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Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Ocean 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 whale swims slowly in clear turquoise water. The animal's body and tail are visible beneath the surface. The water remains calm throughout the sequence.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing an overhead whale shot in clear turquoise water off Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Works as a six-second cutaway, transition, or quiet insert between shoreline, swimmer, and underwater rock shots when the edit needs a calm marine-life beat rather than a busy establishing scene.
Visual details
A pale whale shape glides just below the surface in turquoise ocean water, with its body and tail visible through ripples and no people, boats, text, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The view is overhead and consistent with a drone perspective, with the whale centered against uninterrupted water and no horizon, foreground objects, or visible camera platform.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterclearturquoiseswimmingglidingoverheadcalmserenemarineseasurfacemovementblueaquaticcurrentaerial

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
81 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 at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a whale just below the turquoise ocean surface with its pale body angled across the frame and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a clear underwater shape against open turquoise water. (0:00)
Overhead view at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with the whale slightly farther through the frame, tail and body readable below rippled turquoise water and no visible people.
This second frame shows the whale continuing through the open-water composition with its tail still visible. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale remains under the surface in a clean overhead frame, with brighter water texture around its body and no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean marine-life insert with only the whale and textured water in view. (0:02)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame showing the whale angled through clear turquoise water, with the tail closer to the lower edge and no visible people or vessels.
The whale's position lower in the frame gives a slight progression from the earlier overhead moments. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.