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Humpback Whale Tail Slapping Ocean Surface (Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, 2022) · clip 4 of 5

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, lifting its tail high. The tail slaps the water, creating a large splash. The whale then submerges, leaving only the churning water visible.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, marine conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing aerial humpback whale tail-slapping action in open blue water.
Edit role
Use this seven-second clip as an action beat, cutaway, transition, or closer where the whale tail strike builds from visible body and fluke to a wide patch of white churn.
Visual details
A humpback whale moves just below and at the surface of deep blue ocean, lifts and drops its tail, and leaves white foam and turquoise disturbed water with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone-style composition looking down at the whale and water surface, with no horizon, shoreline, boats, or camera platform visible.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersplashtailmovementbluewhitemarineanimalswimmingsurfaceactionwaveseadynamicbreachingnatural

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
87 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 near the surface off Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with white wake above its body and no visible people.
The opening frame shows the whale visible beneath the blue surface before the tail slap reaches full force. (0:00)
The humpback whale remains centered below the blue ocean surface near Buzzards Beach, East Cape, with a small white turbulence patch above it and no visible people.
This frame holds the underwater body shape and gives editors a quieter beat before the splash grows. (0:01)
A humpback whale angles through the ocean surface at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with white water behind its back and no visible people.
The third frame shows the whale's body and flipper still readable before the impact fills more of the frame. (0:02)

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