything else."

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CREATIVE: HIJAB WATERMELON ART

Now that's a cool art!  Good thing it's good enough to eat!  COOL!

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CREATIVE: TWIST-TIE NINJAS

Great use of twist ties! COOL!

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