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Whale Surfacing in Clear Turquoise Water (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023) · clip 2 of 3

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

A large marine animal, likely a whale, surfaces in clear turquoise water. Its head and body become visible as it moves through the calm sea. The sequence shows the animal's gradual emergence and movement at the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for Baja California Sur travel edits, marine documentary segments, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a whale visible in clear turquoise ocean.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a calm insert, transition beat, or observational cutaway between wider Punta Gorda Beach coastline shots and closer marine wildlife coverage.
Visual details
A large dark marine animal surfaces in bright turquoise water, with small white splashes and sun glints around it, open sea filling every frame, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a high overhead drone view with no horizon, no shoreline, and the animal moving through the lower half of later frames against textured water and scattered ripples.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoisesurfacingswimmingaerialmarineanimalmovementclearsurfaceseacalmripplesunderwatervisiblenatural

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.

At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, a dark marine animal is faintly visible just below the turquoise sea surface, with no visible people.
This opening frame shows the animal as a subtle shape beneath the clear water before it fully surfaces. (0:00)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the marine animal remains partly submerged under clear turquoise water, with brighter sparkles on the surface and no visible people.
The second frame keeps the whale-like shape under the surface while light reflects off the surrounding sea. (0:01)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, a small dark surfacing shape sits near the upper right of the turquoise water field, with scattered highlights and no visible people.
This frame shows the animal as a small surface mark within a wide overhead view of open water. (0:02)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale-like animal is more visible near the lower left, breaking the turquoise surface with a pale splash line and no visible people.
The lower-left frame gives the clearest early surfacing moment as the animal breaks the water. (0:03)

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