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Whale Gliding Beneath Ocean Surface (La Bocana, 2022)

8s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife La Bocana, 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 swims underwater, visible through the clear ocean water. The ocean surface shows gentle waves and whitecaps. The whale's body moves slowly beneath the surface, partially visible through the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edits, agency nature reels, brand films, and social cuts needing an overhead view of a whale moving just below the ocean surface.
Edit role
The 8-second clip works as a short cutaway or transition beat between shoreline scenes, giving editors a quiet marine-life insert with surface texture and visible underwater movement.
Visual details
A whale-shaped form moves under clear green-blue ocean water as white foam lines and ripples cross the surface, with submerged rocks or kelp-toned patches visible and no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial, top-down drone composition with no horizon, holding the ocean surface as the full frame while the whale remains partly obscured beneath waves and foam.

Tags

oceanwaterwhaleswimmingunderwaterwavesclearsurfacemarineanimalmovementseabluegreenwhitecapsripplesaquaticnature

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
107 MB
Location
La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

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 in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing green-blue ocean water with white foam at the top edge and a whale shape faintly visible beneath the surface, with no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a submerged form below textured coastal water. (0:00)
At 0:01 in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the whale appears more centered under rippled green water while a diagonal band of white surface foam crosses the upper frame, with no visible people.
This frame shows the whale body tracking under a diagonal line of whitecaps. (0:01)
At 0:02 in La Bocana, Baja California Sur, Mexico, white foam gathers near the top while the whale remains partly hidden below the green-blue surface, with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a readable whale-under-water moment with foam texture overhead. (0:02)

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