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Humpback Whale Tail Slapping Ocean Water (Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards East Cape 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 surfaces in the ocean, creating a large splash. Its tail and pectoral fin move through the water, generating white foam. The sequence captures the dynamic motion from an aerial perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Drone footage for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, or brand films needing a humpback whale tail slap in clear blue ocean water.
Edit role
Use this seven-second clip as an energetic wildlife insert, transition beat, or sequence accent between wider whale behavior shots and calmer underwater or surface views.
Visual details
A humpback whale breaks the turquoise ocean surface from an overhead view, with tail and pectoral fin flashes surrounded by white splash rings and foam, and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking straight down, with the whale held in midframe against open water and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwatersplashtailpectoral finaerialoverheadbluewhitedynamicmarineseasurfacemovementfoamenergy

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
85 MB
Location
Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Year filmed
2022
Published
Jan 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 frame from Buzzards East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a humpback whale breaking the surface inside a wide burst of white foam, with no visible people.
The opening frame catches the first broad splash pattern around the whale at the ocean surface. (0:00)
Overhead view at Buzzards East Cape shows the whale tail raised dark against bright turquoise water, with a compact white foam ring and no visible people.
This frame gives editors the clearest tail-slap shape as the fluke rises through the splash. (0:01)
A pale pectoral fin or underside flash appears within a circular churn of white foam in the blue ocean at Buzzards East Cape, with no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the whale's fin flash and rotating surface disturbance after the slap. (0:02)

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