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Whale Surfacing in Turquoise 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 large whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale surfaces, expelling a spray of water from its blowhole. The sequence captures the whale's movement and the ocean's calm surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a clear overhead view of marine life in turquoise water.
Edit role
A six-second insert or transition beat that shows the whale progressing through open water and surfacing with a blowhole spray near the end.
Visual details
A large whale moves just below the clear turquoise ocean surface, its pale back and wake visible from above, with a spout in the final frame and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline.
Shot mechanics
Overhead drone composition with the whale isolated against open water, no horizon in frame, and the subject shifting through the frame across the six sampled moments.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoisesurfacingspoutblowholeaerialclearmarineanimalswimmingmovementsprayseabluecalmsurface

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 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 East Cape BCS Mexico, a whale appears near the upper left of the overhead frame beneath turquoise water, with a pale wake trailing behind and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale from above in clear blue-green ocean water. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico, the whale is centered higher in the frame, its light back and foamy trail visible through the turquoise water with no visible people.
This moment shows the animal moving through open water with the body shape readable from the drone angle. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico, the whale sits toward the upper right of the overhead frame, leaving a bright wake against open turquoise water and no visible people.
The frame keeps the whale isolated against uncluttered ocean surface for a clean wildlife insert. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico, the whale is angled along the left side of the overhead frame, with its submerged body and textured wake visible in turquoise water and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale continuing across the open water with no shoreline or boats in view. (0:03)

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