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Image and video credits

Photography and video on this site are licensed from third parties unless stated otherwise. They are not Bristol Drone’s own work, and they are used under the licences listed below.

Every photograph used on the site is credited in full on this page: what it shows, who made it, its licence and a link to the original. Every page links here from its footer. Photos have been cropped and resized for this website; adapted CC BY-SA images are shared under the same licence as the original. The background video and its poster frame are Mixkit stock footage, used under the Mixkit licence, and the photo in the home page’s booking section is licensed stock photography.

Home page background video

  1. Top-down aerial view of a rocky islet with green patches, ringed by white surf in deep blue sea

    Cliffs in the sea aerial shot

    Top-down drone shot drifting over a rocky islet in deep blue sea: grassy rock ringed by white surf, with a smaller islet to one side. The location is not stated by the source.

    Author
    Mixkit
    Source
    Mixkit
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Photographs

  1. Bristol city centre rooftops, church spires and tower blocks seen from Cabot Tower on a sunny day

    Bristol city centre from Cabot Tower

    Wide, high view from the Cabot Tower observation deck across Bristol city centre: a dense roofscape of red-brick and stone buildings, church spires and towers, several modern tower blocks, and green hills on the horizon. Sunny, with blue sky and scattered clouds.

    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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  2. Drone view of pastel-painted terraced houses beside the River Avon in Bristol, with Clifton Suspension Bridge behind

    Painted terraces above the River Avon, Bristol

    Drone photo over the tidal River Avon and the dual carriageway beside it, looking up the Avon Gorge towards Clifton Suspension Bridge. On the right are rows of pastel-painted terraced houses (pink, blue, mint, cream, red) climbing the hillside, with Georgian terraces above. Bright blue sky with white cumulus clouds.

    Author
    damo1977
    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
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  3. View from Cabot Tower over Bristol's Floating Harbour to the SS Great Britain, Spike Island and a marina

    The Floating Harbour and SS Great Britain from Cabot Tower, Bristol

    Sunny, high view from the Cabot Tower observation deck over Bristol's Floating Harbour. At centre is the SS Great Britain in its dry dock with rigging flags, surrounded by Spike Island warehouses and new apartment blocks. At right is a marina and boatyard full of small boats. A band of harbour water runs across the middle. Bedminster/Southville terraced roofs are at the top, and a band of Brandon Hill treetops fills the lower third.

    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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  4. Aerial view of Clifton Suspension Bridge over the Avon Gorge, with Clifton Observatory in the foreground, Bristol

    Clifton Suspension Bridge and Clifton Observatory, Bristol

    Drone photo of Clifton Suspension Bridge crossing the wooded Avon Gorge. Clifton Observatory (a round stone tower with a walled roof terrace) sits on the grass of Clifton Down in the foreground. Autumn greens, the river at low tide, pale hazy sky along the top edge.

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  5. Drone view of yellow oilseed rape and green crop fields with tractor tramlines near Stafford, England

    Oilseed rape and crop fields near Stafford

    Oblique drone view over farmland on a sunny spring day. Two fields of bright yellow flowering oilseed rape lie in the centre, bordered by hedgerows and trees. In the foreground is green wheat with curving tractor tramlines and a farm track, with a winding lane on the left. Red-brick housing estates and the town of Stafford sit on the horizon under a blue sky with white cumulus.

    Source
    Fields near Stafford (Flickr)
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  6. Aerial view of the HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct under construction, curving over lakes and woodland

    HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct under construction

    Elevated drone view of the HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct under construction: a curving concrete deck with parapet formwork units, a telehandler and site compounds, crossing lakes and dense green woodland under a blue sky with light cloud.

    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    Source
    Curve of the Colne Valley Viaduct.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)
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  7. Aerial view of a solar farm at Otterbourne, Hampshire, with rows of panels beside green fields

    Solar farm at Otterbourne, Hampshire

    Aerial view of a small ground-mounted solar farm: two blocks of angled panel rows in a fenced grass field with an inverter cabin. A bright green meadow lies to the left, with autumn trees and a row of brick houses above.

