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Whale and Calf Gliding Through Turquoise Ocean (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 large whale and a smaller calf swim together in clear turquoise water. The whale's tail and body move through the water, creating gentle ripples. The aerial view captures their motion as they glide beneath the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation films, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing an aerial view of a whale and calf in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The 7-second clip works as a short insert, transition, or quiet beat between shoreline coverage and broader ocean scenes, with the whale pair readable immediately from the overhead angle.
Visual details
A large whale and smaller calf appear as dark forms beneath turquoise water, with pale body highlights, surface ripples, and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or horizon in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone-style composition looking straight down into clear water, keeping the whale and calf centered or near center with only ocean surface and submerged forms visible.

Tags

whalecalfswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseclearunderwatermarineanimalmovementtailfinaerialvantagenaturalclear waterblue

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
86 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 large whale and smaller calf just below turquoise water, with faint ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale pair below clear blue-green water. (0:00)
The whale and calf remain visible under the surface at El Tule Los Cabos, with the calf slightly above the larger body and no visible people.
This frame shows the calf separated enough from the larger whale to read the pair clearly. (0:01)
A top-down El Tule Los Cabos frame shows the whale body angled through turquoise water with the smaller calf near the upper right and no visible people.
The overhead angle keeps the whale and calf readable without shoreline or boats in view. (0:02)

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