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Aerial View Of Calm Grey Ocean Surface

5s 4K UHD
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

This aerial footage captures a vast expanse of calm, grey-blue ocean water. The surface is textured with gentle, rolling ripples and small waves, creating a soothing, rhythmic visual pattern. The camera maintains a steady, high-angle perspective, looking down at the water. The lighting is soft and diffuse, suggesting an overcast day. This clip serves as an excellent atmospheric background, establishing shot for marine environments, or a texture overlay for video projects requiring a sense of tranquility and open water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial ocean surface footage for documentary transitions, agency mood reels, brand films, travel edits, or social cuts that need open water without identifiable people or landmarks.
Edit role
Use this short 7-second clip as a texture insert, quiet transition, opener bed, or visual pause between location scenes where grey-blue water can carry a calm beat.
Visual details
The frames show only grey-blue ocean surface from above, with small ripples and soft diffuse light across the water, and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or horizon.

Tags

oceanwatersearippleswavesaerialdronetexturebackgroundcalmbluegreysurfacemarinenatureovercastfluidliquidoceanographywatercolor

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Published
Jun 2026

Still Frames From This Clip

2 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 grey-blue ocean water filled with fine ripples and no visible people at the opening moment.
The first frame establishes the clip as abstract aerial open water texture. (0:00)
Aerial view of open ocean surface where darker ripple bands cross the muted grey-blue water, with no visible people.
This moment shows the water texture deepening into darker wavelets across the frame. (0:01)

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.