2021 Drone Videos of the Week: Episode 16

Award-winning contributor Postandfly brings us one of the first videos show with DJI's Mavic Air 2S drone, which was released in April of 2021.  The video was shot over Mexico's Sea of Cortez, which is the body of water separating the Baja Peninsula from the Mexican mainland and which is known in the USA as the Gulf of California.  The video features outstanding footage of a fin whale, three species of dolphins, sea lions black, stingrays and the islands of Espiritu Santo, San José, Las Animas and San Francisquito.

"Why Ireland" is the title of this fantastic drone video by top AirVuz contributor Drone Photogaphy Ireland.  While the "question" may be rhetorical, the answer will be obvious when you take in the marvelous footage from across the Emerald Isle.  The video features footage from the Derryveagh Mountains in County Donegal (the northwesternmost of the Irish counties), St. John's Point Lighthouse (also in Donegal), the ancient ruins of Loughcrew in the (eastern) County Meath, the Wild Atlantic Way, and mist-covered castles.  

Every week, our team reviews every video uploaded to the site to pick the Top 5 videos. Then, we name our favorite as our Drone Video of the Week and send that drone pilot $ 250. (The winning video is also then a contender for Drone Video of the Month.) AirVuz proudly features these Top 5 videos are both here on AirVuz and across our social platforms ... we love to celebrate this amazing content from our community of drone pilots! Wondering how to become eligible? Simply upload your drone videos to AirVuz; it's that easy!

Zimydakid is one of the top content creators in the AirVuz community, with multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month wins to his name, along with a Drone Video Award nomination.  In this video, he shows us the power of DJI's newly released Mavic Air 2S drone.  The latest offering from DJI combines the large camera sensor size of the Mavic Pro 2 with the light weight and portability of the Mavic Air 2.  With excellent footage from northern Italy, Costa Rica, and Switzerland, this video won the DVOW contest in April, 2021 and was a DVOY finalist.

Top AirVuz contributor _mishamartin secured his fourth Drone Video of the Week nomination in this outstanding drone video of the erupting Geldingadalur volcano in southwestern Iceland.  Located on the Reykjanes Peninsula in the southwestern part of the country, the volcano began erupting in March of 2021, marking what many geologists to be the start of heightened volcanic activity on the peninsula.   While Iceland is one of the world's most geologically active spots, the Reykjanes region has been largely dormant for centuries.

The eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland has been a boon to drone pilots around the world, who have flocked to this North Atlantic island to capture this major volcanic event, the first to occur on the Reykjanes Peninsula (a landform just west of Reykjavik) in several centuries.  For a first upload to AirVuz, new contributor Alexander Hatfield brings us this excellent aerial video of Iceland's latest geological wonder.  Shot with a DJI Mavic Pro 2, this video was a Drone Video of the Week Finalist in April, 2021.