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Whale Gliding in Clear Turquoise Ocean Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A whale swims slowly in clear turquoise ocean water. The animal's movement creates gentle ripples on the surface. The overhead view captures the whale gliding through the calm sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for travel edits, wildlife documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, or social cuts needing clear turquoise ocean water from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
The six-second overhead view works as a quiet cutaway, transition, or pacing beat between shoreline, swimmer, and wider ocean shots in a coastal or marine sequence.
Visual details
A single whale appears as a pale shape just below the turquoise surface, moving through open water with a small white wake and scattered sun glints, with no visible people, boats, shore, or buildings.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale held small in a wide field of water, emphasizing negative space, surface texture, and the animal's slow progress across the frame.

Tags

whalemarine animaloceanwaterturquoiseswimmingglidingaerialoverheadclearcalmripplesmovingseaspeedboatwavestravelboat

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.

At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, a whale appears near the top of clear turquoise water with a short white wake behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale small in a wide overhead field of turquoise ocean. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale is centered higher in the frame under rippled turquoise water, leaving a faint pale trail with no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale isolated against open water for a clean wildlife insert. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale sits near the upper right of the overhead frame with bright water texture around it and no visible people.
The third frame shows the whale continuing through open sea with only ripples and reflected light around it. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the whale appears in the lower left portion of the overhead view, with a brighter white wake marking its path and no visible people.
This frame places the whale off-center, giving editors a large area of clean water texture. (0:03)

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