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Whale Surfacing in Clear Turquoise Ocean (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 3 of 3

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

A whale surfaces in the clear turquoise ocean. The animal's back and head emerge from the water, creating ripples and splashes. The sequence captures the whale's movement as it breaks the water's surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing an aerial view of a whale surfacing in clear turquoise ocean.
Edit role
The 6-second clip works as a brief insert, transition beat, or natural-world cutaway between shoreline coverage and wider ocean scenes.
Visual details
A whale breaks the surface in turquoise water, leaving a white plume, ripples, and sun glints across the sea surface, with no visible people, boats, shoreline, logos, or buildings.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial composition from a drone, looking straight down at open water with the whale positioned in the midframe and no horizon or land visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersurfacingturquoiseaerialcalmseamarineanimalsurfacesplashesclearbluemovementmarine lifeocean watersea surface

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
93 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 aerial frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a faint white whale surfacing mark in turquoise ocean water with sun reflections at left and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the whale as a small pale surfacing shape in open turquoise water. (0:00)
Overhead aerial frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with the whale surfacing more clearly as a white plume in open turquoise water and no visible people.
This frame shows the surfacing action becoming more defined against the clear water. (0:01)
Overhead aerial frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a compact white splash from the whale near the center-right of turquoise ocean water, with no visible people.
The whale's surface disturbance is compact and bright against the surrounding sea surface. (0:02)
Overhead aerial frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with a brighter whale surfacing plume lower in the frame, sunlit water texture at left, and no visible people.
The surfacing mark grows brighter while the water remains open and uncluttered. (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.