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  8. Aerial view of the 2023 National Eisteddfod of Wales showground with striped big-top tents, marquees and visitors

    National Eisteddfod of Wales showground, 2023

    Drone view over a large outdoor festival ground on grass. In the foreground are blue-and-white striped circus-style tents, bell tents and tipis; behind them are rows of white marquee avenues full of visitors. The ground is sunlit under a dark stormy sky, with Welsh countryside beyond.

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  9. Professional camera drone with a gimbal-mounted camera hovering against a deep blue sky

    A cinema drone (DJI Inspire 1) near Piz Kesch in the Swiss Alps

    A professional camera drone (DJI Inspire 1 with a Zenmuse X5 gimbal camera) hovering head-on against a deep blue sky, with red arm lights on and snow-covered Alpine peaks along the bottom of the frame.

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  10. Aerial view of Harrington Hall, a red-brick country house with walled gardens and parkland in Lincolnshire

    Harrington Hall and its gardens, Lincolnshire

    Oblique aerial view of a red-brick country house with a circular gravel drive. Beside it are walled gardens, glasshouses, a tennis court, a pond and parkland trees, surrounded by spring woodland and green fields.

    Author
    Chris
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  11. Aerial view of a construction site in Oxford with two tower cranes and a circular building under construction

    Radcliffe Observatory Quarter development, Oxford

    Oblique aerial photo from a light aircraft of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter development in Oxford. Two tower cranes stand over a cleared site with a site compound, parked cars, materials and a circular building in scaffolding. Around it are honey-stone college buildings, Victorian brick terraces, lawns and trees, in warm evening light.

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  12. Drone view of a bride and groom standing on large granite boulders above a turquoise sea

    A wedding couple photographed from a drone above the sea

    Elevated drone photo of a couple (white dress, white shirt and dark trousers), seen from behind, standing on smooth granite boulders beside a sandy cove and a turquoise sea with white surf. The location is not stated by the source.

    Author
    Pexels contributor
    Source
    Pexels photo 8204444 (pexels.com)
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  13. Drone view of a small new-build development of red-brick houses with tiled roofs, private gardens and a paved courtyard

    Gullivers Mews, a small new-build development in Bexhill

    Oblique drone view of a mews of eight new red-brick houses around a block-paved courtyard. They have clay-tile roofs with rooflights and a clock cupola, fenced private gardens with patios, a curved private drive and a few parked cars. A large bowling green is in the foreground and older houses and trees are behind.

    Source
    Gullivers Mews, Bexhill (aerial) (Wikimedia Commons)
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  14. Drone view of a red-brick cottage with clay-tiled pitched roofs, a brick chimney and rooftop solar panels

    Tiled cottage roofs, Bexhill, East Sussex

    Close oblique drone shot of a detached red-brick cottage. You can see its clay-tile gable roofs, a brick chimney stack, a small porch roof and two banks of solar panels on the rear roofs. Around it are blossoming trees, lawns and a gravel drive with one parked silver car. Sunny spring light, vivid greens and terracotta.

    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
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  15. Aerial view of a patchwork of green fields divided by hedgerows and drainage ditches on Puxton Moor, North Somerset Levels

    Fields and rhynes on Puxton Moor, North Somerset Levels

    Steep oblique aerial view of flat green pasture on the North Somerset Levels. Rectangular fields are divided by hedges and water-filled drainage channels (rhynes), with a winding rhyne across the foreground, farm buildings at top right and a pylon line at top left. Vivid spring green, map-like grid.

    Author
    Adam Cli
    Source
    Puxton Moor 2 (Wikimedia Commons)
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  16. Drone view along the clifftops at Rhossili on the Gower Peninsula, with a long sandy bay, surf and green hills under blue sky

    Rhossili Bay from the clifftops, Gower Peninsula

    High drone view from above the limestone cliffs at Rhossili, looking north along a long curving sandy beach with rolling white surf. A green down rises behind the beach, a clifftop path winds along the right, and there is a deep blue-green sea and blue sky with a line of white cloud. A few tiny walkers are on the path. Cinematic and vivid.

