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Whale Gliding in Shallow 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 marine animal, likely a whale, swims slowly beneath the surface of clear turquoise water. The animal's dark shape moves gradually, with sunlight reflecting off the water's surface. Ripples and gentle waves are visible as the creature glides through the shallow ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this 4K aerial wildlife clip for a Baja California Sur travel edit, marine documentary, conservation piece, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing a whale-like animal under clear turquoise water.
Edit role
At six seconds, the clip works as a quiet wildlife insert, transition beat, or texture cutaway between shoreline, swimmer, and submerged-rock shots in the same Buzzards Beach sequence.
Visual details
A dark whale-like marine animal is visible below the turquoise surface, with sun glitter, small ripples, shallow-water color shifts, and no visible people in the six frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition, with the animal held in midframe or lower frame under open water and no horizon, shoreline, boat, or foreground object visible.

Tags

oceanwaterturquoisewhalemarineanimalswimmingmovingclearshallowsurfaceripplessunlightreflectionunderwatercalmnaturalwildlife

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 view at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, showing a dark whale-like shape under turquoise water with bright surface reflections and no visible people.
The opening frame introduces the submerged animal shape below clear turquoise water. (0:00)
A dark marine animal form sits below the clear turquoise surface at Buzzards Beach, with scattered sun glitter across the upper water and no visible people.
This second shows the animal still readable beneath the surface as reflections cross the water. (0:01)
The whale-like underwater shape appears slightly right of center in turquoise Buzzards Beach water, with brighter ripples above it and no visible people.
The frame gives editors a clean overhead wildlife detail with the animal beneath surface glare. (0:02)
Dark underwater animal shape near lower left in turquoise water

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