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Aerial View Of Whale Breaching In Ocean

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife
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About this clip

An aerial drone shot captures a large whale surfacing in the open ocean. The dark grey animal breaks the surface of the calm, green-grey water, creating a distinct splash and radiating ripples. The camera tracks the marine mammal from above as it breathes and moves through the water. This footage provides a clear, high-angle perspective of the whale's dorsal area and the surrounding sea texture, ideal for nature documentaries or wildlife productions.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for nature documentaries, wildlife explainers, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social edits needing an aerial view of a whale surfacing in open water.
Edit role
The short runtime works as an insert, cutaway, transition beat, or quiet opener that shows the whale's breath and surface ripples from above.
Visual details
A dark grey whale breaks the surface of green-grey ocean water, with circular ripples and small splashes visible around it, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
High-angle aerial drone composition looks down on open water with the whale near the upper or central frame area and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whaleoceanmarine lifeaerialdroneseawaterwildlifenatureanimalsurfaceripplesgreycalmmammaldocumentarybreathetop down4kuhd

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
72 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.

Aerial view of green-grey ocean water with a small whale surfacing disturbance near the upper right and no visible people.
The opening frame gives buyers a clean overhead view of open water as the whale begins to disturb the surface. (0:00)
High-angle frame of open ocean with faint circular ripples and a small whale surface mark near the upper center, with no visible people.
This second shows the whale's surface mark staying small against a wide field of textured water. (0:01)
Top-down ocean view with a small whale disturbance near the upper right and wider rings spreading through green-grey water, with no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the ripple pattern created as the whale breaks or moves just under the surface. (0:02)
Aerial frame of a small whale splash near the left side of the ocean surface, with expanding rings and no visible people.
This moment captures a clearer splash point where the whale breaks the otherwise calm 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.