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Overhead View of a Whale 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 whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves slowly, creating ripples and splashes on the surface. The view is from directly above, showing the whale's body and tail as it glides through the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, travel edits, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing an overhead whale in clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a calm cutaway, transition, or insert between coastal wide shots and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A single whale is seen from directly above in turquoise ocean water, with its body, tail, pale surface ripples, small splashes, and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial top-down drone composition with no horizon, placing the whale against open water as it changes position within a simple field of color and surface texture.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoiseoverheadripplessplashesmarineanimalseabluecalmsurfacetailbodyaerialnature

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.

Top-down view of a whale near the upper left of turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with small ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale gliding through open turquoise water from an overhead view. (0:00)
Overhead frame of the whale angled through clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with its tail brighter near the surface and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean top-down look at the whale's body and tail against open water. (0:01)
The whale appears near the upper right of the overhead frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with faint wake marks and no visible people.
The frame keeps the whale isolated in the water, useful as a quiet wildlife insert. (0:02)
Top-down view of the whale lower in the frame at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with its back and tail visible through turquoise water and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale more centered vertically, adding variation for a short cutaway. (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.