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Whale Gliding Through Turquoise Ocean Water (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 tail and body move through the clear turquoise water. The animal glides smoothly, creating small splashes as it progresses.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for a wildlife documentary, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing an aerial view of a whale moving through turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a calm cutaway, nature insert, or transition beat between wider coastal drone shots and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A single large whale is visible near the ocean surface in clear turquoise water, with small white splashes around its tail and back, sunlight on the ripples, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition from a drone, with the whale held in open water and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whaleswimmingoceanwaterturquoisemarineanimalmovementtailsurfaceclearcalmaquaticnaturalwildlifeaerialnaturesunlight

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

4 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 swims near the surface of turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with small white splashes near its body and no visible people.
Opening frame shows the whale just below the surface in clear water with a small wake around it. (0:00)
The whale appears slightly farther across the turquoise ocean surface at Punta Gorda Beach, with its back visible below ripples and no visible people.
This frame keeps the whale centered in open water as it continues its smooth surface glide. (0:01)
The whale's body and tail are visible near the surface in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, with small bright splash marks and no visible people.
The frame highlights the whale's tail position and the light surface disturbance around the animal. (0:02)
The whale moves through open turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, with a broader patch of ripples behind it and no visible people.
Mid-clip frame shows the whale in open water with its wake spreading lightly behind the body. (0:03)

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