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Whale Partially Surfacing in Clear Ocean 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 is partially submerged in clear turquoise ocean water. The whale's body moves slightly as it surfaces, creating gentle ripples. The scene is viewed from an aerial perspective, showing the calm sea surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale footage for Baja California Sur wildlife documentary segments, marine conservation edits, travel films, agency mood reels, or social cuts needing clear ocean water and visible marine life.
Edit role
Use this six-second clip as a quiet cutaway, transition, or observational insert between shoreline, swimmer, and open-water shots in a coastal or marine-life sequence.
Visual details
A large dark whale shape sits just below clear turquoise water, with small surface ripples, bright sun glints, no horizon, no boats, and no visible people in the frames.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective looking straight down at the ocean surface, with the whale held in the midground under moving water and no land or sky visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwaterturquoiseaerialsurfaceswimmingmarineanimalclearcalmripplesmovementseabluegreenaerial viewmarine life

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
80 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.

A dark whale form is visible under turquoise water at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with ripples across the surface and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the clear ocean surface. (0:00)
The whale remains partly submerged beneath rippled green-blue water at Buzzards Beach, with bright points of sunlight on the surface and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale body readable beneath the water texture. (0:01)
An overhead view shows the whale slightly farther across the frame under clear turquoise ocean at Buzzards Beach, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The frame provides a clean aerial read of the whale beneath the surface. (0:02)
The whale appears as a dark elongated shape below open turquoise water, with a cluster of sun sparkles near the lower edge and no visible people.
This frame emphasizes empty open water around the submerged whale. (0:03)

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