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Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean Waters (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023) · aerial · clip 5 of 8

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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 swims on the ocean's surface. The water is a clear turquoise color. The whale moves slowly, creating gentle ripples in the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Marine wildlife footage for a Baja California Sur travel edit, nature documentary, conservation piece, agency mood reel, brand film, or short social cut needing a whale at the ocean surface.
Edit role
A six-second aerial wildlife insert or quiet transition beat that can bridge coastal scenery with marine life without introducing people, boats, buildings, or shoreline activity.
Visual details
A large whale stays near the surface in clear turquoise ocean water, with pale ripples and small white wake marks around its body and no visible people in any frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition, looking down at the whale in open water with no horizon, shoreline, foreground objects, or visible camera platform in the shot.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingmarineanimalturquoisesurfacemovementaerialseacalmwaveslargemammaldolphinturquoise watermarine life

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
80 MB
Location
Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
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 swims near the surface of turquoise ocean water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with small ripples trailing behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale high in the overhead view with clear water filling the shot. (0:00)
The whale remains near the water surface in Punta Gorda Beach turquoise ocean, with faint white disturbance around its back and no visible people.
This moment shows the whale centered higher in the open-water composition with light texture across the sea surface. (0:01)
A whale appears near the upper part of the overhead frame in turquoise ocean off Punta Gorda Beach, with a brighter patch of wake and no visible people.
The third frame catches a brighter surface mark as the whale continues through open water. (0:02)
The whale sits left of center in an overhead view of Punta Gorda Beach ocean water, surrounded by rippled turquoise surface and no visible people.
The lower-left frame gives editors another clean overhead angle with the whale separated from any shoreline or boats. (0:03)

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