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Whale Gliding Through Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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 through clear turquoise ocean water. The animal moves steadily, creating a trail of white water and ripples on the surface. The scene is calm, with the whale's body partially visible beneath the water.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing an aerial whale moment in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
This six-second shot works as a brief cutaway, transition beat, or natural-history insert showing a whale passing under the surface with a visible white wake.
Visual details
A large whale moves through bright turquoise ocean water, its pale body shape partly visible below the surface as white bubbles and ripples trail behind it, with no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition with the ocean filling the frame, no horizon, and the whale positioned diagonally as it crosses through open water.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseswimmingmarineanimalaerialmovementripplesclearseawildlifesurfacewakebubblescalmblue

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 in Baja California Sur, a whale is partly visible under turquoise water near the left side of frame with a white surface wake and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale entering the aerial view beneath clear turquoise water. (0:00)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale appears farther across the overhead frame, with its pale back blurred under the water and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean mid-clip look at the whale gliding diagonally through open water. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale's foamy trail is bright against the turquoise sea as the animal remains partly hidden below the surface, with no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the white wake that marks the whale's path through the water. (0:02)
At Buzzards Beach in Baja California Sur, the whale sits low in the overhead frame with a wider field of green-blue water around it and no visible people.
This moment leaves more open water around the whale, useful as a quieter transition beat. (0:03)

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