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Whale's Fluke Emerging From Ocean Waters (Baja California, 2022)

5s 2.7K 29.97fps Wildlife Baja California, 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 whale's tail (fluke) surfaces in the ocean, creating splashes and ripples. The tail moves upward before submerging, with the water showing foam and turbulence. A distant shoreline with hills becomes visible in the later frames.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits a Baja California wildlife documentary, travel edit, marine conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing a whale fluke surfacing beside a boat in 4K ocean footage.
Edit role
Use as a short insert, cutaway, transition beat, or natural sound moment when an edit needs five seconds of ocean turbulence, whale movement, and boat-side perspective.
Visual details
A dark whale fluke breaks through blue and turquoise water with white foam and ripples, a white boat edge sits in the foreground, distant dry shoreline appears later, and no people are visible.
Shot mechanics
The composition is shot from a boat looking down and outward over the water, with the boat rail in the foreground, the whale fluke in the midground, and a low shoreline entering the background near the end.

Tags

whaletailflukeoceanwatersplashboatseamarinesurfacingemergingswimmingblueturquoisewhitedynamicnaturaldolphin

Shot slate

Resolution
2704 × 1520
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.265 (HEVC) MP4
File size
28 MB
Location
Baja California, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jun 2026

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.

A dark whale fluke surfaces in Baja California, Mexico waters beside white foam, turquoise turbulence, and a white boat edge, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale fluke just above the churning water beside the boat. (0:00)
The whale fluke appears farther across the blue water in Baja California, Mexico, with a broad patch of pale foam and the boat edge at lower right, with no visible people.
This frame gives an editor a cleaner view of the fluke against the surrounding wake. (0:01)
A dark whale fluke sits near the upper waterline in Baja California, Mexico, while white foam spreads across turquoise ocean beside the visible boat edge, with no visible people.
The middle frame emphasizes the expanding foam pattern around the surfacing whale. (0:02)

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