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

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A large whale swims near the ocean surface. Its body and tail are visible above the clear turquoise water. The animal moves slowly through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation segment, brand film, or social cut needing a whale at the surface in calm turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Works as a brief aerial cutaway or quiet transition beat in a coastal sequence, giving six seconds of whale movement between beach, dune, and ocean coverage.
Visual details
A large whale is seen from above just below and partly above the turquoise ocean surface, with its tail and dark body visible, small white splashes around it, open water filling the frame, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with no horizon or shoreline visible, keeping the whale in open water as the main subject against a broad field of textured turquoise sea.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoisecalmmarineanimalsurfacemovementseablueclearaquaticwildlifefloatingtailbody

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 partly surfacing in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with white disturbance near its head and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the surface with a small splash pattern around its front. (0:00)
A whale moves through clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with its body and tail visible under the surface and no visible people.
This frame gives a clearer top-down look at the whale's body shape and tail position in open water. (0:01)
The whale remains near the surface in turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with ripples and pale streaks in the water and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale continuing through open water with small surface texture around its back and tail. (0:02)
Overhead frame of the whale in bright turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with the tail more prominent at the left side of the body and no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale's tail and elongated body against an uncluttered ocean background. (0:03)

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