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Pond Water Level Dropping, Exposing Muddy Bottom (San Jose del Cabo Estuary, 2021)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Aerial San Jose del Cabo Estuary, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2021
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About this clip

A pond's water level gradually decreases, exposing more of the muddy bottom. The surrounding area includes trees, a road, and a river. The water's edge shifts, revealing dry, light brown mudflats as the water recedes.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wetland and drought detail for documentary, travel edit, agency mood reel, environmental explainer, or social cut needing receding pond water in San Jose del Cabo Estuary.
Edit role
Use as a short overhead insert or transition beat showing changing water level, exposed mudflats, and nearby river water within a larger coastal estuary sequence.
Visual details
Top-down frames show green pond water shrinking against pale brown mudflats, a narrow road or path, darker river water with white ripples, scattered trees and palms, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The clip reads as a DJI drone overhead composition, with the pond and exposed bottom filling the center, road and river along the upper edge, and vegetation framing the sides.

Tags

aerialpondwaterrecedingmuddrymudflatsshorerivertreesroadgreenbrownnaturallandscapegreeneryshorelinepath

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
76 MB
Location
San Jose Del Cabo Estuary, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2021
Published
Apr 2021

Still Frames From This Clip

4 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Overhead frame from San Jose del Cabo Estuary showing green pond water, pale muddy bottom, a path near the top edge, river ripples, trees, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the receding pond against exposed mud and surrounding estuary vegetation. (0:00)
Second overhead frame at San Jose del Cabo Estuary shows the pond shifted slightly in view, pale exposed mudflats, river water with white ripples, a road or path, trees, and no visible people.
This moment keeps the pond and mudflat relationship clear for an editor needing a concise environmental insert. (0:01)
Top-down frame from San Jose del Cabo Estuary shows green pond water receding from light brown mud, darker river water beyond the path, scattered trees, palms, and no visible people.
The frame shows the contrast between shrinking pond water, dry mud, and the nearby river channel. (0:02)
Overhead mudflat and green pond water bordered by trees and a narrow path.

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