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Whale Swimming Beneath Turquoise Ocean Surface (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A large whale swims beneath the clear turquoise ocean surface. The animal's body is visible through the water as it moves. Ripples and light reflections appear on the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a large marine animal visible beneath clear turquoise water.
Edit role
Use this six-second shot as a calm insert, transition, or observational beat between shoreline coverage and closer marine wildlife moments.
Visual details
A large pale whale form is visible below turquoise ocean water, with surface ripples, shifting white highlights, faint underwater shadows, and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline.
Shot mechanics
The frames support a top-down aerial drone composition over open water, with the whale held below the surface and no horizon, shoreline, or camera platform visible.

Tags

whaleswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseunderwatermarineanimalmovementclearsurfaceaerialseaaquaticlargecreaturecalmripples

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
82 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 in Baja California Sur, a faint pale whale shape sits below the turquoise ocean surface with small ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a subtle underwater form in clear turquoise water. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale appears slightly clearer beneath rippled turquoise water, with pale body highlights and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale body becoming more readable through the moving surface texture. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, a pale whale form is visible under clear turquoise water, with bright surface flecks and no visible people.
The third frame gives the clearest centered read of the whale below the water surface. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale sits lower in frame under turquoise water while bright ripples streak across the surface and no people are visible.
This moment shows the animal offset in the frame, useful as a natural cutaway within a coastal wildlife sequence. (0:03)

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