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Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Ocean Water (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 2

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

A whale swims slowly in clear turquoise water. The animal moves gently, creating small ripples on the surface. The overhead view captures the whale's movement through the calm ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for a wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing clear turquoise ocean and visible marine life.
Edit role
Use this six-second overhead view as a quiet cutaway, transition, or breath between beach and coastline shots, with the whale's slow progress giving editors a clean natural beat.
Visual details
A single whale is visible just below the surface in bright turquoise water, with small white bubbles and ripples around its body and no people, boats, buildings, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale held in the upper water field, no horizon visible, and the ocean filling the full frame as the animal advances through open water.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingglidingclearturquoisecalmoverheadaerialserenemarineseasurfaceripplesmovementturquoise watermarine life

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.

A whale moves just below clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a small trail of bubbles behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale near the upper-left portion of the overhead ocean view. (0:00)
The whale remains just under the surface in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, with brighter ripples forming around its back and no visible people.
This frame gives a clean overhead look at the whale's body shape beneath the water surface. (0:01)
A whale is seen from above in Baja California Sur turquoise ocean, with scattered white bubbles beside its body and no visible people or boats.
The third frame shows the whale continuing through open water with small surface disturbance. (0:02)
The whale appears lower in the overhead frame at Punta Gorda Beach, surrounded by uninterrupted turquoise water and faint ripples, with no visible people.
This moment places the whale against a large field of open water for a simple wildlife insert. (0:03)

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