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Humpback Whale Surfacing and Diving in Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023) · aerial · clip 2 of 2

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

A humpback whale surfaces in turquoise ocean water, spouting a spray that forms a rainbow. The whale then submerges, creating ripples and white foam as it dives. The sequence captures the whale's movement from the surface to underwater.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial humpback whale footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing turquoise ocean and surfacing whale detail.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a brief wildlife insert, transition beat, or closer after shoreline context, with the spout, rainbow, and dive giving editors a compact action arc.
Visual details
A humpback whale is seen from above in clear turquoise water, blowing white spray that catches a small rainbow before its body moves lower under the surface with foam and ripples, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective with the whale held in open water, no horizon or shoreline in frame, and changing whale position from surfacing to partial submergence across the sequence.

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.

At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, a humpback whale surfaces in turquoise water as white spray and a faint rainbow appear beside its body, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale at the surface with blow spray catching rainbow color. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the humpback whale remains near the surface while a pale spray cloud trails across the turquoise water, with no visible people.
This frame carries the spout aftermath as the whale continues forward near the surface. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, the humpback whale is viewed from overhead with its back partly visible and white foam forming along one side, with no visible people.
The third frame shows the overhead composition as the whale begins to settle below the surface. (0:02)
Whale body partly submerged with white surface turbulence in turquoise water.

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