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Humpback Whale Surfacing in Open Ocean (Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, 2022)

7s 4K UHD 29.97fps Wildlife Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico 2022
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About this clip

A humpback whale surfaces in the open ocean, its head and pectoral fin visible above the water. The whale moves slowly, creating ripples and splashes as it breaks the surface. The deep blue water surrounds the whale, with white foam forming around its body.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial 4K wildlife footage for travel edits, marine documentary sequences, agency mood reels, brand films, and social cuts needing a humpback whale surfacing off Buzzards East Cape in Baja California Sur.
Edit role
Use this seven-second clip as a wildlife insert, transition beat, or short opener where the edit needs the whale breaking the blue ocean surface before cutting to a wider marine sequence.
Visual details
A humpback whale moves just below and through bright blue open water, with its head, back, pectoral fin, and white foam visible at different moments, and no people appear in frame.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective looking down at the whale in open water, with no horizon, no shoreline, and the animal held near the center as surface foam shifts around it.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwatersurfacingswimmingbluesplashingripplesmarineanimalwildlifeopenseamovementtailpectoralfin

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 view of a humpback whale just under the blue ocean surface at Buzzards East Cape, with a white foam patch above its body and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale mostly submerged beneath a broad patch of white surface foam. (0:00)
The humpback whale rises closer to the surface in blue water at Buzzards East Cape, with its head becoming clearer below broken white foam and no visible people.
This frame captures the whale approaching the surface as foam spreads above its head. (0:01)
Overhead drone view of the humpback whale surfacing at Buzzards East Cape, with its head and back visible below a circular white foam pattern and no visible people.
The whale is more defined against the water as the foam circle opens above it. (0:02)

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