Preview is a low-resolution watermarked version. Licensed download is a clean 4K UHD master. Download free watermarked preview to test in your edit

CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO-2020: A Portrait Of A Happy Turtle Swimming In The Lake

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Cabo San Lucas, Mexico 2020
People appear in this clip. Editorial use is cleared as shot. If a recognizable person is used commercially, a model release is the licensee's responsibility. how releases work.

About this clip

A serene home movie clip from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in 2020, capturing a happy turtle swimming gracefully in a calm lake. The natural setting highlights the turtle’s peaceful movement through clear water, offering a tranquil moment of wildlife in its habitat. This vintage-style footage, shot on Super 8 film, evokes nostalgia and tranquility, perfect for nature documentaries, environmental content, or nostalgic storytelling. The intimate perspective and organic motion reflect the charm of amateur home movie aesthetics.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Usable for wildlife documentary inserts, travel edits from Cabo San Lucas, environmental social cuts, or agency mood reels needing a close pond turtle moment in 4K UHD.
Edit role
This short clip works best as a quiet insert, nature cutaway, or transitional beat between broader Cabo San Lucas ocean and landscape shots.
Visual details
A turtle head breaks the dark water surface among bright green floating leaves, with hard sunlight, small water reflections, deep shadow areas, and no visible people.

Tags

turtlelakewaterportraitnaturehappyswimminganimalswildlifecabo SAN lucas mexico C2020buyhome videoamateurbusinessdigitalstunning

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
76 MB
Location
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Year filmed
2020
Published
Feb 2020

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

At the start of the Cabo San Lucas clip, a turtle head sits just above dark water surrounded by bright floating leaves, with no visible people.
The opening frame gives editors a tight wildlife insert of the turtle among dense water plants. (0:00)
One second in, the turtle remains partly surfaced amid small green leaves and a larger pale leaf cluster, with sunlight reflecting off the water and no visible people.
This frame holds the same close composition while the water sparkle and leaf pattern define the texture. (0:01)

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.