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Whale Surfacing 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 surfaces in the ocean, its body gradually becoming visible above the water. The animal moves slowly, with its head and back emerging from the turquoise sea. The water ripples around the whale as it rises to the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation piece, brand film, or social cut needing an aerial view of a whale surfacing in clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
A short six-second insert or transition beat that can mark a marine wildlife moment between wider coastal coverage and closer animal behavior shots.
Visual details
A whale shape is visible just under and at the surface of pale turquoise water, with white ripples, textured wave patterns, and no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline in frame.
Shot mechanics
The overhead composition supports the DJI drone hint, with the whale held near the lower part of the frame against open water and no visible horizon or land reference.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingswimmingmarineanimalblueturquoisewhitemovementsurfaceseaaquaticwildlifenaturalcalmclear

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.

At Shipwrecks East Cape BCS, Mexico, a faint whale form sits below the textured turquoise ocean surface with white ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale as a subtle shape beneath clear ocean water. (0:00)
At Shipwrecks East Cape BCS, Mexico, the whale appears more defined under the pale turquoise water, surrounded by broken white wave texture and no visible people.
This frame shows the animal becoming easier to read against the rippled ocean surface. (0:01)
At Shipwrecks East Cape BCS, Mexico, a submerged whale is visible through blue-green ocean water, with pale surface streaks crossing the frame and no visible people.
The mid-clip frame keeps the whale below the surface while the water texture fills the shot. (0:02)
Whale shape near the lower left under milky turquoise water

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