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Whale Shark Gliding Through Shallow Turquoise Water (Bahia de los Angeles, 2022)

6s 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 shallow, clear turquoise water. The animal moves gently, creating subtle ripples on the water's surface. The overhead view captures the shark's movement through the calm, sunlit ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
A wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut can use this overhead 4K view of a whale shark moving through shallow turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a quiet cutaway, insert, transition, or breathing beat between wider Baja California Sur coastline shots and closer marine-life coverage.
Visual details
The frames show a large whale shark as a dark form below bright turquoise water, with sunlit surface ripples and no visible people, boats, shorelines, logos, or structures.
Shot mechanics
The composition is an overhead aerial view consistent with a drone capture, holding the whale shark beneath the water surface with no horizon and only rippled water filling the frame.

Tags

whale sharkswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanmarine lifeunderwatershallowripplesmovementcalmaquaticanimalnaturalserenewateraerialclear

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
75 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.

At 0:00, a whale shark appears as a dark elongated form below rippled turquoise water in Bahia De Los Angeles, with no visible people.
The opening frame gives a clean overhead view of the whale shark just below the shallow water surface. (0:00)
At 0:01, the whale shark is more centered beneath the bright turquoise surface, with ripples crossing the water and no visible people.
This frame shows the animal's broad body readable beneath the clear water for an overhead wildlife insert. (0:01)
At 0:02, the whale shark sits high in the overhead frame under shallow turquoise water, with sun glints on small ripples and no visible people.
The frame keeps the view minimal, isolating the whale shark against clear water with no shoreline context. (0:02)
Dark whale shark form under turquoise ripples

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