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Whale Seen Below The Green Ocean Water As White (Los Cabos, 2020)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Los Cabos, Mexico 2020
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

This vintage home movie captures a breathtaking moment beneath the green ocean waters of Los Cabos, Mexico. A massive whale glides gracefully through the foaming white waves, its silhouette visible in the deep blue-green sea. The natural beauty of marine wildlife unfolds in stunning clarity, with sunlight filtering through the water and creating an ethereal, cinematic glow. This rare underwater glimpse of a whale in its natural habitat offers a powerful, emotional connection to the ocean’s majesty. Perfect for documentaries, environmental storytelling, and nature-focused content.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, ocean conservation segment, Los Cabos travel edit, agency mood reel, or brand film needing aerial surf footage with whale silhouettes under green water.
Edit role
At roughly eight seconds of visible action, this works as a short cutaway, transition, or wildlife insert between beach coverage and broader Los Cabos travel or nature scenes.
Visual details
Top-down green ocean fills the frame with bright sun glints, sandy shallows, white surf foam at the edge, and small dark whale silhouettes visible beneath the water in several later frames, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as DJI drone aerial footage, looking nearly straight down with open water in the foreground and foamy shoreline or sand wash entering from the upper and side edges.

Tags

darkanimalfishoceanwavesswimmingamazingwhalegreenwaterwhitefoamingwashanimalswildlifeLOS cabos mexicofootagebuy

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
75 MB
Location
Los Cabos, Mexico
Year filmed
2020
Published
May 2020

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.

Aerial view over green-blue ocean in Los Cabos, Mexico, with white surf foam at the upper right, sandy water beneath the wash, sun glints on the surface, and no visible people.
This opening frame establishes the top-down ocean texture and foamy shoreline edge before the whale shapes become clearer. (0:00)
Top-down Los Cabos ocean frame with emerald water, scattered sunlight reflections, pale sand visible through the shallows, white foam along the upper right, and no visible people.
The frame gives an editor a clean aerial surf texture with the shoreline wash held near the top of the image. (0:01)
Overhead view of green water in Los Cabos, Mexico, with stronger sun sparkle across the center, pale sandy turbulence at the upper right, white breaking foam, and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes reflective water texture and foaming surf for a quick transition or nature insert. (0:02)
Green ocean and foamy surf with faint dark shapes below the water.

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.