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Whale Swimming in Clear Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 2 of 4

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A whale swims through clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves steadily, leaving a greenish trail behind it. The aerial view captures the whale's movement across the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage from Buzzards Beach fits wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing clear ocean movement without people in frame.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quiet cutaway, transition beat, or marine-life insert between shoreline coverage and wider coastal context.
Visual details
A whale is visible from above in clear turquoise ocean water, with a pale surface disturbance and greenish underwater trail behind it, and no people, boats, logos, shoreline, or buildings visible in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with the whale held in open water, no horizon, and minimal surrounding reference points beyond ripples, wake, and color variation in the sea surface.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingmovingclearturquoisegreenaerialoverheadserenemarineseasurfacespoutspeedboatwakevessel

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
79 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, 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 0:00, a whale swims diagonally through turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, leaving a pale surface wake and greenish trail with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale already moving through open turquoise water from an overhead angle. (0:00)
At 0:01, the whale remains near the upper part of the frame at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with its white wake extending behind it and no visible people.
This frame keeps the whale isolated in open water, useful as a clean marine wildlife insert. (0:01)
At 0:02, the whale appears small against a wide field of turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a soft green plume behind it and no visible people.
The wide overhead composition gives editors negative space around the whale and wake. (0:02)
Whale moving across clear turquoise water from overhead

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