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Aerial View of Surfer Paddling on Reef (Palmilla Beach, 2020)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Aerial Palmilla Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2020
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About this clip

A top-down aerial drone shot captures a lone surfer paddling on a white surfboard through crystal-clear turquoise water. The surfer navigates directly over a large, submerged rock formation covered in green algae or coral. The water is exceptionally transparent, revealing the texture of the underwater reef beneath the surface. The scene is bright and sunny, highlighting the vibrant contrast between the green reef and the blue-green ocean. Ideal for travel, marine life, or surfing content.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits travel edits, surf documentaries, coastal brand films, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a top-down 4K drone view of a surfer over clear reef water in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Works as a short cutaway, transition, or visual texture beat between beach activity and ocean coverage, with the six-second runtime suited to a quick location or lifestyle insert.
Visual details
A lone surfer on a white board paddles across turquoise water above broad green reef formations, with bright sun revealing submerged rock texture and no readable faces, logos, boats, or shoreline visible.
Shot mechanics
Top-down aerial drone composition keeps the horizon out of frame, placing the surfer small against large reef shapes and transparent water, with the contact frames showing a consistent overhead view.

Tags

aerialdronetop downsurfersurfboardpaddlingturquoise waterreefcoralalgaeunderwateroceanclear watertropicalbeachsummervacationmarinenaturebird's eye view

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
78 MB
Location
Palmilla Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2020
Published
Aug 2020

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.

Top-down aerial frame at Palmilla Beach shows a surfer on a white surfboard near a large green reef patch under clear turquoise water, with no readable face or shoreline visible.
The opening frame establishes the overhead surfer and the reef texture below the surface. (0:00)
At 0:01, the surfer remains small in the overhead composition beside the upper reef mass, with clear green-blue water revealing rock texture below.
This frame shows the surfer positioned against the largest visible reef formation. (0:01)
At 0:02, the overhead drone view keeps the surfer near the reef edge while pale turquoise sand or shallow water areas contrast with darker submerged rock.
The frame gives editors a clean contrast between the white board, green reef, and blue-green water. (0:02)
Surfer on a white board near the center of a top-down reef view.

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.