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Whale Shark Swimming in Clear Turquoise Water (Buzzards Beach, 2023)

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

A large whale shark swims beneath the surface of clear turquoise water. Its shadow is visible through the water as it moves. Small fish and ripples in the water accompany its motion.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and brand films needing aerial marine-life footage of a whale shark in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
At six seconds, this works as a short cutaway or transition beat between shoreline, underwater, or wildlife shots, giving the edit a clean overhead view of marine movement beneath the surface.
Visual details
The frames show bright turquoise ocean water with sun glints, ripples, faint underwater shadows, and the subtle shape of a whale shark moving below the surface, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition reads as an overhead drone view looking straight down into shallow clear water, with no horizon and the subject held beneath the surface rather than framed from underwater.

Tags

whale sharkmarine lifeoceanwaterclearturquoiseswimmingunderwatershadowripplesfishmovementaquaticnaturalsereneaerialsunlightwaves

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 of clear turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with bright surface sparkles near the left edge, a faint underwater whale shark shadow, and no visible people.
The opening frame sets the clip in clear turquoise water with the marine subject just visible below the surface. (0:00)
Overhead Buzzards Beach frame with mostly open turquoise water, small sun flecks, and the pale submerged outline of the whale shark passing below, with no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale shark subtle, giving editors a clean water texture with wildlife presence underneath. (0:01)
Clear water at Buzzards Beach shows clustered white sun reflections near center right and a soft darker whale shark shadow under the turquoise surface, with no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the reflective water surface while the whale shark remains visible as a muted underwater form. (0:02)
Later overhead frame from Buzzards Beach with turquoise water, scattered glare at the lower left, and the whale shark shadow faintly continuing under the surface, with no visible people.
This frame gives a quieter patch of water with the subject still suggested below the ripples. (0:03)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.