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Overhead View of a Whale Swimming in 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 marine animal, likely a whale, swims through clear turquoise water. The animal's dark shape moves slowly beneath the surface, creating gentle ripples. The water's surface reflects light, with small white specks visible as the animal progresses.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, wildlife documentary moments, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing an overhead whale-like marine animal in clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a short cutaway, transition, or quiet insert between shoreline coverage and wider ocean material, giving editors a clean overhead beat of marine movement.
Visual details
A large pale-and-dark marine animal shape is visible just below turquoise ocean water, with small ripples, bright sunlight flecks, and no people visible in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a straight-down aerial view with no horizon, keeping the animal and water surface as the full frame while the DJI drone origin is supported by the filename and overhead framing.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingmovingturquoiseclearaerialoverheadcalmmarineanimalseasurfacerippleslight reflectionswavessunlight

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
80 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-like marine animal shape sits beneath turquoise water near the left edge, with bright surface reflections and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the overhead view of the submerged animal in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale-like form is faint under the turquoise surface while sunlight speckles the water and no visible people appear.
This frame shows the animal becoming less distinct under the bright surface glare. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, a pale submerged marine animal form runs near the right side of the frame beneath clear turquoise water, with no visible people.
The third frame places the whale-like shape along the right side of the overhead composition. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the submerged whale-like body appears near the left third of the turquoise water, with scattered sun glare and no visible people.
This moment keeps the animal visible below the surface while the water texture fills the frame. (0:03)

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