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Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean From Above (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

A whale swims beneath the ocean surface, its body partially visible through the clear turquoise water. The whale moves smoothly, creating ripples and white foam as it glides. The water remains a vibrant turquoise, with the whale's motion causing gentle disturbances in the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing an overhead view of a whale moving through turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second overhead clip works as a quiet cutaway, transition beat, or insert between wider marine location shots and closer whale surfacing footage.
Visual details
A dark whale shape sits just under clear turquoise water while white foam, surface glare, and rippled wave texture move across the frame, with no people, boats, logos, or shoreline visible.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as aerial drone footage from directly above, holding the whale and surrounding water as a top-down abstract frame with no horizon or land reference visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingglidingturquoisebluewhitefoamaerialoverheadsurfacemarineanimalnaturalserenewavesripple

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 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.

At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a whale is faintly visible below turquoise surface ripples and bright white foam, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale partially obscured beneath textured turquoise water. (0:00)
At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the whale remains below the surface as brighter foam crosses the upper right of the turquoise frame, with no visible people.
This frame keeps the whale mostly under the surface while foam and glare define the water texture. (0:01)
At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a dark whale shape is partly visible under rippled turquoise water while white foam gathers along the right side, with no visible people.
The frame shows the whale as a muted underwater silhouette against a brighter patch of surface foam. (0:02)
Clear turquoise ocean surface with the whale faintly visible under foam.

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