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Whale Surfacing, Splashing, and Submerging 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

A whale surfaces in clear turquoise water, creating a splash. It then submerges, with its tail fluke visible as it moves. The sequence captures the whale's movement from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation segments, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise ocean.
Edit role
This six-second shot works as a quick wildlife insert, transition beat, or timeline accent showing a whale surfacing, splashing, and slipping back under the water.
Visual details
A whale moves through clear turquoise water, with its back, tail fluke, pale underwater body shape, and white surface splashes visible at different moments, with no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with no horizon, keeping the whale and splash patterns centered against open water rather than showing shoreline context.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoisesurfacingsplashingsubmergingswimmingmarineanimalmovementsplashtailflukeclearbluesurfaceaction

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
90 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.

Overhead view of a whale near the surface in turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with white splash beside its body and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale surfacing close to the top-left area of the overhead composition. (0:00)
Overhead frame of the whale's tail fluke and submerged body shape in clear turquoise water at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
This frame isolates the tail fluke as the whale moves beneath the clear water. (0:01)
Overhead view of a bright white splash and faint submerged whale form in turquoise ocean at Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The whale is mostly submerged here, leaving a concentrated splash pattern on the water surface. (0:02)
Submerged whale passing below a splash ring

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