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

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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 high-angle aerial shot captures a vast expanse of calm, grey ocean water under an overcast sky. In the center of the frame, a dark shape, likely a whale, is visible just beneath the surface, creating a subtle disturbance in the water. A distant coastline with vegetation is visible on the left horizon. The footage provides a serene, documentary-style perspective of marine wildlife in its natural habitat, suitable for nature documentaries or environmental storytelling.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, conservation pieces, marine science edits, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing a quiet aerial view of a whale-like shape moving through open ocean.
Edit role
The short runtime works as a subdued cutaway, transition beat, or observational insert between closer marine wildlife shots and broader ocean context.
Visual details
Grey ocean fills the frame under flat overcast light, with a small dark whale-like shape breaking or just below the surface and a low vegetated coastline visible on the left horizon, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
High-angle aerial composition from a drone viewpoint, with water dominating the foreground and midground, the horizon near the upper frame, and the marine subject kept small within the open sea.

Tags

whaleoceanseamarine lifewildlifeaerialdronewaterhorizonnaturedocumentarycalmgreyovercastsurfaceswimmingmarineenvironmentwildconservation

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
70 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.

At the start of the clip, grey open ocean fills the frame with a small dark whale-like shape near the surface and no visible people.
This opening frame gives a wide aerial view of the marine subject as a small dark mark in open water. (0:00)
One second in, the aerial view holds on open grey sea with the distant left coastline and a small dark marine shape just below or at the surface, with no visible people.
The frame maintains the wide scale of the ocean while keeping the whale-like form small in the composition. (0:01)
At two seconds, calm grey water stretches to the horizon while a faint dark whale-like form sits near the center-right surface, with no visible people.
This moment shows the subject as a subtle surface disturbance against a broad, muted ocean field. (0:02)

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