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Aerial View Of Whale Swimming In Clear Open Ocean (Baja California Sur, 2019)

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

Aerial footage from 2019 captures a whale swimming gracefully in the clear, open ocean off East Cape BCS, Mexico. The serene scene highlights the whale’s movement through the blue water, offering a stunning natural perspective. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental content, or travel storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentary segments, Mexico travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a lone marine animal in open blue water.
Edit role
Use this brief 7-second shot as a cutaway, transition beat, or quiet insert between wider ocean coverage and closer whale behavior in a nature or travel timeline.
Visual details
A single whale is visible below the surface in blue-green open ocean, with bright sun glitter on the water and no boats, shoreline, crowds, logos, or visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale held small in the composition, open water filling the foreground and background, and no horizon or land reference visible.

Tags

animaltamebeautifulbluecalmaerialviewwhaleswimmingclearopenoceanwatersunnydaynatureeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastmodernamateur

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
71 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 frame of a whale just left of center in blue-green ocean off Baja California Sur, Mexico, with sun glitter to the right and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale small within a wide field of open water. (0:00)
Aerial view of the whale continuing through clear blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a bright patch of reflected sunlight on the right and no visible people.
This second frame keeps the whale isolated against textured open ocean. (0:01)
Top-down ocean frame with the whale near center, dark body visible under the surface, broken ripples around it, and no visible people in the Baja California Sur water.
The frame shows the subject centered enough for a clean wildlife insert. (0:02)
Overhead shot of the whale lower in the frame, surrounded by small white disturbance marks and sun-sparkled blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale's scale against a large area of empty water. (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.