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BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS MEXICO-2023: Gray Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean Water
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About this clip
A gray whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. Its tail moves rhythmically, creating splashes on the water's surface. The overhead view captures the whale's motion and the calm sea.
Clip Intelligence
- Production use
- Aerial gray whale footage from Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur fits wildlife documentary sequences, Mexico travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a clear overhead ocean subject.
- Edit role
- The six-second overhead view works as a quick wildlife insert, transition beat, or visual reset between shoreline coverage and wider coastal scenes, with the whale's fluke splashes giving the edit a natural point of motion.
- Visual details
- A gray whale moves through clear turquoise water with white splash trails around its tail and sun flecks across the surface, with open ocean filling the frame and no visible people.
Shot slate
- Resolution
- 4K UHD
- Duration
- 6s
- Codec
- H.264 MP4
- Location
- Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
- Year filmed
- 2023
- Published
- Apr 2023
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