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Whale Gliding Through Calm Turquoise Waters (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 whale swims near the ocean surface. The water is calm and turquoise. The whale moves slowly, with its tail and body visible above the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial wildlife clip for Baja California Sur travel edits, marine documentary sequences, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a whale visible in turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a quiet cutaway, transition beat, or insert between wider Punta Gorda Beach coastline views and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A single whale is visible just below and partly at the ocean surface, moving through textured turquoise water with pale ripples and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or buildings.
Shot mechanics
The viewpoint is from above and consistent with drone footage, holding a high, open-water composition with the whale small in frame and surrounded only by rippled sea surface.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingmovingturquoisecalmsurfacemarineanimalseaaerialnaturalbluedolphinnaturemovementwildlife

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

3 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A whale appears near the upper left of the frame in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with pale surface ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale small in a wide overhead field of turquoise ocean. (0:00)
The whale is centered left in the overhead view, slightly deeper under the turquoise surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
This moment shows the whale gliding just below the textured water surface. (0:01)
A whale remains visible near the top right area of the frame in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a faint tail mark and no visible people.
The frame captures a clearer surface disturbance behind the whale as it moves through open water. (0:02)

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