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Art view was told that National Geographic France, which sponsored and helped judge the contest ‘saying to art view they were totally captivated to this type of shooting. Some contestance saying 'I never go anywhere without my drone. In the morning, there were up at 7.30am to capture this magnificent sunrise from the belfry of Sanary-sur-mer.’ A drone's eye view of life on Earth competition showcases stunning photographs taken from the air using flying robots The contest was run by Dronestagram with support from National Geographic and Go Pro. 

As there were two categories - the Judge’s Choice award, and the most liked images on the contest's site the The first prize winner was Dendi Pratam from Yogyakarta, Indonesia, registered under the username Capungaero. His drone captured an eagle from above as the bird soared over Bali Barat National Park in Pratam’s home country. Pratam said he noticed the eagle was chasing the drone, but rather than attack it, the bird was playing with it. 'The first overall winner was Dendi Pratam' for his image of an eagle soaring over Bali Barat National Park, Indonesia. Second place went to user Jericsaniel, or Jericho Saniel Lunario, from the Philippines of a park in Manila Third place image was taken by Dominique Reginensi Reignier-Esery and showed the sunset over Annecy in France. 
'Dronestagram is a photo-sharing site that geographically tags images' taken by drones around the world As they capturing stunning photos lit with the perfect lighting is hard enough when you’re holding the camera, let alone when you’re controlling it remotely via a drone. With this in mind, photo-sharing site Dronestagram wanted to reward the photography skills of drone enthusiasts with its first aerial photo contest. Judges and sponsors, including 'National Geographic and Go Pro', have now selected the winners - and first prize went to a magnificent aerial shot of an eagle soaring over a national park in Indonesia.

 The contest was run by Dronestagram and first prize went to Dendi Pratam for his image of an eagle soaring over Bali Barat National Park (pictured) in Indonesia. Dronestagram is a photo-sharing site that geographically tags images taken by drones around the world. Judges and sponsors included National Geographic and Go Pro. 

‘Picking winners was a very difficult task especially because of the great quality of the photos that have been submitted,’ explained the site. ‘We tried to reward the photos that show the fantastic potential offered by drones in terms of image. It’s been an amazing first edition with many photos entered from everywhere in the world.’Judge's Choice Award. 1st Prize: Capungaero - Eagle soaring over Bali Barat National Park. 2nd Prize: Jericsaniel - Park in Manila. 3rd Prize: Drone-cs - Sunset over Annect, France The most Liked Community Award. 1st Prize: Postandfly - Tamul Waterfall, Mexico. 2nd Prize: Jams69 - Sanary Sur Mer. 3rd Prize: Ice Fire - Fireworks in Sofia Second place went to Jericsaniel, or Jericho Saniel Lunario, from the Philippines. His image captured an aerial shot of cyclists, joggers and visitors to a park in Caloocan City in Manila. He used a DJI Phantom drone fitted with a Go Pro Hero 3 camera. 

Saniel Lunario said ‘I was flying in the park one Sunday morning when suddenly people became really interested in my drone. Looking at this picture, I realised how happy my drone made these people. Second place went to Jericsaniel, or Jericho Saniel Lunario from the Philippines. His image captured an aerial shot of cyclists, joggers and visitors to a park in Caloocan City in Manila. He used a DJI Phantom drone fitted with a Go Pro Hero 3 camera. Saniel Lunario said: 'I was flying in the park one Sunday morning when suddenly people became really interested in my drone. Looking at this picture, I realised how happy my drone made these people' Third place went to Dominique Reginensi Reignier-Esery, Haute-Savoie. Her shot (pictured) shows a sunset over Annecy in France and captures the moment the sun pierces the castle in the old town region. This caused the light to produce a rainbow of colours on the bridge in the foreground. Third place went to Dominique Reginensi Reignier-Esery from Haute-Savoie's shot of a sunset over Annecy in France. It captures the moment the sun pierces the castle in the old town region. This caused the light to produce a rainbow of colours on the bridge in the foreground. Awards were also given to the photos that didn’t make the top three, but were the most liked photos on the Dronestagram contest page.The most popular image captured the Tamul Waterfall in Mexico and was shot by drone photography firm Post and fly.

Awards were also given to the photos that didn't make the top three, but were the most liked photos on the Dronestagram contest page. The most popular image captured the Tamul Waterfall in Mexico (pictured) and was shot by drone photography firm Postandfly User Jeremy Ballester, also known as Jams69, came fifth overall, and second in the most-liked list with this image of Sanary in France. 

Ballester told National Geographic France: 'I am totally addicted to this type of shooting. I never go anywhere without my drone. That morning, I was up at 7.30am to capture this magnificent sunrise from the belfry of Sanary-sur-mer' With its 344ft (105 metre) drop, Tamul is the highest waterfall in the state of San Luis Potosi. User Jeremy Ballester, also known as Jams69, came fifth overall, and second in the most-liked list with his image of Sanary in France and the third most-liked image was taken by user IceFire, in Sofia, Bulgaria. It captures a firework display over National Stadium Vasil Levski in May this year. 

Describing the image, photographer Svetlin Marinov said: 'This [image] is the 100th anniversary of one of the two biggest football teams in Bulgaria. After a special game with the legendary Italians from Lazio; the time came for the big firework display' It captures a firework display over National Stadium Vasil Levski in May this year.Describing the image, photographer Svetlin Marinov said: ‘This [image] is the 100th anniversary of one of the two biggest football teams in Bulgaria. After a special game with the legendary Italians from Lazio; the time came for the big firework display. ‘Along with it, the public was invited to fire up everything that they had and all together produced this amazing, spectacular image.’