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A Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean 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 whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves slowly, creating ripples and splashes on the surface. Sunlight reflects off the water and the whale's back in some frames.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation piece, agency mood reel, or brand film needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway or insert between beach and coast shots, giving a six-second marine wildlife beat with the whale crossing open water and small surface splashes.
Visual details
A single whale is seen from above in turquoise ocean water, with its back, tail wash, ripples, and flashes of sunlight visible, and no people, boats, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with the whale centered or slightly offset in open water, with no horizon and no confirmed camera move beyond the changing whale position.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoiseclearmarinemovementripplessplashessunreflectionoverheadseabluecalmnaturalaerial

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 of a whale near the surface of turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a faint tail wake and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale small in the upper-left area of a clean turquoise ocean composition. (0:00)
A whale appears near the top center of the overhead frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with light ripples trailing behind it and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale isolated against open water, useful as a clean wildlife insert. (0:01)
Overhead frame of a whale near the upper-right area of turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with brighter wash around its back and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale progressing across open water with a pale splash pattern around its body. (0:02)
Whale seen from above with tail wake in turquoise water

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