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Whale Swimming in Turquoise Ocean Waters (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2023
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

A whale swims through turquoise ocean water, creating splashes and ripples. Its body moves smoothly with the tail and fins visible above the surface. The water remains clear, reflecting light as the whale progresses.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing an aerial whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a short cutaway, transition beat, or insert between shoreline coverage and wider ocean context, with the whale movement giving the edit a clear visual direction.
Visual details
A single whale moves through bright turquoise ocean water, with its back, tail, and fin breaking the surface as white splashes and sun glints surround it, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The clip reads as a top-down DJI drone angle, with the whale centered against open water and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible in the sampled frames.

Tags

whaleswimmingoceanwaterturquoisesplashingmovementmarineanimalsearipplestailfinclearsurfaceaerial viewmarine lifenature

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 a whale near the surface at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with its tail at left, pale splashes along its back, and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale clearly from above as it moves through open turquoise water. (0:00)
Aerial frame of the whale at Buzzards Beach with its body angled across green-blue water, tail and fin visible through surface splash, and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean overhead look at the whale's full body line and wake. (0:01)
The whale continues across the Buzzards Beach water with a bright white splash near its tail, a darker body visible below the surface, and no visible people.
The frame captures a stronger tail splash as the whale advances through the water. (0:02)
Partly surfaced whale leaving foam and ripples

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