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Whale Surfacing and Swimming in Clear Ocean Water (Shipwrecks, 2023) · aerial

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
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About this clip

A whale surfaces in clear turquoise ocean water. It swims, creating splashes and ripples. The aerial view captures the whale's movement through the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation films, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing a marine animal moving through clear ocean water.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a brief insert, transition, or natural beat between wider ocean coverage and closer whale-surfacing moments.
Visual details
A whale moves below and at the surface of clear turquoise water, with white sun glints, ripples, and small splashes visible, and no people, boats, shoreline, logos, or buildings in frame.
Shot mechanics
The view is from directly overhead, consistent with drone aerial capture, with the whale held within open water and no horizon or land reference visible across the frames.

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
93 MB
Location
Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2023
Published
Jun 2026

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 at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a pale whale shape below turquoise ocean water with bright surface texture and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale still mostly below the surface in open turquoise water. (0:00)
Overhead frame from Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with the whale moving under clear rippled water and a broad patch of reflected sunlight, no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean overhead read of the whale's body under the water. (0:01)
At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, the whale appears closer to the surface against textured turquoise water with strong white highlights and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale rising in the water before the stronger surface disturbance later in the clip. (0:02)
Overhead aerial frame at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing more of the whale's body near the ocean surface amid ripples and no visible people.
This still provides the clearest body profile before the whale creates a splash. (0:03)

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