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Download the free low-res preview to test in your editWhale and Calf Surfacing in Clear Ocean Water (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)
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About this clip
A whale and its calf swim in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale surfaces, moving its tail and body through the calm sea. The aerial view captures their natural movement in the open water.
Clip Intelligence
- Production use
- Aerial whale and calf footage for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing marine life in clear turquoise water.
- Edit role
- Use this six-second overhead shot as a wildlife insert, quiet transition, or natural beat between beach coverage and wider coastal drone views.
- Visual details
- A whale and smaller calf move through bright turquoise ocean water, with sun glints on the surface, dark underwater shadows, visible tail movement, and no people in frame.
- Shot mechanics
- The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the animals held in open water, no horizon, and a top-down composition that tracks their bodies, tails, and shadows against the sea.
Shot slate
- Resolution
- 3840 × 2160
- Frame rate
- 29.97 fps
- Duration
- 6s
- Codec
- H.264 MP4
- File size
- 79 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.
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