From caribou migrating across frozen Canadian lakes to Russian cathedrals: Stunning winter drone images that may just leave you frozen in awe
- The images are drawn from SkyPixel - a website that's home to some of the world's best aerial photography
- They were taken by photographers in the US, Russia, Italy and Canada using the latest drone technology
- Subjects include frozen lakes, war museums, forests, skiers and places of worship in stunning surroundings
Winter may be unpleasant to experience physically – but as these stunning drone photographs show, its effects are incredible to look at.
These images were all taken by some of the most talented drone photographers around and posted to SkyPixel, which is home to some of the world’s finest aerial pictures, taken using all manner of craft, including helicopters and hot air balloons.
The images below were taken around the globe, from the US to Russia.
They include a group of cross-country skiers captured racing up a hill in the south Urals and a dramatic pressure ridge on a frozen lake in Canada.
Another shot shows a mesmerising view of snow-covered trees in a tiny Italian village taken from directly above.
Here MailOnline Travel reveals how winter’s icy tentacles leave behind some amazing scenes.
Photographer Nansen Weber here captures the epic migration of thousands of caribou across a frozen Ennadai Lake in Canada. Weber said: 'As seen in this image the vast landscape is scraped out of frozen water and rock, symbolising the epic journey these caribou face'
This stunning image shows the Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt, Russia, illuminated as snow lies all around
This mesmerising image was taken by Christopher Blair using a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone. It shows a lighthouse on a frozen Lake Rosseau in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. He told MailOnline Travel: 'My inspiration for the photo was to capture the freshly frozen ice that had been covered by snow that morning in a new angle that would not be seen anywhere but from the sky'
Another image by Nansen Weber, this time revealing a huge pressure ridge on Canada's Ennadai Lake. Weber said that he 'loves the patterns'
Snapper Tomasz Walczak used a Phantom 3 Advanced drone to capture this photo on one of the mountains in the suburban area of his home town of Bielsko-Biala in Poland. He said: 'I love the symmetrical frames. I wanted to do something that could be considered as abstract. The road in the forest is not always the first thing that people have in mind watching that photo. Black and white helps the viewer stop for a moment and think about what he sees'
Photographer Nicola Tassis flew a DJI Phantom 3 drone over a wood in the Italian village of Piazzatorre and captured this hypnotic image
Stanislav Zaburdaev also took this amazing image of a monument in snowy St Petersburg
This photo, snapper Maksim Tarasov told MailOnline, was taken in Adzhigardak, Russia. He said: 'It is a mountain in the south Urals near the town of Asha.I used a DJI Phantom 3 Pro.When I was flying above the forest I saw a group of skiers running up the hill. I liked the way they looked from above and I took this photo'
A World War II exhibit at the Great Patriotic War Museum in Minsk, Belarus, is the star of this image. Photographer Salim Madjd said he is a long-time photographer but a recent drone user. 'Drones have transformed my photography,' he said
A DJI Phantom 3 Pro drone was used to take this 'aerial selfie'. Photographer Manish Mamtani is pictured laying down on a bridge in New Hampshire with a friend
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