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A Whale Swimming and Surfacing in Clear 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 whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal surfaces, moving slowly with its mouth open in some frames. The overhead view captures the whale's movement through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation segments, agency mood reels, and brand films that need an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a short wildlife insert, calm transition, or mid-sequence cutaway between coastal drone shots and closer marine-life details.
Visual details
A single whale moves through clear turquoise ocean water from an overhead view, surfacing with white ripples around its body and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or buildings.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone-style overhead composition, with the whale centered against open water and no horizon or shoreline visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingsurfacingoverheadaerialmarine animalclearcalmnaturalmovingopen mouthturquoise watermarine lifenatureanimal

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 swimming just below the surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with small white ripples around the body and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale traveling through clear turquoise water from directly above. (0:00)
A whale appears closer to the surface in open turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a pale wake trailing behind it and no visible people.
This frame captures the whale surfaced enough to show its back and wake against uninterrupted ocean color. (0:01)
The whale reaches the surface in turquoise ocean water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with brighter ripples around its head and tail area and no visible people.
The third frame gives editors a clearer surfacing moment with white water marking the whale's movement. (0:02)
An overhead frame shows the whale continuing across clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with its tail visible to the left and no visible people.
This moment works as a clean insert of the whale's body shape and direction of travel. (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.