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Whale Tail Flukes Surfacing and Submerging 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 whale surfaces in the open ocean, its tail flukes briefly visible above the water. The whale then submerges, creating splashes and ripples on the blue sea surface. The sequence captures the animal's movement from an overhead perspective.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale tail footage for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, brand films, and short social cuts needing open-ocean animal behavior.
Edit role
Use this seven-second clip as a cutaway, insert, transition beat, or brief closer after a wider whale sequence, with the tail flukes and surface splash providing a clean visual punctuation point.
Visual details
A whale moves beneath deep blue ocean water as pale tail flukes break the surface in some frames, white foam spreads in circular patches, and no people, boats, shore, or buildings are visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale centered below the surface and the sea filling the full composition, with no horizon, foreground land, or visible camera platform.

Tags

oceanwhaletailflukessurfacingsubmergingwatersplashbluemovementmarineanimalseasurfacedivingwavesdolphinsurf

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 Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur showing a submerged whale shape below deep blue water and a white foam patch at the surface, with no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale just below the surface as foam marks its recent movement. (0:00)
Aerial view at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur with bright white turbulence spreading across blue water and the whale's body faintly visible below, with no visible people.
This frame holds on the foamy disturbance left by the whale near the surface. (0:01)
At Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, a whale tail fluke rises from the blue ocean beside a ring of white foam, with the whale body visible underwater and no visible people.
The clearest tail moment shows the fluke above the water before the whale submerges again. (0:02)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.