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Two Whales 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 clear turquoise ocean water. The larger whale moves slowly, creating ripples and splashes as the smaller whale follows closely. The overhead view captures their movement through the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, conservation pieces, travel edits, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead view of an adult whale and calf in Baja California Sur ocean water.
Edit role
The 6-second shot works as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or natural insert between wider ocean context and closer whale-surfacing footage in a marine wildlife timeline.
Visual details
Two whales, one larger adult and one smaller calf, move through clear turquoise water with white surface ripples and small splashes, and no people, boats, buildings, or logos are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with both whales seen from above, the adult occupying the left side of frame and the calf holding to the right through most of the clip.

Tags

whalesoceanwaterswimmingturquoisesplashingripplesmarineanimalsmovementclearseacalfadultsurfacewavesnaturalwildlife

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
25 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
79 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, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with a dark adult whale on the left and a smaller pale calf on the right in turquoise water, no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the adult whale and calf traveling together beneath a rippled ocean surface. (0:00)
At 0:01, the adult whale remains left of center under bright surface texture while the calf swims to the right in clear water at Shipwrecks, East Cape, with no visible people.
This frame shows the pair separated by open turquoise water, useful for reading scale between adult and calf. (0:01)
The third frame shows the adult whale's dark shape on the left and the calf to the right with a brighter splash near the calf's head or side, no visible people.
The small splash beside the calf adds a visible movement cue within the overhead wildlife shot. (0:02)
At 0:03, the calf appears angled near the lower right while the adult whale stays partly under a textured patch of ripples on the left at Shipwrecks, East Cape, no visible people.
The frame catches a change in the calf's angle as it follows near the adult whale. (0:03)

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