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Whale Swimming in Clear Ocean Water (Shipwrecks, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 25fps Wildlife Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A whale swims near the ocean surface, creating splashes and ripples in the clear turquoise water. The whale's body and tail are visible as it moves through the water. The overhead perspective captures the marine animal's motion and the surrounding ocean environment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second aerial shot works as a short insert, transition, or texture beat between wider coast coverage and closer marine wildlife footage.
Visual details
A whale moves just below and at the ocean surface, with pale body and tail shapes visible through turquoise water, white splashes and ripples around it, rocky seabed texture below, and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with a near-vertical composition, placing the whale and surface foam against clear water without a visible horizon or shoreline.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingsurfacingsplashingturquoisebluewhitefoamripplesmarineanimalnaturalsereneoverheadaerialsea

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
25 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
66 MB
Location
Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

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 frame from Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a pale whale form under turquoise water with white foam patches near the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the surface as foam breaks across the clear water. (0:00)
At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the whale's body and tail are visible near the surface in blue-green water with thin white ripples and no visible people.
This frame gives editors the clearest tail read as the whale moves through the surface water. (0:01)
The whale continues through clear turquoise water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with white foam streaks above and mottled underwater texture below, and no visible people.
The second moment emphasizes the animal's progress through clear water rather than a full breach. (0:02)
Pale whale form near darker underwater rock texture.

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