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Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Water (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 swims just below the surface of clear turquoise water. The animal moves slowly, creating gentle ripples and small splashes. The overhead view captures the whale's motion through the calm ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, travel edit, marine conservation piece, agency mood reel, or brand film needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second aerial as a quiet cutaway, transition, or breathing beat between beach coverage and broader coastal sequence material.
Visual details
A large whale moves just below the surface in turquoise ocean water, with pale tail and body shape visible through the water, small white splashes around it, no land, boats, logos, or people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition looking straight down at the whale, with the animal held in open water and no horizon or shoreline in view.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoisemarineanimalmovementripplessplashesclearsurfaceaerialoverheadturquoise watermarine lifenaturesea

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.

Overhead view at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur of a whale just below the turquoise water surface near the left side of frame, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale entering the overhead composition beneath clear water. (0:00)
Overhead frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur showing the whale more centered under clear turquoise water, with a pale tail and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clear top-down view of the whale's body shape under the surface. (0:01)
Overhead frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur with the whale near the upper right portion of the turquoise water and a small wake pattern behind it, with no visible people.
The frame shows the whale progressing through open water with light ripples around the tail. (0:02)
Whale under turquoise ocean with tail splash at left.

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