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White Whale Surfacing in Ocean Waters (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

A white whale surfaces in the ocean, gradually revealing its body. The animal moves through the water, with its head and tail becoming visible. The sequence captures the whale's emergence from the sea surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing an aerial view of a pale whale surfacing in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a short insert or transition beat, showing the whale emerging from textured water before its body becomes more defined near the surface.
Visual details
A pale whale appears just below and at the ocean surface in blue-green water with white foam streaks and rippled texture, with no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The overhead composition supports the DJI drone aerial hint, looking straight down on the whale and surrounding wave patterns with no horizon or shoreline visible.

Tags

oceanwaterwhalesurfacingwhitemarineanimalmovementsurfaceblueturquoisewavesseaaquaticswimmingvisiblebodytail

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.

Overhead view at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a pale whale shape faintly visible beneath textured turquoise water and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just beginning to register below the rippled ocean surface. (0:00)
Aerial frame from Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing the white whale form slightly clearer below blue-green surface texture with no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale partially submerged while the surrounding water texture defines its outline. (0:01)
Overhead ocean view at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the whale's pale body more visible through turquoise water and no visible people.
The whale becomes easier to read in frame as its pale body contrasts against the darker water. (0:02)
Pale whale body near ocean surface

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