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Orca Pod Breaching in an Icy Strait

Midjourney
By Varun Sharma Tested with Midjourney v7

Orca Pod Breaching in an Icy Strait is a Midjourney v7 prompt for a 16:9 cinematic wildlife scene. Three orcas breaking the surface in sequence, water cascading from their bodies, snow-capped mountains on the far shore, a grey-blue sky with low clouds, dark cold water with ice fragments, and seabirds in the upper sky produces an orca pod breaching scene.

Last tested: August 2026 with Midjourney v7

Part of the Midjourney prompt library · see more cinematic prompts .

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Three orcas breaching in sequence in an icy strait with water cascading, snow-capped mountains and grey-blue sky
Orca Pod Breaching in an Icy Strait — Midjourney v7, Aspect ratio 16:9
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Prompt 

An orca pod breaching in an icy strait, three orcas breaking the surface in sequence from left to right, water cascading from their bodies, snow-capped mountains on the far shore, a grey-blue sky with low clouds, dark cold water with small ice fragments floating, a few seabirds in the upper sky, cinematic wildlife photography style, no text, no letters, no watermark --ar 16:9 --stylize 250

Settings

Model
Midjourney v7
Aspect ratio
16:9
Stylize
250

How to use this prompt

"Three orcas breaking the surface in sequence from left to right" is the technique — the sequential breach is what makes the scene read as a pod event rather than as a single whale jump; one orca reads as a portrait, three in sequence reads as a hunt or social display. "Water cascading from their bodies" is the motion detail that sells the breach as real; a dry orca above the water reads as a composite. "Snow-capped mountains on the far shore" is the geographic cue that ties the scene to polar or subpolar waters; a tropical shore would read as a different species. "Small ice fragments floating" is the temperature detail that anchors the icy strait context.

Variations to try

  • Swap the orcas for humpback whales for a larger-scale breach variant
  • Change the time to golden hour for a warm-lit breach version
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON 
{
  "title": "Orca Pod Breaching in an Icy Strait",
  "prompt": "An orca pod breaching in an icy strait, three orcas breaking the surface in sequence from left to right, water cascading from their bodies, snow-capped mountains on the far shore, a grey-blue sky with low clouds, dark cold water with small ice fragments floating, a few seabirds in the upper sky, cinematic wildlife photography style, no text, no letters, no watermark --ar 16:9 --stylize 250",
  "model": "Midjourney",
  "model_version": "v7",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
    "stylize": 250
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "cinematic",
    "photorealistic"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "wall-art",
    "wallpaper"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/midjourney/orca-pod-breaching-icy-strait/"
}

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