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Humpback Whale Gliding Through Deep Blue 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 swims near the ocean surface, its body partially visible through the deep blue water. The whale moves slowly, with its pectoral fins and tail occasionally breaking the water. The sequence captures the whale's gentle motion in the open ocean.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Aerial humpback whale footage suited for wildlife documentary segments, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and short social cuts needing open-ocean behavior.
Edit role
Use this seven-second overhead view as a quiet insert, transition, or pacing beat between more active whale surfacing, breaching, or tail-slap moments in a longer marine sequence.
Visual details
A single humpback whale is visible just below the deep blue ocean surface, with pale turquoise pectoral fins and body highlights showing through rippled water and no people visible.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead drone perspective with the whale held in open water, no horizon, and broad negative space around the animal as it shifts position beneath the surface.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceandeepblueswimmingglidingsurfacingaerialoverheadwatermarinenaturalsereneopenmarine lifeaerial viewdeep blue

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 just below the surface at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with white wave wash near the top edge and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale under textured blue water with a small patch of surface foam above it. (0:00)
The humpback whale appears deeper in the center of the overhead frame at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with its pale fins showing through dark blue water and no visible people.
This second shows the whale's body shape readable below the surface while the surrounding water stays uncluttered. (0:01)
Aerial frame of the humpback whale angled beneath the blue surface at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with brighter turquoise along the submerged body and no visible people.
The whale's angled position gives editors a clear overhead read of the animal moving through open water. (0:02)

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