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Whale Submerging in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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 large whale is seen swimming underwater in clear turquoise water. The whale gradually submerges deeper, moving away from the surface. The water shows gentle ripples and sunlight reflections as the animal descends.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Direct aerial wildlife footage for travel edits, nature documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing a whale visible beneath clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quiet insert, transition, or contemplative beat between shoreline coverage and broader marine wildlife scenes.
Visual details
A large pale whale shape is visible below turquoise ocean water, with surface ripples and bright sun reflections shifting across the frame, and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as a top-down aerial composition over open water, consistent with the DJI drone hint, with no horizon or shoreline and the whale held beneath the surface as the main subject.

Tags

whaleunderwaterswimmingsubmergingclearturquoiseoceanmarinelifeanimalmovementwaterripplessunlightreflectiondeepeningaquaticnatural

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
79 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 in Baja California Sur, a pale whale form sits just under turquoise ocean water near scattered sun glints, with no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a light shape below the clear surface. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the submerged whale appears farther down the vertical frame under rippled teal water, with no visible people.
This frame shows the whale continuing below the surface as the water texture shifts around it. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale is still visible beneath turquoise water near a brighter patch of surface glare, with no visible people.
The mid-clip frame keeps the whale visible while sun reflections brighten the surrounding water. (0:02)

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