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Whale Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · clip 3 of 4

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 large whale swims slowly in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale's body and tail are visible above the water's surface. Gentle ripples and movement in the water indicate the whale's slow progression.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing a clean aerial view of a whale moving through clear turquoise ocean water.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a quiet cutaway, insert, or transition beat between shoreline scenes and broader marine-life coverage, with the whale remaining readable throughout the short runtime.
Visual details
A large whale is seen from above in turquoise water, with its pale body shape, tail, surface wash, and surrounding ripples visible, and no people, boats, shore, logos, or buildings in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone composition with the whale centered against open water, no horizon, no foreground obstruction, and only the subject, surface texture, and wake defining depth.

Tags

whaleswimmingoceanwaterturquoiseaerialmarineanimalmovementripplesclearsurfaceseanaturalwildlifeturquoise watermarine 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 frame from Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a whale just below the turquoise surface with pale wash around its body and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale from above as it moves through clear open water. (0:00)
At one second, the whale appears farther across the turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, with its tail and surface disturbance visible and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale's body and tail remaining clear against the open ocean surface. (0:01)
At two seconds, the whale sits near the right side of the overhead frame in Buzzards Beach water, with brighter white surface wash trailing near the tail and no visible people.
The frame captures the whale's slow progression through clean turquoise water. (0:02)
Whale near the left side of turquoise ocean water.

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