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BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS MEXICO-2023: Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Sea

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

A large whale swims just below the ocean's surface. The water is clear and turquoise, with gentle ripples and light reflections. The whale moves slowly, creating subtle disturbances in the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing clear turquoise ocean and a single marine animal near the surface.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a calm insert, transition, or visual beat between shoreline coverage and wider ocean scenes, with the whale's slow surface movement giving editors a clean natural pause.
Visual details
A large whale is visible just below a clear turquoise sea surface, leaving white wash and subtle ripples as sunlight sparkles on the water, with no visible people, boats, shoreline, or logos in frame.

Tags

BUZZARDS BEACH EAST CAPE BCS MEXICO2023whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingmarineanimalsurfacerippleslightreflectionmovementclearseaaquaticnaturalcalmblue

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

A whale moves just below the turquoise sea surface at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with white wash trailing upward and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale breaking the surface texture in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
The whale's foamy surface trail sits near the lower right of the Buzzards Beach frame, surrounded by turquoise water and scattered light reflections, with no visible people.
This moment gives editors open-water texture with the whale partly low in frame. (0:01)

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