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Whale Surfacing and Swimming in Turquoise Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

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 large whale surfaces in the turquoise ocean water. It moves its flippers and tail while swimming. The whale gradually submerges, creating ripples in the clear water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, brand films, and social cuts needing a clean animal moment in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a calm wildlife insert, transition beat, or short cutaway between coastline coverage and wider Punta Gorda Beach sequence material.
Visual details
A large whale swims just below and at the surface of clear turquoise water, with flipper and tail movement visible, bright sun glints on small ripples, and no people, boats, land, or logos visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with the whale isolated in open water, no horizon, no foreground objects, and the subject shifting slightly through the center area of the frame.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingsurfacingflipperstailmovementmarineanimalseasurfaceclearaerialdolphinswimnature

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
80 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 view of a whale near the surface in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with sun flecks on ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale isolated in clear open water for a clean wildlife insert. (0:00)
A whale swims at the surface of turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with its body angled through clear water and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a mid-clip view of the whale moving through the water column. (0:01)
The whale is seen from above in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with one pale flipper visible beside the body and no visible people.
The frame highlights the whale's flipper position and surface movement in open water. (0:02)
Overhead aerial frame of a whale angled across clear turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a bright flipper wake and no visible people.
This moment shows a slight change in body angle as the whale continues swimming near the surface. (0:03)

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