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Whale Surfacing and Swimming in Clear Ocean Water (El Tule los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife El Tule los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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

A whale surfaces in the ocean, its tail and body visible as it moves through the water. The animal creates splashes and ripples in the clear, turquoise water. The sequence shows the whale swimming and diving, with its movements captured from an aerial perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing aerial whale movement in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The 7-second clip works as a brief wildlife cutaway, transition beat, or insert between shoreline coverage and wider ocean sequences.
Visual details
A whale moves just below and at the surface of turquoise ocean water, with bright white splashes, circular ripples, faint body shapes, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition looking straight down into the water, with the whale and surface disturbance held in the center area and no horizon visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingswimmingdivingsplashingclearturquoiseblueaerialmarineanimalmovementdolphinclear wateraerial viewmarine life

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 MB
Location
El Tule Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Feb 2022

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 view at El Tule Los Cabos of a whale just under the turquoise surface, with a bright splash ring and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale breaking the surface and disturbing the clear water from above. (0:00)
Aerial frame from El Tule Los Cabos showing the whale's dark body and tail shape beneath the surface beside white foam, with no visible people.
This frame gives a clearer read of the whale's body line under the water next to the surface splash. (0:01)
Overhead El Tule Los Cabos frame with the whale moving under blue-green water and a circular patch of foam marking its surfacing point, with no visible people.
The moment shows the whale continuing forward while the earlier surface turbulence spreads outward. (0:02)

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