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Whale's Tail Surfacing and Diving in Ocean (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

A whale's tail (fluke) emerges from the ocean surface, creating splashes and ripples. The tail then submerges back into the water, leaving a trail of foam. The sequence captures the motion of the whale's tail in the turquoise sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation segment, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a brief whale fluke moment in turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
A six-second insert or transition beat that can cut from wider whale surfacing coverage into a closer detail of the tail disappearing under the surface.
Visual details
Turquoise ocean fills the frame with white foam, rippled surface texture, and a pale whale fluke visible in the early frames before the water returns to wake and bubbles, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames read as an overhead aerial view consistent with the DJI drone hint, with the ocean surface filling the composition and no horizon or shoreline visible.

Tags

whaletailflukeoceanwaterturquoisesurfacesubmergewavesplashmovementmarineanimalseabluewhitefoamaction

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 view of turquoise water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with streaks of white foam across the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the ocean texture and foam trail before the fluke becomes the clear focal point. (0:00)
Turquoise sea surface at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with layered ripples and pale foam traces, and no visible people in frame.
This frame holds on the water texture as the whale movement remains mostly below the surface. (0:01)
A pale whale fluke surfaces near the upper right of the frame in turquoise water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with surrounding foam and no visible people.
The clearest tail moment shows the fluke above the surface before the dive continues. (0:02)
Overhead frame of turquoise ocean at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, where white foam and disturbed water mark the whale's recent movement, with no visible people.
The frame works as a wake detail after the tail has moved back toward the water. (0:03)

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