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Manta Rays Gliding Through Shallow Turquoise Sea (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A group of manta rays swims in clear turquoise water. The rays move slowly, their dark bodies visible beneath the surface. Light reflects off the water, creating shimmering patterns.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for travel edits, marine wildlife documentaries, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing manta rays in shallow turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second overhead view works as a calm cutaway, insert, or transition beat between shoreline context, swimmer footage, and wider ocean material from the same collection.
Visual details
Several dark manta rays are visible beneath clear turquoise surface water, with bright sun reflections, soft wave streaks, no horizon, no land, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition consistent with a DJI drone hint, looking straight down into shallow water with rays spread across the frame and no visible horizon reference.

Tags

manta raysswimmingclear waterturquoiseoceanmarine lifefishmovementshallow sealight reflectionsgroupaquaticnaturalcalmsurfacedolphinsturquoise wateraerial view

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
91 MB
Location
Buzzards Beach, 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 manta rays just under turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with bright surface glints and no visible people.
The opening frame shows multiple rays spaced across clear shallow water for immediate wildlife context. (0:00)
Dark manta rays remain visible below the rippled turquoise surface at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with light streaks crossing the water and no visible people.
This moment keeps the rays legible while the surface reflections add motion texture for an edit. (0:01)
A small cluster of manta rays is seen through clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with no land, vessels, or visible people in frame.
The third frame emphasizes the group behavior with several rays gathered in the open water. (0:02)
Manta ray silhouettes sit below sunlit turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with stronger glare near the left edge and no visible people.
This frame provides a clean insert where ray silhouettes and reflected light share the composition. (0:03)

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