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Aerial View Of Whale Swimming In Ocean · clip 3 of 5

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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About this clip

A high-angle aerial shot captures a large whale swimming in the surface of the ocean. The massive marine mammal moves through the water, creating gentle ripples and a small splash as it breathes. The surrounding water is a muted blue-grey with a textured surface. This footage provides a clear, top-down perspective of the animal in its natural habitat, suitable for wildlife documentaries, nature programs, or environmental storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Wildlife documentary editors, conservation producers, brand films, and social nature cuts can use this aerial whale footage for a clean overhead view of marine life at the ocean surface.
Edit role
The short runtime works best as an opener, cutaway, or quiet transition beat between broader ocean coverage and closer wildlife moments.
Visual details
A large whale is visible just below and at the surface of muted blue-grey ocean water, with a pale splash near its body and no visible people, boats, land, or structures.
Shot mechanics
The clip uses a high-angle aerial drone composition with the whale moving through the center-right area of textured water and no horizon or shoreline in frame.

Tags

whaleoceanmarine lifeaerial viewwildlifeseawaterswimmingnaturemammalsurfacebluewildanimaldronetop downmarinecreatureaerial4k

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
68 MB
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.

High-angle view of blue-grey ocean water with a faint pale part of a whale just below the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale barely visible beneath the textured ocean surface. (0:00)
Overhead frame of rippled blue-grey water with the whale's pale body detail faintly showing beneath the surface, no visible people or vessels.
This moment keeps the animal subtle in frame, useful as a quiet lead-in to the clearer surfacing shots. (0:01)
Drone-like overhead view of textured ocean with the whale's pale surfacing mark appearing near the upper right, no land, boats, or people visible.
The whale is still partly submerged, with its light surface mark separated from the darker water around it. (0:02)
High-angle ocean frame with the whale more apparent below the surface and a small pale splash forming nearby, with no visible people.
This frame begins the clearer surfacing moment as the whale creates a visible pale disturbance in the water. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.