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Whale Surfacing in Clear Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 3

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

A whale surfaces in the clear turquoise ocean. Its back and head emerge from the water, creating ripples. The sequence shows the whale gradually rising to the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for a Baja California Sur travel edit, marine documentary, conservation piece, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a whale surfacing in clear turquoise ocean.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a brief insert, cutaway, or transition beat between shoreline coverage and wider marine context, with the whale surfacing as the visual point of interest.
Visual details
A pale whale shape rises just below and through the turquoise ocean surface, white spray and ripples form around it, sun glints on the water, and no people, boats, logos, or shoreline are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with a high, top-down composition, open water filling the frame, no horizon, and the whale moving within the midframe area as surface disturbance grows.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingturquoiseaerialmarineanimalseaswimmingsurfaceclearbluewildlifemovementcalmwavesdolphin

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
76 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 Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, a pale whale shape is faintly visible beneath turquoise water near bright surface glare, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the surface in open turquoise water. (0:00)
At 0:01 near Buzzards Beach, the whale appears closer to the surface as a white plume forms in clear turquoise ocean, with no visible people.
This frame captures the whale rising and beginning to disturb the surface. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the surfacing whale creates a brighter patch of whitewater in the turquoise sea, with no visible people.
The surfacing moment becomes clearer as whitewater expands around the animal. (0:02)
At 0:03, an overhead view shows the whale's pale form and vertical whitewater trail in open turquoise water near Buzzards Beach, with no visible people.
This frame shows the whale centered against an uncluttered ocean background. (0:03)

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