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Humpback Whale Surfacing and Splashing 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 humpback whale surfaces in the ocean, creating splashes and white foam. The whale's head and body move through the water, generating dynamic motion. The sequence captures the animal's surfacing behavior from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing overhead humpback whale action in open blue water.
Edit role
Works as a seven-second action insert or transition beat, cutting from tail or breach coverage into a foamy surfacing moment that gives a sequence visible impact without crowds or shoreline distraction.
Visual details
A humpback whale breaks and moves just below the blue ocean surface, throwing white spray and circular foam patterns across the water, with no visible people, boats, land, logos, or buildings.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead aerial drone composition, looking down on the whale and surrounding wake with the horizon absent and the animal moving through the lower and central parts of frame.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwatersplashingsurfacingaerialmarineanimalmovementbluewhitewavesseawildlifenaturaldynamicaction

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
86 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 view of a humpback whale surfacing in blue water at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with white spray near its head and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale beginning a forceful surfacing moment with spray spreading across the water. (0:00)
Aerial frame over Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, showing a large white splash and broken foam where the humpback whale is partly obscured, with no visible people.
This frame captures the peak of the splash as the whale is mostly hidden by white water. (0:01)
Overhead ocean view at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with the humpback whale reappearing beneath a curved patch of white foam and no visible people.
The whale becomes visible again under the surface while the splash spreads into a broad foamy wake. (0:02)

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