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Humpback Whale Surfacing in Clear Blue Water (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 surfaces in the clear blue ocean. The whale's head and body are visible as it moves through the water. The sequence shows the whale gradually rising and swimming near the surface.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for wildlife documentaries, Baja California Sur travel edits, conservation pieces, agency mood reels, and social cuts needing an aerial view of a humpback whale near the ocean surface.
Edit role
The 7-second shot works as a short cutaway, transition beat, or insert between wider marine wildlife moments, showing the whale rising through clear water before its head nears the surface.
Visual details
A humpback whale moves below and at the surface of deep blue ocean water, with turquoise body highlights, white surface foam near the top of several frames, and no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The frames support an overhead DJI drone perspective with the whale centered or offset in open water, no horizon visible, and the ocean filling the entire composition.

Tags

whalehumpbackoceanwaterblueclearsurfacingswimmingaerialoverheadmarineanimalwildlifeseasurfacemovementcalmwaves

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
7s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
84 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 below the clear blue ocean surface at Buzzards East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, with white foam near the top edge and no visible people.
The opening frame places the whale just under the surface in open blue water. (0:00)
Overhead drone view of the humpback whale rising closer to the surface in blue water at Buzzards East Cape, with turquoise highlights on its body and no visible people.
The whale becomes more defined beneath the surface as it moves through the frame. (0:01)
The whale appears angled under the clear blue ocean surface at Buzzards East Cape, Baja California Sur, with light water texture above it and no visible people.
This frame shows the whale's diagonal path through the open water. (0:02)

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