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Whale Fluke 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
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About this clip

A whale's fluke repeatedly surfaces and submerges in the ocean, creating white foam and splashes. The deep blue water contrasts with the white, frothy waves. The sequence captures the whale's tail movement as it breaks the surface and dives back down.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial whale fluke footage for wildlife documentary sequences, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an overhead ocean animal moment.
Edit role
Use this 7 second clip as a quick wildlife insert, transition beat, or sequence closer after wider whale activity, with the fluke and whitewater giving editors a clear action point.
Visual details
Overhead frames show a whale fluke and pale turquoise body shape breaking and sinking below deep blue ocean, surrounded by bright white foam, splashes, and wake, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone viewpoint looking straight down, with the whale action centered in open water and no horizon, shoreline, boats, or foreground objects visible.

Tags

oceanwhalefluketailwaterwavesfoambluewhitesurfacingsubmergingmarineanimalmovementseasplashdynamicnatural

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
83 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 at Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico of a whale fluke partly above deep blue water, ringed by bright white foam and no visible people.
The opening frame catches the fluke surfacing amid a tight circle of whitewater. (0:00)
Aerial frame from Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico showing the whale tail near the top of a foamy swirl, with dark blue water around it and no visible people.
The tail remains visible as the wake spreads outward across the ocean surface. (0:01)
Overhead ocean frame at Buzzards Beach East Cape BCS Mexico with the whale mostly below the surface, white foam dominating the right side, and no visible people.
This moment gives editors a clean aftermath beat as the fluke drops out of view under the foam. (0:02)

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