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Aerial View Of Whale Diving In Ocean

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

An aerial drone shot captures a large whale surfacing in the open ocean. The massive body of water. The animal breaks the surface, creating ripples and splashes in the dark green water before diving back down. The footage highlights the movement of the marine mammal beneath the waves, offering a dramatic perspective of wildlife in its natural habitat. Ideal for nature documentaries, environmental awareness campaigns, and ocean conservation projects.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, ocean conservation films, agency mood reels, and social edits needing an overhead whale moment in open water without people or built structures in frame.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway, transition, or quiet beat between wider marine sequences, showing the whale just under the surface as ripples expand across dark green water.
Visual details
A large whale is partly visible beneath dark green ocean water, with brief surface disturbance, circular ripples, soft daylight, no horizon, no land, no boats, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking straight down or steeply down at open water, with the whale kept near the center while the ocean surface fills the full composition.

Tags

aerialdronewhaleoceanseamarine lifewildlifedivingsurfacingwaternatureanimalripplesdocumentaryconservationenvironmentmarine mammalunderwater4kuhd

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
69 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.

A whale is faintly visible below dark green open-ocean water, with small ripples forming near the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a dark shape just under the water surface. (0:00)
The whale sits closer to the surface under textured green water, creating a small disturbance and widening ripples, with no visible people.
This frame shows the animal's surface movement beginning to spread through the water. (0:01)
A partially submerged whale remains visible beneath the rippled ocean surface, with a faint turquoise highlight near the upper body and no visible people.
The frame gives buyers a clearer overhead glimpse of the whale under the surface. (0:02)
The whale's dark body is seen below green water as circular ripples and a small splash pattern gather around its upper side, with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale's movement through the surface texture. (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.