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Swimming Whales Are Awesome To Watch (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

The natural beauty of the marine environment is highlighted in this amateur cinematic clip, showcasing the majestic movement of whales swimming in their habitat.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing overhead whale footage in open water.
Edit role
Best as a short cutaway or transition beat, showing a single whale moving through green-blue water with bright surface glare over a compact six-second runtime.
Visual details
A lone dark whale is visible just below and at the surface of green-blue sea water, with white wake, small ripples, sun glitter, and no visible people, boats, shore, or structures.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial viewpoint consistent with the DJI drone hint, with the whale held in open water and no horizon, shoreline, foreground object, or camera platform visible.

Tags

waterseawhalecalmnatureswimmingwhalesawesomewatcheast cape BCS mexico DJIeastamateurcutebusinesscinematiccameramoderncinematographyromance

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

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 aerial frame from Baja California Sur, Mexico showing a dark whale just under the green-blue ocean surface with scattered sun glitter and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale near the upper left of open water with bright surface reflections around it. (0:00)
Aerial view in Baja California Sur, Mexico with the whale darker beneath the surface, a small pale splash near its head, bright glitter on the water, and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale advancing through the water while surface reflections fill the right side of the shot. (0:01)
Top-down Baja California Sur ocean frame showing the whale near the upper left edge, white turbulence along its body, dense sun sparkle to the right, and no visible people.
The whale remains isolated in open sea, with the strongest glare clustered beside it rather than over it. (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.