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Whale Shark Swimming in Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022) · 8s · clip 1 of 2

8s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Bahia de los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A large whale shark swims slowly in clear turquoise water. The shark moves gently, creating subtle ripples on the water's surface. The scene remains calm with the shark maintaining a steady pace.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K aerial whale shark clip fits wildlife documentaries, Mexico travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing calm ocean life from Bahia De Los Angeles.
Edit role
Use the eight-second shot as a quiet wildlife insert, transition, or breathing beat between beach, water, and marine-life scenes rather than as a broad geographic opener.
Visual details
A large whale shark appears as a dark shape below clear turquoise water, with sunlit ripples on the surface and no visible people, boats, shoreline, logos, or buildings in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale shark centered in open water, no horizon, and a consistent top-down composition across the runtime.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingturquoisewateroceanclearmarine liferipplescalmaquaticseaslowmovementwhalemarineanimalunderwatersunlight

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
8s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
100 MB
Location
Bahia De Los Angeles, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

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 shark swims beneath clear turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with light ripples near the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shark as a dark shape under bright turquoise water. (0:00)
The whale shark remains just below the surface in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with its body angled across open turquoise water and no visible people.
This moment keeps the animal isolated in open water for a clean wildlife insert. (0:01)
A dark whale shark silhouette passes beneath sunlit turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, Mexico, with small white highlights on the surface and no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the contrast between the shark's dark body and the bright water. (0:02)
Whale shark swimming under rippled turquoise water.

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