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Whale Surfacing in Clear Turquoise Ocean Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 2 of 2

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 large whale is partially submerged in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale moves slowly, with its body visible beneath the surface. The water is calm with gentle ripples, and the scene is captured from an aerial perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, East Cape travel edits, conservation pieces, brand films, and social cuts needing an aerial whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
A six-second overhead insert or transition that gives an editor a quiet beat of whale movement beneath the ocean surface before cutting to shoreline, swimmer, or broader coastal coverage.
Visual details
A large dark whale shape sits just below rippled turquoise water, with bright sun glints on the surface and no visible people, boats, shore, logos, or buildings in frame.

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
64 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Apr 2023

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 at Buzzards Beach, East Cape BCS, Mexico, with a dark submerged whale shape under turquoise rippled water and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale below a textured turquoise ocean surface for an immediate wildlife insert. (0:00)
Aerial frame over Buzzards Beach water showing the whale form slightly farther across the teal surface, with small ripples and no visible people.
This moment shows the whale body remaining visible just beneath the surface as light breaks across the water. (0:01)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame with the whale's dark outline centered under rippled turquoise sea and scattered sun sparkle, with no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean overhead look at the whale outline without shoreline or boat elements. (0:02)

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