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Whale Swimming in Clear Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 3 of 4

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

A large whale swims underwater in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal's dark shape is visible through the transparent surface. The whale moves slowly, creating subtle ripples in the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial whale-in-water clip for travel edits, marine wildlife documentaries, conservation segments, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing clear turquoise ocean from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a quiet insert, transition beat, or cutaway between shoreline views and closer wildlife material, giving an editor a readable overhead glimpse of the whale beneath the surface.
Visual details
The frames show transparent turquoise ocean with sun flecks, faint surface ripples, sandy seafloor tones, and a large dark whale shape moving underwater with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition is a high overhead aerial view consistent with drone capture, with the water filling the frame and the whale appearing as a submerged dark form beneath the surface.

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.

Overhead view of turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a dark whale shape faintly visible beneath the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale as a submerged dark form in clear turquoise ocean water. (0:00)
Aerial frame over Buzzards Beach water showing the whale's dark body slightly more centered under the transparent turquoise surface, with no visible people.
This moment gives editors a readable overhead view of the whale below the waterline. (0:01)
Turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach with the whale silhouette visible below a lightly rippled surface and small bright reflections, no visible people.
The frame shows the whale as a soft silhouette through the transparent water. (0:02)
Clear blue-green water with submerged whale form near the lower frame

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