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A Whale Swimming in Shallow Turquoise Water From Above (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A whale swims slowly in clear turquoise water. The overhead view captures the whale's movement through shallow sea. Ripples form on the water's surface as the whale glides.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this overhead whale clip for a wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing marine life in shallow turquoise water.
Edit role
The six-second overhead view works as a quiet cutaway, transition, or insert between shoreline footage and wider ocean material, with the whale gliding through frame as the visual beat.
Visual details
A pale whale shape moves under clear turquoise sea, with surface ripples, small wave streaks, and no visible people, boats, buildings, logos, or shoreline in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial overhead composition consistent with the DJI drone hint, looking straight down at shallow water with the whale centered or offset against an uninterrupted sea surface.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterswimmingglidingclearturquoiseshallowaerialoverheadcalmmarineseasurfacerippleswavesmotionripple

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 shape under turquoise water near the left side, with surface ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale under clear shallow water with only ripples around it. (0:00)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame with the whale slightly more centered under pale turquoise water, surrounded by faint ripples and no visible people.
This moment shows the whale continuing through open turquoise water without shoreline or boats in frame. (0:01)
Aerial view at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with the whale angled through the upper part of the frame and a brighter disturbed patch of water near its tail, with no visible people.
The frame shows a brighter patch of disturbed water trailing near the whale as it moves below the surface. (0:02)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame showing the whale lower in the composition beneath turquoise water, with a small white ripple patch near the bottom edge and no visible people.
This frame gives editors a clean overhead whale insert with empty water around the subject. (0:03)

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