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Two Whales Surfacing and Splashing in Ocean (Punta Gorda Beach, 2023)

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

Two whales are visible in the turquoise ocean. The closer whale surfaces, creating a splash as it moves. The other whale remains partially submerged in the background.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, brand films, and social cuts needing overhead whales in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a short wildlife insert, transition beat, or mid-sequence cutaway showing two whales at the surface before cutting back to shore or broader coastline coverage.
Visual details
Two whales move through clear turquoise ocean, with the nearer whale filling the lower frame area and splashing as it surfaces while the second whale stays smaller and partly submerged above it, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with no horizon, placing the larger whale in the foreground and the smaller whale in the upper background against open water.

Tags

whalesoceanwatersurfacingsplashingswimmingturquoiseblueaerialnaturalmarinewildlifeseasurfacemovementmarine lifeaerial viewnature

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 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.

At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, two whales appear near the surface in turquoise water, with the larger whale entering from the lower edge and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the two-whale overhead composition in clear ocean water. (0:00)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the larger whale sits lower in frame while the smaller whale remains partly submerged above it in open turquoise water, with no visible people.
This frame shows the spacing between the foreground whale and the smaller whale ahead of it. (0:01)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, two whales align diagonally across the overhead frame, with the nearer whale's head close to the lower right and no visible people.
The diagonal alignment gives editors a clean wildlife insert with both animals readable in frame. (0:02)
Smaller whale above a larger whale beginning to break the surface.

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