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Humpback Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 2

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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 humpback whale swims in the turquoise ocean. Its tail flukes move rhythmically, creating splashes on the water's surface. The whale's body is partially submerged, with water ripples visible around it.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation segments, agency mood reels, and brand films needing aerial humpback whale behavior in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The 6-second clip works as a concise cutaway, transition beat, or natural-history insert showing a whale moving near the surface before cutting back to coastline or interview material.
Visual details
An overhead view shows a humpback whale partly submerged in clear turquoise water, with pale body texture, visible flukes, white splashes, surface ripples, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone composition looking straight down, keeping the whale large in frame against open water with no horizon, shoreline, boat, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanswimmingtailfluketurquoisesplashingmovementmarineanimalseasurfaceaerialcalmbluewatersplashes

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
81 MB
Location
Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

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.

Overhead frame from Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a humpback whale angled across turquoise water with its tail flukes trailing and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale near the surface with its full body shape readable from above. (0:00)
Aerial view at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with the humpback whale centered in turquoise water as white ripples form around the tail and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale's tail movement and the small wake spreading behind it. (0:01)
At Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale remains partly submerged in clear turquoise water with a pale side flipper visible and no visible people.
The frame gives a clear overhead look at the whale's body texture and side flipper beneath the surface. (0:02)
Overhead whale with both flippers visible below the surface

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