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Whale Swimming In Ocean (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

A 5-second clip from 2019 captures a whale swimming gracefully in the ocean waters off East Cape Baja California Sur. The scene conveys a sense of calm and wonder, with the whale gliding through the water under natural light. This authentic, unscripted moment reflects the beauty of coastal wildlife and the serenity of the Pacific coast. Ideal for documentaries, nature content, or emotional storytelling about ocean life.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation explainers, brand films, or social cuts needing a brief aerial view of a whale moving beneath open ocean water.
Edit role
This short clip works as a quiet cutaway, transition, or insert between wider ocean coverage and closer whale-surface moments in a nature or coastal travel timeline.
Visual details
A whale is faintly visible below rippled blue-green ocean water, with small patches of white surface disturbance and no boats, land, logos, or people visible in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as a high overhead drone composition, with the ocean filling the entire frame and the whale appearing as a dark submerged form beneath the moving surface texture.

Tags

wateroceanfishwaleswimswimminganimalswildlifeeast cape baja california SUR DJI whalebesteastemotionfootageb-rollcinematographyintroductionkindamateur

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

3 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 blue-green ocean in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a faint whale form below the surface near a small white ripple and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale barely breaking the surface pattern under rippled open water. (0:00)
Blue-green water fills the frame in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the submerged whale slightly clearer below a small patch of white surface disturbance and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale subtle, useful as a quiet insert rather than an action beat. (0:01)
Aerial ocean view in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a dim whale silhouette under the right side of the rippled water and no visible people.
The whale reads as a dark underwater shape against a broad field of moving water. (0:02)

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.