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Aerial View Of Whale Breaching Surface · clip 2 of 2

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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About this clip

An aerial drone shot captures a large whale swimming in calm, grey ocean waters. The animal surfaces, revealing its back and dorsal fin as it creates gentle ripples and small splashes. The footage provides a top-down perspective of the marine mammal moving through the sea. Ideal for nature documentaries, wildlife conservation projects, and oceanic themes.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K aerial whale clip fits wildlife documentaries, ocean conservation films, agency mood reels, science explainers, and social edits needing a top-down marine mammal surface moment.
Edit role
Use it as a short cutaway, transition, or natural beat between broader ocean scenes when an edit needs a calm whale surfacing detail without people, boats, or shoreline distractions.
Visual details
A large whale is seen from above in grey-green open water, with its back and dorsal fin breaking the surface and leaving ripples, pale wake trails, and small splashes, with no visible people.

Tags

whaleoceanmarine lifeseawaterwildlifeanimalnaturedroneaerialsurfaceswimmingripplesgreycalmmarinemammalbackdorsal fintop down

Shot slate

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

Aerial view of a whale breaking the grey-green ocean surface near the top of frame, with faint wake lines spreading behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the drone viewpoint as it disturbs the otherwise empty water surface. (0:00)
The whale remains near the upper center of the aerial frame, with its back partly above the surface and soft ripples widening through the grey water, with no visible people.
This frame gives an editor a clear overhead look at the whale's surfacing shape and surrounding wake. (0:01)
A top-down drone view holds the whale toward the upper right of the frame as darker ripples and pale disturbance lines mark its movement through open water, with no visible people.
The whale shifts across the top of the composition, leaving visible surface texture for a quiet wildlife cutaway. (0:02)

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.