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Caught By Two Whales Swimming Close To The Surface In (Baja California Sur, 2019)

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

The cinematic sequence shows the majestic marine mammals gliding just beneath the waves, offering a rare and intimate view of their movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage suited to wildlife documentary, conservation story, travel edit, agency mood reel, or social cut needing Baja California Sur marine life in clear water.
Edit role
Use this short clip as a cutaway or natural-history insert between wider ocean context and closer whale behavior, with the overhead view giving editors a clean six-second beat.
Visual details
Two whales move just below turquoise ocean surface, with pale wake, rippled water texture, soft daylight, no horizon, no land, no vessels, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective looking straight down, holding the whales in midframe against open water without visible shore, skyline, or camera rig.

Tags

animalmarinewhalehugesurfacecaughtwhalesswimmingclosecrystalclearwatersanimalswildlifeeast cape BCS mexico DJIeastb-rollpromoderncinematography

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 view of two whales near the surface in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with rippled turquoise water around them and no visible people.
The opening frame shows both whales close together just under the water surface. (0:00)
Two whales remain side by side beneath clear turquoise water in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the larger body partly shadowed and no visible people.
This frame holds the paired whales in a tight overhead composition for a clear wildlife insert. (0:01)
Overhead frame in Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing two whales slightly farther apart near the surface, with small white ripples and no visible people.
The spacing between the whales becomes more visible as they continue through the clear water. (0:02)
Two whales pass below a rippled turquoise surface in Baja California Sur, Mexico, with one whale lower in frame and no visible people.
The mid-clip frame shows the pair from above with water texture obscuring part of their bodies. (0:03)

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