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Whale Gliding Through Clear Ocean Surface (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

A whale swims near the ocean surface, creating gentle splashes. The water is clear and turquoise, with subtle ripples. The whale's movement is smooth as it glides through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation story, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing an aerial view of a whale moving through turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a calm cutaway, transition beat, or short insert between beach, coastline, and marine wildlife shots in a longer Punta Gorda Beach sequence.
Visual details
A dark whale is visible just below and at the ocean surface, with small white splashes and rippled turquoise water filling the frame, and no people, boats, buildings, or horizon visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale placed in open water and no shoreline in view, while the contact sheet shows the animal shifting position across the six-second runtime.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingaerialturquoisesurfacemovementmarineanimalseaclearbluecalmsplashwaveslifedolphin

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

3 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 is visible near the surface of turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with small ripples around it and no visible people.
This opening frame shows the whale positioned in open clear water with only ocean texture around it. (0:00)
The whale appears slightly farther across the turquoise surface at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with a small white splash beside its body and no visible people.
This frame captures a clear surface detail as the whale moves through rippled water. (0:01)
A whale remains isolated in open turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with textured wave ripples surrounding it and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean overhead wildlife insert with no shoreline or human activity in frame. (0:02)

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