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Whale Surfacing and Tail Fluke in Ocean (Shipwrecks, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A whale surfaces in the ocean, creating splashes. Its tail fluke becomes visible as it dives. The water is turquoise with white foam from the movement.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead ocean animal moment.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quick insert or transition beat between wider ocean scenes, with the whale surfacing and then showing its tail fluke before the shot resolves into turquoise water.
Visual details
A whale moves just below and at the ocean surface, white foam spreads around its body and tail fluke, the water is turquoise with sun glare and rippled texture, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with no horizon, placing the whale and splash pattern in the center to upper frame against a full-screen field of textured ocean water.

Tags

oceanwaterwhalesurfacingtailflukesplashingturquoisemarinemovementswimmingdivingwavesseabluewhitesplashaquatic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
78 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 a whale just under the turquoise surface with a small white splash beside it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale beginning to surface in a clean overhead ocean composition. (0:00)
Overhead frame at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the whale closer to the surface as white foam spreads across the turquoise water and no visible people.
This frame catches the surfacing action as the white splash grows around the whale. (0:01)
Overhead view at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing the whale angled beneath the surface with a broken foam ring trailing behind it and no visible people.
The whale's path is readable through the disturbed water and foam ring behind it. (0:02)
Whale tail fluke emerging amid white foam in turquoise water.

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