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Overhead View of Whale Swimming in Turquoise 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 whale swims in clear turquoise ocean water. Its tail moves, creating ripples and splashes on the surface. The water remains calm except for the whale's motion.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing an overhead whale moment in turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second aerial works as a short insert, transition beat, or quiet cutaway between shoreline, swimmer, and ocean texture shots in a coastal sequence.
Visual details
A whale is seen from above beneath clear turquoise water, with its pale body shape, tail movement, white surface turbulence, small ripples, sunlight texture, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale centered against open water, no horizon, no shoreline, and motion shown through the changing tail splash and surface wake.

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
78 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 of a whale beneath turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a white tail splash near the lower edge and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale angled through clear water with its tail disturbing the surface. (0:00)
Overhead view of the whale farther across the turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, with pale body detail visible beneath the surface and no visible people.
This moment gives a clean top-down view of the whale body under the water surface. (0:01)
Overhead frame of the whale in turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, with stronger white turbulence at the tail and no visible people.
The tail action becomes more visible here as white water gathers behind the whale. (0:02)
Overhead frame of the whale angled through clear turquoise water in Baja California Sur, with a bright white splash at the lower edge and no visible people.
This frame emphasizes the whale's diagonal path and the splash created by the tail. (0:03)

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