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A Big Whale Filmed While Surfacing And Then Diving (Baja California Sur, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

The massive cetacean breaks the ocean's surface, revealing its powerful form before diving back into the depths. The natural lighting and handheld perspective give it an authentic, immersive feel. Ideal for documentaries, environmental content, or nature-themed projects.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial whale clip for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a large cetacean surfacing in open water.
Edit role
The short runtime works as an insert, transition beat, or nature cutaway between wider ocean coverage and closer wildlife moments.
Visual details
A large whale is visible just below and at the ocean surface in blue-green water, with ripples, small wake trails, bright daylight, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone-style composition looking down at the whale, with no horizon, no shoreline, and the animal held near the center of open water.

Tags

whalecetaceanoceanseasea lifebigfilmedsurfacingdivingdepthsanimalswildlifeeast cape baja california SUR DJI whalebesteastintrostock videostunningamatuer

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
70 MB
Location
Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2019
Published
Jun 2026

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 view of a large whale near the surface in blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with faint wake trails and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale centered beneath the rippled ocean surface. (0:00)
A large whale remains near the surface in open Baja California Sur water, with its upper body breaking the water and no visible people.
This moment holds on the whale as it moves through the center of the overhead frame. (0:01)
The whale is partly submerged beneath textured blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with small surface disturbance above its body and no visible people.
The frame shows the animal beginning to settle lower under the water while still readable from above. (0:02)
Overhead view of the whale continuing through rippled Baja California Sur ocean water, with its body dimmer under the surface and no visible people.
The whale remains visible below the surface as the water texture becomes the dominant detail. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.