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Humpback Whale Surfacing and Swimming in Turquoise 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 humpback whale swims near the surface of clear turquoise water. The whale surfaces, creating splashes and ripples in the ocean. The sequence captures the whale's movement and interaction with the water from an aerial perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Mexico travel edits, conservation stories, agency mood reels, and social cuts that need an aerial view of a humpback whale near Punta Gorda Beach in turquoise water.
Edit role
This six-second clip works as a brief wildlife insert, natural transition, or quiet beat between wider Baja California Sur coastline shots and closer ocean details.
Visual details
A humpback whale stays near the surface in clear turquoise ocean, with white splashes and ripples around its body, sunlit water texture across the frame, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The view is an overhead drone composition with the whale centered or offset against open water, no horizon or shoreline visible, and the frame focused entirely on surface movement.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwaterswimmingsurfacingsplashingaerialoverheadturquoisebluecalmnaturalmarineanimalnaturemovementsunlight

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.

Overhead view of a humpback whale swimming near the surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a pale fin visible and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale close to the surface in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
The humpback whale continues across turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with white splashes around its back and no visible people.
This frame captures the whale's movement as surface water breaks around its body. (0:01)
Overhead frame of the humpback whale in Punta Gorda Beach water, with its body angled through turquoise ocean and a trail of small white ripples, no visible people.
The whale remains clearly visible from above as it swims through open water. (0:02)
A humpback whale surfaces in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with brighter foam around the lower side of its body and no visible people.
The mid-clip frame shows a stronger surfacing moment with more visible splash detail. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.