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Whale and Calf Swimming in Turquoise Ocean (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

Two whales, an adult and a calf, swim together in the ocean. The water is clear and turquoise, with gentle waves. The calf stays close to the adult as they move through the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for Baja California Sur travel edits, marine documentary sequences, conservation films, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an adult whale and calf in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
This six-second clip works as a quiet cutaway, timeline beat, or insert between wider ocean coverage and closer whale-surfacing shots.
Visual details
An adult whale and calf are visible just below the turquoise ocean surface, with white sun glare and small wave texture across the water and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition, looking straight down with the whales centered or drifting through the midground and no horizon, shoreline, boat, or handheld shake visible.

Tags

whalecalfoceanwaterswimmingturquoisemarineanimalseamovementsurfaceaerialblueaquaticwildlifecalmwaveswhales

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
25 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
76 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 view at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing an adult whale and calf below turquoise water with bright white surface reflections and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the adult whale and calf aligned beneath textured turquoise water. (0:00)
At 0:01, the overhead frame shows the whale pair below the clear ocean surface at Shipwrecks, with the calf close to the adult and no visible people.
This frame keeps the whale pair close together while the surface glare shifts across the left side of the composition. (0:01)
At Shipwrecks in Baja California Sur, the adult whale and calf remain visible through turquoise water, with broken white wave highlights near the top of the overhead frame and no visible people.
The second-second frame shows the animals still submerged and readable through the clear surface texture. (0:02)
Adult whale and calf beneath bright turquoise water, seen from directly overhead.

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