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  17. Aerial view of Pulteney Bridge spanning the River Avon in Bath, with Georgian buildings and the weir below

    Pulteney Bridge and the River Avon, Bath

    High oblique aerial view of Pulteney Bridge over the River Avon in Bath, with Georgian stone buildings, the top of the horseshoe weir, trees and Grand Parade road in warm evening light.

    Author
    cisko66
    Licence
    CC BY 3.0
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  18. Colourful historic buildings along West Quay beside the River Parrett in Bridgwater, Somerset

    West Quay and the River Parrett, Bridgwater

    Ground-level view from Town Bridge down the River Parrett. The colourful historic West Quay frontage (a black-and-white gabled building, red-brick and green-painted facades, hanging baskets) runs above the stone quay wall. Brown tidal water and a grassy far bank are at the right, under a bright blue sky with white clouds.

    Author
    habiloid
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  19. Aerial view of Cardiff Bay with the red-brick Pierhead Building, the Senedd, a Ferris wheel and Roald Dahl Plass

    Cardiff Bay and the Pierhead Building

    High oblique view, drone-like, over Cardiff Bay. The red-brick Pierhead Building with its clock tower sits in the centre, next to the Senedd with its slate steps and a Ferris wheel on the waterfront. Roald Dahl Plass with its steel columns is in the foreground, the Wales Millennium Centre's bronze roof is at the left edge, and docks and the Severn Estuary are on the horizon. The sky is pale blue and slightly hazy.

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  20. View over Cheltenham from Leckhampton Hill, with green fields and trees in front and the town spreading to the horizon

    Cheltenham from Leckhampton Hill

    Panoramic view from the Leckhampton Hill escarpment. Early-autumn trees and old quarry ground are in the foreground, with bright green fields and Leckhampton village in the middle and the whole of Cheltenham, its spires and towers, stretching to the horizon. Blue sky with a band of white cumulus. Sharp and well exposed.

    Author
    Nilfanion
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  21. Aerial view of Clevedon, North Somerset, between the Severn Estuary shore and green fields and wooded hills

    Clevedon and the Severn Estuary shore, North Somerset

    Aerial view (from an aircraft) over the whole town of Clevedon in summer light: the Victorian pier and seafront on the Severn Estuary at left, the Marine Lake, dense housing, wooded hills, green and gold fields and the M5 motorway.

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  22. Gloucester Docks marina and brick warehouses seen from above, with Gloucester Cathedral tower on the skyline under blue sky

    GlosDocks&Cathedral

    High-vantage view looking down one of the Gloucester Docks basins: moored motor boats and a red narrowboat, Victorian brick warehouses on the left, a car park on the right, and the city behind with Gloucester Cathedral's tower centred on the skyline under a clear blue sky. Vivid, sunny, sharp at web sizes.

    Source
    GlosDocks&Cathedral.JPG (Wikimedia Commons)
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  23. View from a hillside across the River Chew valley towards the houses of Keynsham under a partly cloudy sky

    Keynsham from across the River Chew valley

    Elevated view from a hillside meadow across the green Chew Valley on a bright May day. There is buttercup grassland in the foreground and trees and scrub along the valley floor. Keynsham houses, some with red-tiled roofs, line the far slope and horizon. The sky is blue with large white cumulus clouds, turning darker grey on the right. Two tiny, unidentifiable walkers are in the middle distance.

    Source
    Keynsham - 49935289301.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)
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  24. High view from Newport Transporter Bridge along the River Usk towards Newport city centre under a clear blue sky

    The River Usk from Newport Transporter Bridge

    High view from the top of Newport Transporter Bridge, looking up the tidal River Usk towards Newport city centre and its surrounding hills. A riverside dual carriageway with a blue coach runs along the left bank, with warehouses and terraced streets beyond. The top half is deep, cloudless blue sky and the river is muddy brown.

