Orca Pod Breaching in an Icy Strait
Midjourney
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
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 .
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/"
}The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.
