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Whale Swimming in Clear Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 1 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 in clear turquoise ocean water. The sequence captures the whale's movement, with its tail and body visible above the surface. The water remains calm throughout the clip.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second aerial works as a brief cutaway, insert, or transition beat between shoreline coverage and broader marine wildlife or coastal sequence material.
Visual details
A whale moves near the ocean surface in clear turquoise water, with pale wake, tail area, body shape, and submerged green-blue form visible, and no people, boats, buildings, or horizon in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective looking straight down at open water, with the whale held small in a wide composition and no horizon or shoreline visible.

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
80 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.

Overhead frame of a whale near the surface in turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a small white wake and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale small in a wide field of clear turquoise water. (0:00)
Aerial view of the whale slightly farther across the turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with pale foam trailing behind and no visible people.
This moment shows the whale's body and wake more centered against uninterrupted open water. (0:01)
Top-down frame of the whale swimming through calm turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a bright surface splash near its body and no visible people.
The frame captures a brighter splash around the whale as it moves through the water. (0:02)
Overhead view at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing the whale angled across turquoise water with a larger pale wake patch behind it and no visible people.
This later frame emphasizes the wake patch left by the whale near the surface. (0:03)

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