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A Drone Shot Of A Dolphin Or Whale Going Beneath The Surface (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 East Cape BCS Mexico in 2019 captures a dolphin or whale gliding beneath the ocean surface. The natural lighting and smooth motion evoke a sense of wonder and connection with marine life.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary edits, Baja California Sur travel films, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing aerial marine life footage from Mexico.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a quick opener, cutaway, transition beat, or insert showing a single large marine animal moving just beneath the water surface.
Visual details
A dark dolphin or whale shape swims under clear turquoise water, with its tail and back intermittently visible, small white surface ripples, bright sun glints, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone viewpoint with the animal centered or upper frame, open water filling the background, and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

animaldolphinwhalewatersurfacedroneshotgoingbeneathnatureeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastcinematickindinspirationprettyintroductionamateur4k

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
69 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 from Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a dark dolphin or whale shape near the upper left under turquoise water with sun flecks and no visible people.
The opening frame places the animal below the surface in open blue-green water. (0:00)
Aerial Baja California Sur frame with the dolphin or whale still near the top left, its body and tail partly visible beneath bright rippled turquoise water, with no visible people.
This moment shows the animal gliding under the surface while light catches the water beside it. (0:01)
Overhead view in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the dark dolphin or whale higher in frame and its tail area visible through the clear water, with no visible people.
The frame gives buyers a clean top-down look at the animal's outline beneath the surface. (0:02)
Aerial frame from Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing the dolphin or whale lower in the composition with a circular patch of white disturbance behind it and no visible people.
The surface disturbance behind the animal suggests a recent tail movement or turn in the water. (0:03)

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