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Whale And Calf Swimming At Surface Of Open Ocean (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 consumer-grade camera, the clip captures the gentle movement of the whales breaking the water's surface, their breath visible in the sunlight. The natural, unscripted moment offers a rare glimpse into marine life behavior, with the vast blue expanse surrounding the pair.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, conservation story, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing aerial whale and calf behavior in Baja California Sur ocean water.
Edit role
A short insert or transition beat that shows the whale pair surfacing from above, suited between wider ocean context and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A large whale and smaller calf are visible just under blue-green open ocean water, with pale surface ripples, brief white disturbance near the head, and no visible people in these frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition consistent with a DJI drone, keeping the whales in midframe against open water with no horizon, shoreline, boat, or land reference visible.

Tags

animalnatureoceanlifefamilywhalecalfswimmingsurfaceopencomingbreathanimalswildlifeeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastb-rollabstractart

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.

A large whale and smaller calf are visible beneath rippled blue-green water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale pair near the surface in a clean overhead ocean composition. (0:00)
The whale remains centered below the surface while the smaller calf appears lower in frame under turquoise water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
This frame keeps the pair separated enough for editors to read the adult and calf relationship from above. (0:01)
The adult whale's head and back sit just below the surface with the calf shape offset lower in the water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with no visible people.
The frame shows a clear overhead view of the adult surfacing shape with the calf trailing nearby. (0:02)

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