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

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Punta Gorda Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A large whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. Its tail and body are visible as it moves, creating ripples and splashes on the surface. The aerial view captures the marine animal's motion through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary inserts, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation reels, agency mood films, and social cuts that need a whale visible from above in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second aerial works as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or nature insert between wider coastal coverage and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A large whale moves just below and partly through the turquoise ocean surface, with tail, body shadow, white splashes, sun glints, ripples, and no visible people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective with no horizon, using a wide top-down composition that keeps the whale small against open water and surface texture.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoiseaerialmarinemovementripplessplashesseablueclearsurfacetailfindolphinturquoise water

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 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, a whale is partly visible near the top-down ocean surface with pale splash trails in turquoise water and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale breaking the surface pattern as a small wildlife subject in open water. (0:00)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale's darker body and tail shape show through the clear turquoise surface beside a fresh white splash, with no visible people.
This frame gives editors the clearest look at the whale's tail and body shape beneath the water. (0:01)
At Punta Gorda Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale appears farther across the overhead frame, leaving a compact patch of white disturbance and ripples on turquoise water, with no visible people.
The frame captures the whale's movement as a bright splash patch against otherwise open water. (0:02)
Whale tail and dark body shadow in clear turquoise ocean.

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