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Humpback Whale Submerging in Clear Ocean Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A humpback whale is seen submerging into the clear turquoise ocean water. The whale's body moves downward, creating splashes that gradually diminish as it descends. The water remains calm with gentle ripples around the whale.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing aerial humpback whale footage in clear turquoise water off Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Works as a six-second insert, transition, or calm closing beat showing the whale slipping below the surface as splashes fade into open water.
Visual details
A humpback whale is seen from above in clear turquoise ocean water, with white surface wash over its back, a visible pectoral fin in several frames, sun glints on ripples, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale centered or near center against open water, no horizon, no shoreline, and the body becoming more submerged across the sequence.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingsubmergingunderwatermarineanimalwildlifeclearsurfacemovementsplashcalmbluesea

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.

Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a humpback whale near the surface with white wash over its back, a pectoral fin visible, sun glints on the water, and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale closest to the surface with bright water wash defining its back. (0:00)
Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing the humpback whale still near the surface, with a left pectoral fin visible, foamy wash along the body, clear turquoise water, and no visible people.
This frame holds the whale under a thin layer of surface foam as it begins to descend. (0:01)
Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing the humpback whale slightly deeper under the turquoise surface, with pale body detail softened by water, a fin shape visible, and no visible people.
The whale is lower in the water column here, with its outline softened by the clear surface. (0:02)
Humpback whale fading below the turquoise water surface.

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