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Humpback Whale Tail Fluking 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 in clear turquoise ocean water. Its tail flukes move rhythmically, creating splashes as it propels forward. The overhead view captures the animal's movement through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a humpback whale seen from above in turquoise water.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a short cutaway or transition beat between coastal wide shots and marine wildlife coverage, with the whale tail movement providing clear visual action.
Visual details
A single humpback whale moves through clear turquoise ocean water, its tail flukes breaking the surface and making small white splashes, with no boats, shoreline, or people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective looking straight down at the whale, with a minimal composition of open water around the animal and no visible horizon or foreground objects.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwaterswimmingtailflukingturquoiseclearmarineanimalmovementsplashingseablueaquaticwildlifenatural

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

3 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 near the surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with its tail trailing in turquoise water and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale centered in open turquoise water before the tail splash builds. (0:00)
A humpback whale swims just below the surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with white water forming around the tail flukes and no visible people.
This frame captures the tail stroke creating a small burst of white splash behind the whale. (0:01)
The whale appears angled across the turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with disturbed surface water near its flukes and no visible people.
The whale's body angle and tail wake give editors a readable movement beat within the short clip. (0:02)

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