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Humpback Whale Surfacing and Creating a Splash (Buzzards East Cape los Cabos, 2022) · aerial

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, creating a large splash. The whale moves through the water, generating white foam and waves. The sequence captures the whale's movement from below the surface to a splashy surfacing.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentary, Baja California Sur travel edit, conservation piece, agency mood reel, or social cut needing overhead humpback whale action in open blue water.
Edit role
A short action beat or insert that moves from whales visible below the surface into a large surfacing splash, then out to trailing foam in a seven-second timeline slot.
Visual details
Overhead views show dark humpback whales and pale fins beneath deep blue water, followed by white spray and turquoise foam from a surfacing whale, with no visible people, boats, logos, or shoreline.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an aerial drone perspective looking almost straight down, with the ocean filling the frame and the whale activity moving through the midground without a visible horizon.

Tags

whaleoceanwatersplashsurfacinghumpbackbluewhitemovementmarineanimalseafoamaerialoverheadswimmingactionorca

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
90 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 frame at Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos shows several humpback whales below the blue ocean surface, with white foam at the left edge and no visible people.
The opening frame establishes multiple whales moving under the surface before the splash sequence begins. (0:00)
Overhead view shows dark whale bodies and pale fin shapes under the water at Buzzards East Cape Los Cabos, with rippled blue ocean and no visible people.
This frame keeps the whales below the surface, useful as a quieter lead-in to the later burst of foam. (0:01)
A humpback whale is visible near the upper right of the overhead frame, with another darker form beneath the water and no visible people in the ocean scene.
The whale sits closer to the surface here, setting up the surfacing action that follows. (0:02)

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