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Whale Surfacing and Diving in Ocean Waters (El Tule los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife El Tule los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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, surfaces in the ocean, creating splashes and waves. It then submerges, with water ripples and foam visible. The sequence captures the animal's movement through the blue-green sea.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale surfacing footage from El Tule Los Cabos fits wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation explainers, agency mood reels, and short social cuts needing ocean animal behavior.
Edit role
Use this 7-second clip as a quick wildlife insert, transition beat, or natural-energy cutaway between beach, water, and coastal location shots.
Visual details
A large whale breaks the blue-green ocean surface, leaves white foam and wake patterns, then slips beneath the water until only turbulence and darker underwater shape remain, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective looking straight down at open water, with the whale and surrounding foam moving through a wide composition and no horizon or shoreline visible.

Tags

oceanwaterwhalemarineanimalswimmingsurfacingdivingsplashingwavesbluegreenmovementseaaquaticwildlifenaturaldynamic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
87 MB
Location
El Tule Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Feb 2022

Still Frames From This Clip

3 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 a whale surfacing in blue-green water at El Tule Los Cabos, with bright white foam trailing behind it and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale breaking the surface and creating a strong foam wake for a wildlife insert. (0:00)
Overhead El Tule Los Cabos frame with the whale's back visible near the surface, surrounded by swirling white foam and dark teal water, with no visible people.
This frame captures the animal near the surface while the surrounding wake expands across the water. (0:01)
Aerial view at El Tule Los Cabos of the whale angled through the water, with a white frothy patch around the body and open blue-green sea around it, with no visible people.
The third frame shows the whale beginning to dive, giving editors a clear action beat within the short clip. (0:02)

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