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Small Fish Swimming in Shallow Clear Water (Playa El Arbolito Cabo Pulmo, 2022) · 5s

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Ocean Playa El Arbolito, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

Clear shallow water reveals small fish swimming near the surface. Ripples and light reflections move across the water. The fish dart and shift positions throughout the sequence.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
This 4K clip fits a travel edit, nature documentary, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing small fish in clear shallow ocean water at Playa El Arbolito in Cabo Pulmo, Mexico.
Edit role
Use it as a short aquatic cutaway, insert, or texture beat between beach walking shots, especially where a five-second timeline moment needs surface ripples, turquoise water, and visible fish movement.
Visual details
Top-down clear turquoise water fills the frame with small dark fish scattered near the surface, shifting light reflections, pale sandy bottom texture, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition, likely from a DJI drone, with no horizon, shoreline, or foreground objects, just shallow water and fish distributed across the frame.

Tags

waterclearshallowfishswimmingripplesturquoiseoceanseaunderwatermovementsmallcalmnaturalaquaticsurfacelightreflection

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
63 MB
Location
Mexico
Year filmed
2022
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.

Overhead view of clear shallow water at Playa El Arbolito Cabo Pulmo BCS Mexico with scattered small fish, soft ripples, pale sandy bottom texture, and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the clip as an overhead look at small fish moving through clear shallow water. (0:00)
Clear water at Playa El Arbolito Cabo Pulmo BCS Mexico shows several small fish spread across the frame with mottled light reflections and no visible people.
This frame shows the fish more evenly spread across the water surface texture. (0:01)
An overhead frame at Playa El Arbolito Cabo Pulmo BCS Mexico shows small dark fish over a pale shallow seabed with green-blue water and no visible people.
The middle of the clip keeps the view tight on fish and water texture with no shoreline in frame. (0:02)
Playa El Arbolito Cabo Pulmo BCS Mexico shallow water fills the frame with faint small fish shapes, layered ripples, light caustics, and no visible people.
This frame emphasizes water movement and reflected light while the fish remain visible beneath the surface. (0:03)

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