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

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 surfaces in the ocean, creating a spray of water. It then submerges and swims through the clear turquoise water. Sunlight reflects on the water's surface as the whale moves.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, travel edit, conservation story, agency mood reel, or social cut needing an overhead whale moment in turquoise water off Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or insert between shoreline and underwater coverage, showing the whale surfacing and continuing through open water.
Visual details
A whale is seen from above in clear turquoise ocean, with white spray and wake around its back, sun glints on the water, and no people, boats, logos, or shoreline are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial overhead drone composition with the whale centered or near center against open water, no horizon, and movement shown by changing wake and body position across the grid.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingsurfacingaerialoverheadmarineanimalmovementsplashingclearblueseamarine lifewater surfacemotion

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
92 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 just below and breaking the turquoise water surface with white spray, no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale surfacing against open turquoise water with sun reflection at the left edge. (0:00)
Aerial view at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with the whale farther along in clear turquoise water and a small burst of mist or spray above its body, no visible people.
This frame captures the whale's forward movement with a compact plume of spray above the body. (0:01)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame showing the whale near the right side of open turquoise water, with a thin white wake trailing behind and no visible people.
The whale continues across the frame, leaving a slim wake through the clear water. (0:02)
Whale partly submerged with foam along its side.

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