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Humpback Whale Breaching 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 humpback whale swims near the ocean surface. It then breaches, leaping partially out of the water and creating a large splash. The whale submerges back into the deep blue ocean, leaving ripples and foam.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, marine conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts that need aerial 4K footage of a humpback whale breaching in open ocean.
Edit role
This seven-second clip works as a short action beat, cutaway, transition, or closer, moving from a whale near the surface into a breach splash and foamy aftermath.
Visual details
A humpback whale is seen from above in deep blue water, then breaks the surface and leaves white spray, foam, ripples, and turquoise underwater body shapes, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone view looking straight down or steeply down at the whale and surrounding ocean, with no horizon and the subject moving through the center of the composition.

Tags

humpbackwhaleoceanwaterbreachingsplashswimmingaerialmarineanimalsurfacemovementbluewhitewaveseadeep blueaerial view

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
88 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.

A humpback whale swims just below the deep blue ocean surface at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with no visible people.
The opening frame establishes the whale from above before the breach begins. (0:00)
The whale remains below the surface in blue water at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, with its pale fin area visible and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale gliding beneath the surface before the stronger surface disturbance. (0:01)
A humpback whale lies near the upper right of the aerial frame at Buzzards Beach, East Cape, Baja California Sur, beside a curved white wake and no visible people.
The frame captures the whale near the surface as white wake begins to mark its movement. (0:02)

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