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Whale Swimming Through Turquoise Ocean Water (Shipwrecks, 2023)

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

A large whale swims through clear turquoise ocean water. The animal's body and tail create splashes and ripples on the surface. The sequence captures the whale's movement from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale moment in turquoise water off Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a brief aerial cutaway, transition beat, or insert between wider ocean coverage and closer whale surfacing shots.
Visual details
A large pale whale shape moves just below and through the turquoise surface, with white splash, foam, ripples, and sun glints across open water, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with no horizon, keeping the whale and its surface disturbance centered within a full-frame field of textured ocean water.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingturquoisesplashingripplesmarinemovementclearsurfaceaerialseabluewhitesplashdolphinaerial view

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
90 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 a whale beneath turquoise ocean water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with white foam at the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale partly obscured by splash and clear green-blue water. (0:00)
A whale form passes below a patch of white foam in clear turquoise water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with no boats or visible people.
This frame captures the whale's body shape under the water as foam spreads above it. (0:01)
Overhead drone-style frame of a whale near a circular area of white splash and ripples in turquoise ocean water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The middle moment emphasizes the surface disturbance created by the whale's movement. (0:02)
A pale whale shape and trailing white foam sit near the left side of the overhead frame in turquoise water at Shipwrecks, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
This frame shows the whale offset in the composition as its wake breaks the surface. (0:03)

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