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Humpback Whale Breaching and Surfacing in Ocean (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 large whale surfaces in the ocean, creating splashes and white foam. Its tail flukes are visible as it moves through the water. The sequence captures the whale's breaching and surfacing actions from an aerial perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts that need an aerial humpback whale breach in open blue water.
Edit role
The seven-second burst works as an energetic insert, transition beat, or short opener within a whale-watching sequence, showing the breach impact, foam spread, surfacing, and tail movement.
Visual details
A humpback whale breaks and rolls at the ocean surface, leaving bright white foam rings and turquoise turbulence in deep blue water, with no boats, shoreline, logos, or people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking down at the whale and surface wake, with the animal and foam centered in open water and no visible horizon or foreground obstruction.

Tags

oceanwaterwhalebreachingsurfacingtail flukewhite foambluemarine lifeaerialmovementsplashingseaanimalwildlifeocean surfacewavesdynamic

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
81 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.

Aerial view at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a humpback whale partly visible in foamy blue water with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the breach area as white foam spreads around the whale near the surface. (0:00)
Aerial frame over Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with a whale tail or fluke rising above a foamy circular disturbance and no visible people.
This moment captures the clearest vertical tail action within the whitewater. (0:01)
Aerial view at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, showing a bright foam patch and submerged turquoise whale shape beneath the surface with no visible people.
The frame emphasizes the splash aftermath as the whale moves below the surface. (0:02)

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