2021 Drone Videos of the Week: Episode 11

AirVuz contributor and pilot Gizmo Drones brings us this phenomenal drone video of the great city of Melbourne, Australia.  Shot at sunset in February, in the waning days of the Southern Hemisphere summer, much of the video was shot along the Yarra River, which runs through the heart of the city.  Starting about the 1:18 mark, there is a great shot looking downriver (west), with the Melbourne Town Hall on the right (north bank) and the Arts Centre Melbourne with its "Eiffel Tower" spire on the left (south bank).  

Top AirVuz contributor Jurgis Kreilis / FilmDay brings us this excellent drone video from the historic city of Riga, Latvia.  Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, the video will take you over some of the most well-known sites of this former Hanseatic League city on the Baltic Sea.  At the :30 mark, you'll see the Freedom Monument statue, which was built in the 1930's and commemorates the Latvian War of Independence of 1918-20.  At the :54 shot, there's a marvelous shot flying over the city's Old Town and looking towards the Daugva River.  

For a second upload to AirVuz, new contributor on.the.level brings us this excellent drone video of Fuerteventura, one of Spain's Canary Islands.  The second-largest of the islands in land area (after Tenerife), Fuerteventura (along with Lanzarote to its north) are on the eastern side of the archipelago, nearest to the North African coastline.  Far less populated than Tenerife and Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura has emerged as a popular eco-tourism destination, and the entire island is designated as a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO.

Former Drone Video of the Week Finalist andrii_lutsyk brings us this marvelous travel video from Turkey.  Shot over the course of a monthlong trip and mixing drone and ground camera footage, the video opens with a great shot of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (aka the Blue Mosque) in Istanbul.  Then it's on to the famous hot air balloons of the Cappadocia region in the middle of the country.  Other shots will take you over the Kaçkar Mountains in the northeastern corner of the country, as well as the country's Mediterranean coastline.  

Huasteca Potosina is one of the natural treasures of Mexico.  Located northeast of Mexico City in the state of San Luis Potosì, it's part of a larger region known as Huastecas which covers parts of several states in east-central Mexico and is named after the Huastec people, who lived in the area in pre-Columbian times.  Top AirVuz contributor and pilot msember spent five days in the region, taking part in many of the outdoor activities the area has to offer and capturing his adventures on video.  

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!