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Whale Submerging in Clear Ocean Water (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

A whale swims underwater in the ocean. The animal gradually submerges deeper, becoming less visible as it moves. The water is clear and turquoise with white foam on the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation film, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
Works as a six-second cutaway, transition, or quiet insert between whale surfacing shots, showing the animal fading below the ocean surface rather than breaking it.
Visual details
An overhead view shows a pale whale shape beneath turquoise water, white foam and surface texture around it, rocky-looking seabed tones below, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support aerial drone-style overhead composition with no horizon, placing the submerged whale in the lower and left portions of the frame against textured ocean surface and pale foam.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingsubmergingdivingturquoisebluewhitefoamaerialoverheadseamarinenaturalcalmwavessurface

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 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 frame from Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico showing a pale whale form under turquoise water with white foam nearby and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale still readable beneath the clear ocean surface. (0:00)
Aerial frame at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico with the whale shape slightly deeper under clear turquoise water and foam stretched across the upper left, no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean overhead read of the animal beginning to sink farther below the surface. (0:01)
At Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, a faint whale form sits below the turquoise surface while white foam and pale water texture fill the frame, with no visible people.
The whale becomes less distinct, useful for showing the submerging action in sequence. (0:02)
Overhead view at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, Mexico showing the whale as a softer pale shape near the lower left under textured turquoise water, no visible people.
Midway through the clip, the animal reads more as a shadowed form beneath the surface. (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.