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Whale's Back Moving Through Ocean Surface (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

The sequence shows a whale's back moving through the ocean's surface. The water appears turquoise with visible waves and white foam. The whale's movement creates a shifting light blue shape as it travels through the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for documentary, travel edit, conservation piece, brand film, or social cut needing marine life in turquoise water off Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a short insert, transition, or quiet beat between wider ocean scenes and closer whale surfacing shots in a marine sequence.
Visual details
A pale blue whale back or body shape moves just below the turquoise ocean surface while small waves and white foam streaks pass across the frame, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective with a top-down composition over open water, keeping the whale shape in the left and center portions of the frame without a visible horizon.

Tags

oceanwaterwhalemarineanimalsurfacemovementturquoisebluewavesfoamaerialseaswimmingbackanimal movementwater surfacemarine life

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

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 Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with a pale whale shape just below the turquoise water near the left side and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale shape beneath rippled water before it moves farther across the surface. (0:00)
Aerial frame from Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, showing textured turquoise water, bright foam streaks, and a faint whale form under the surface with no visible people.
This moment emphasizes the whale's subdued outline against brighter foam and wave texture. (0:01)
Top-down Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur view with the pale whale shape slightly right of center beneath green-blue surface water and no visible people.
The whale remains visible as a light blue form moving under the water surface. (0:02)

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