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The 30th Canberra Balloon Spectacular in  in Canberra, Australia was one of the biggest such festivals in the world, with balloons filling the sky. But it was this lone craft hovering serenely above the water that caught the eye. (Photo by Jonny Weeks/The Guardian)

The 30th Canberra Balloon Spectacular in in Canberra, Australia was one of the biggest such festivals in the world, with balloons filling the sky. But it was this lone craft hovering serenely above the water that caught the eye. (Photo by Jonny Weeks/The Guardian)



A photograph taken from a drone showing hoarfrost on colorful laurel bushes in an avenue in the district Oder-Spree between the villages Petersdorf and Sieversdorf, Brandenburg, Germany, 13 November 2016. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/EPA)

A photograph taken from a drone showing hoarfrost on colorful laurel bushes in an avenue in the district Oder-Spree between the villages Petersdorf and Sieversdorf, Brandenburg, Germany, 13 November 2016. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/EPA)



Lines of trees cast long shadows onto a snow- covered field near Sieversdorf, Germany, 16 January 2017. (Aerial photograph taken with a drone). (Photo by Patrick Pleul/AFP Photo/DPA/Zentralbild)

Lines of trees cast long shadows onto a snow- covered field near Sieversdorf, Germany, 16 January 2017. (Aerial photograph taken with a drone). (Photo by Patrick Pleul/AFP Photo/DPA/Zentralbild)



Men walk their camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa Moreeb Dune Festival on January 1, 2017. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a variety of races (cars, bikes, falcons, camels and horses) or other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore (Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP Photo)

Men walk their camels across the Liwa desert, some 250 kilometres west of the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi, during the Liwa Moreeb Dune Festival on January 1, 2017. The festival, which attracts participants from around the Gulf region, includes a variety of races (cars, bikes, falcons, camels and horses) or other activities aimed at promoting the country's folklore (Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP Photo)



Salt pans and dams can be seen in farming areas located in the southern region of Western Australian, near the city of Perth, Australia, November 2, 2016. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)

Salt pans and dams can be seen in farming areas located in the southern region of Western Australian, near the city of Perth, Australia, November 2, 2016. (Photo by David Gray/Reuters)



Small windmills are placed in the shape of Chinese characters meaning fortune and luck in a tourism spot in Beijing, China, December 29, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Small windmills are placed in the shape of Chinese characters meaning fortune and luck in a tourism spot in Beijing, China, December 29, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



An aerial picture with a drone shows fall foliage among pine trees near Sieversdorf, Germany on November 4, 2016. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/Alamy Live News/DPA)

An aerial picture with a drone shows fall foliage among pine trees near Sieversdorf, Germany on November 4, 2016. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/Alamy Live News/DPA)



Aerial view taken on January 17, 2017 with a drone shows a snow-covered forest near Schulenburg im Oberharz in the Harz region, central Germany. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/AFP Photo/DPA)

Aerial view taken on January 17, 2017 with a drone shows a snow-covered forest near Schulenburg im Oberharz in the Harz region, central Germany. (Photo by Julian Stratenschulte/AFP Photo/DPA)



This picture taken on November 3, 2016 shows a tea farmer (R) working in the tea plantations near Longjing village near Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in east China. Longjing is regarded as one of the best teas in China, as well as one of the most expensive. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)

This picture taken on November 3, 2016 shows a tea farmer (R) working in the tea plantations near Longjing village near Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province in east China. Longjing is regarded as one of the best teas in China, as well as one of the most expensive. (Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP Photo)



Lights illuminate the downtown Chicago skyline Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in Chicago. Highs on Wednesday are expected to be in the mid-20s in the area and will continue the subfreezing days through Friday. Brisk winds will keep wind chills in the single digits. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)

Lights illuminate the downtown Chicago skyline Wednesday, December 7, 2016, in Chicago. Highs on Wednesday are expected to be in the mid-20s in the area and will continue the subfreezing days through Friday. Brisk winds will keep wind chills in the single digits. (Photo by Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo)



In this Tuesday, December 20, 2016 photo, a wooden cottage is covered in snow in the Talesh mountains, close to the Caspian Sea, some 262 miles (430 kilometers) northeast of Tehran, Iran. Villagers leave their wooden cottages in cold seasons due to heavy snowfall, returning in late spring to host tourists. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)

In this Tuesday, December 20, 2016 photo, a wooden cottage is covered in snow in the Talesh mountains, close to the Caspian Sea, some 262 miles (430 kilometers) northeast of Tehran, Iran. Villagers leave their wooden cottages in cold seasons due to heavy snowfall, returning in late spring to host tourists. (Photo by Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo)



This aerial photo shows boats in the Chabaish marsh in the Maysan province of southern Iraq, Saturday, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)

This aerial photo shows boats in the Chabaish marsh in the Maysan province of southern Iraq, Saturday, January 7, 2017. (Photo by Nabil al-Jurani/AP Photo)



Bogata Forest, Romania on October 21, 2016. (Photo by Calin Stan/Dronestagram)

Bogata Forest, Romania on October 21, 2016. (Photo by Calin Stan/Dronestagram)



An aerial view taken with a drone shows the autumnally colored Fuerst-Pueckler-Park near Cottbus, eastern Germany, Saturday, October 29, 2016. The park, composed with great sensitivity in the 19th century by Prince Hermann von Pueckler-Muskau, is considered as one of the last great German landscape gardens. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/DPA via AP Photo)

An aerial view taken with a drone shows the autumnally colored Fuerst-Pueckler-Park near Cottbus, eastern Germany, Saturday, October 29, 2016. The park, composed with great sensitivity in the 19th century by Prince Hermann von Pueckler-Muskau, is considered as one of the last great German landscape gardens. (Photo by Patrick Pleul/DPA via AP Photo)
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