    Licence
    CC0 1.0
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  25. Yachts and motor boats moored in Portishead Marina in front of colourful waterside apartments under a blue sky

    Portishead Marina

    Portishead Marina on a sunny day: moored yachts and motor boats on blue water in front of tall sandstone, white and pink apartment blocks, under a deep blue sky with light cloud; quayside at right.

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  26. View from Selsley Common towards Stroud: houses across the valley and hillsides, green fields and a village church

    From Selsley Common looking towards Stroud

    High view from Selsley Common on the Cotswold escarpment, looking across the valley towards Stroud. Dense houses fill the valley floor and climb the far hillside under a wooded ridge, with patchwork green fields between. In the valley bottom is a large Victorian mill complex with a chimney and a pointed tower. In the foreground are bright mown fields with a memorial column, and a church with a saddleback tower and west rose window. Blue sky with white cumulus, and a small paraglider high in the sky, which falls outside both crops. Summer light, vivid greens.

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  27. Terraced rooftops on Eastcott Hill, Swindon, looking towards the David Murray John Tower under a blue sky

    Swindon , Eastcott Hill

    Elevated view down the sloping Eastcott Hill in Swindon. Rows of red-brick and rendered terraced houses with slate roofs and chimneys fall away towards the town centre. Swindon's David Murray John Tower rises against a blue sky with white clouds, with a church spire, office blocks and green wooded hills on the horizon. Warm evening light, sharp and vivid. Small incidental signs sit at the bottom edge: a property-letting board, the painted Arkell's lettering on the Duke of Wellington pub, and shop signs at the far right. Part of a car roof is at the bottom right, but no number plate shows.

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  28. Drone view over Victoria Park in Taunton, with surrounding streets and wooded hills on the horizon under a blue sky

    Victoria Park, Taunton

    Drone view over Victoria Park, Taunton: a large bright-green park ringed by trees and red-brick houses. Dense terraced streets spread to the horizon, with wooded hills beyond under a blue sky with white cumulus. A roundabout, a supermarket car park and a large grey retail roof are at the lower right.

    Source
    Taunton Victoria Park.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)
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  29. Elevated view of Thornbury Castle and its gardens, with the green Severn Vale countryside stretching beyond

    Thornbury Castle and its gardens

    Elevated oblique view of Thornbury Castle. The octagonal stone tower, crenellated walls, ornate Tudor twisted brick chimneys and red Virginia creeper stand over manicured lawns and garden paths. Tall trees surround it, with a Georgian house behind and the flat green Severn Vale fields stretching to the horizon. Two small, unidentifiable figures sit at garden tables.

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  30. Aerial view of Weston-super-Mare seafront at low tide, with the Grand Pier, sandy beach and Knightstone Island

    Weston-super-Mare seafront and the Grand Pier at low tide

    High aerial view looking south along Weston Bay at low tide on a sunny day. The town centre and seafront road are on the left, with the Grand Pier running out from a wide golden beach. Knightstone Island and the Marine Lake are at the bottom right, and brown Severn estuary water fills the right side. Further up the frame, the beach runs south past a golf course to the winding River Axe and green fields of the Somerset Levels. There is no sky in the frame.

    Author
    Adam Cli
    Source
    WestonSuperMareBeach1.jpg (Wikimedia Commons)
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  31. Hot air balloons from the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta mass ascent in the sky beyond the Clifton Suspension Bridge

    Bristol International Balloon Fiesta mass ascent over the Avon Gorge

    Elevated view from the hillside by Clifton Observatory looking across the Clifton Suspension Bridge and Avon Gorge, with about 17 small hot-air balloons (red, blue, yellow, green, white) in a pale blue, lightly clouded evening sky beyond. Below are green gorge woodland, the tidal River Avon with mudbanks and the Portway road. Spectators line the bridge deck and the Clifton side, too small to identify.

    Licence
    CC BY 2.0
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