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Whale Surfacing in Clear Turquoise Ocean Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 1 of 2

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

An aerial view captures a marine animal, likely a whale, surfacing in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal gradually becomes more visible as it moves upward through the water. The ocean surface is calm with gentle ripples and sunlight reflections.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial wildlife footage for documentary, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a likely whale surfacing in clear turquoise water off Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a calm cutaway or transition beat between shoreline, swimmer, or ocean texture shots, with the animal appearing as a small moving point beneath the surface.
Visual details
The frames show clear turquoise ocean from overhead, bright sun glitter on rippled water, and a pale underwater shape likely a whale becoming more visible near the surface, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a straight-down aerial view consistent with drone capture, with no horizon or shore in frame and the animal held within open water as surface ripples and light reflections fill the frame.

Tags

oceanwaterturquoisemarine animalwhalesurfacingaerialoverheadclearcalmseamovementanimalsurfacebluewater rippleswavessunlight

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 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 view of turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with bright sun reflections and a faint pale underwater shape, no visible people.
The opening frame sets the clip in clear open water before the marine animal becomes distinct. (0:00)
Straight-down aerial frame over Buzzards Beach turquoise ocean, where sun glitter spreads across the left side and a dim marine shape sits below the surface, no visible people.
This frame keeps the likely whale subtle beneath the rippled surface and gives editors clean ocean texture. (0:01)
Aerial view of clear water at Buzzards Beach with a small pale underwater form near the upper right and scattered sun reflections across the surface, no visible people.
The animal remains small in frame, useful as a quiet wildlife insert rather than a close-up. (0:02)
Overhead Buzzards Beach ocean frame with strong sun glitter along the lower left and a pale likely whale shape emerging under the turquoise surface, no visible people.
This moment shows the marine animal becoming easier to pick out against the open water. (0:03)

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