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Overhead Camera Catches Whale Near The Shore (Baja California Sur, 2019)

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California Sur, Mexico 2019
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About this clip

Shot on a DJI aerial in 2019, this overhead footage captures a whale gliding near the shore of East Cape Baja California Sur. The cinematic aerial view showcases the majestic marine mammal against the calm waters, highlighting the natural beauty and serenity of the Pacific coastline.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation film, agency mood reel, or brand film needing a quiet aerial ocean moment with a whale near shore.
Edit role
Best as a short cutaway, transition, or reflective beat between stronger whale-surface shots, with the brief runtime giving editors a clean ocean texture and location context.
Visual details
Wide pale blue-gray ocean fills most of the frame, a distant low coastline and mountains sit along the horizon, and a small dark whale shape is visible in the water with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The facts support DJI aerial footage, and the frames show a high, wide composition with open water in the foreground, coastline in the background, and the whale held small within the seascape.

Tags

waternaturebeautypeacecalmwhaleoverheadcameracatchesshoreeast cape baja california SUR DJIeastcinematicdigitalstunningabstractb-roll

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
74 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.

At the start of the clip, a wide aerial view shows pale ocean water, the distant Baja California Sur coastline, low mountains on the horizon, a small dark whale shape offshore, and no visible people.
This opening frame places the whale as a small dark mark within a broad coastal ocean view. (0:00)
One second in, the aerial frame keeps the Baja California Sur shore high in the background while the small dark whale shape sits in the open water below, with no visible people.
The second frame maintains the whale in open water while the coastline stays distant and uncluttered. (0:01)
At 0:02, gray-blue water dominates the aerial composition, with the Baja California Sur coast along the upper edge and a small dark whale shape visible offshore, with no visible people.
This frame gives editors a broad ocean texture with the whale still readable as a small wildlife detail. (0:02)
At 0:03, the aerial view shifts to more open water in the foreground, a distant Baja California Sur headland and mountains remain near the horizon, and no visible people appear.
The fourth frame emphasizes scale, using open water and distant land to keep the whale moment quiet. (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.