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Whale Surfacing and Spouting in Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 3 of 5

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 in clear turquoise ocean water. It surfaces, exhaling a spout of water. The sequence captures the whale's movement and spouting action from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, brand films, or social cuts needing an overhead whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
This six-second clip works as a short cutaway or insert beat, showing the whale swimming near the surface and then spouting before the edit moves back to shoreline, travel, or marine wildlife coverage.
Visual details
An overhead view shows a single whale moving through turquoise ocean water, with white surface texture, sun glints, tail and body shape visible, a spout in the later frames, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking straight down, with the whale centered or crossing the middle of the composition against open water and no horizon or shoreline in view.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoisespoutsurfacingswimmingaerialoverheadmarineanimalseacalmspraymovementnaturalwildlifedolphin

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 frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a whale near the surface in turquoise water with its tail at left and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale's body shape and clear-water setting from directly above. (0:00)
Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with the whale angled through clear turquoise water and its tail fluke visible behind the body, no visible people.
This frame shows the whale continuing forward with its back bright under the surface. (0:01)
Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing the whale farther right in the frame with a bright back and trailing tail in turquoise water, no visible people.
The third frame keeps the whale isolated against open water for a clean wildlife insert. (0:02)
Overhead frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, where the whale fills the left side of the frame with its body just below the surface and tail trailing, no visible people.
This moment gives editors a closer overhead look at the whale's length and movement through the water. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.