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Humpback Whale Swimming Near Ocean Surface (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 humpback whale swims near the ocean surface in clear turquoise water. The whale's body and flippers move slowly as it glides through the water. The aerial view captures the whale's motion and the calm, clear ocean environment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead humpback whale in clear turquoise water.
Edit role
The seven-second clip works as a calm cutaway, transition, or short insert between beach, ocean surface, and marine life shots in a location sequence.
Visual details
An overhead view shows a humpback whale just below the ocean surface, with pale flippers and white water patterns visible through clear turquoise water and no people in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking straight down, with the whale centered against open water and no horizon, shoreline, vessel, or foreground obstruction visible.

Tags

humpback whalewhalemarine animalunderwateroceanclear waterturquoiseswimmingglidingmovingaerial viewoverheadcalmserenemarine lifeaquaticbluenature

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
86 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 humpback whale swimming just below turquoise water at El Tule Los Cabos, with bright surface ripples and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale beneath clear blue-green water for a direct marine wildlife insert. (0:00)
Aerial frame of the humpback whale under clear water at El Tule Los Cabos, with the dark back and lighter side patterns visible beneath the surface and no visible people.
This moment keeps the whale broadside in frame, showing body shape through the water. (0:01)
Overhead view of the humpback whale continuing through blue-green water at El Tule Los Cabos, with a brighter patch along the body and no visible people.
The frame shows the whale progressing through the same clear water with a bright highlight along its side. (0:02)

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