Big Sur California USA-1980: A Beautiful Lake Surrounded By Trees And Flowers

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationBig Sur, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Big Sur California

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

Need 10+ clips? Send your brief and get a curated shortlist →

Stockfilm licenses the rights identified in the applicable agreement. Additional use-specific review may be required. See the Licensing Guide and Archive Integrity.

A Beautiful Lake Surrounded By Trees And Flowers — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Big Sur, California, 1980, showcasing a serene alpine lake nestled among rocky slopes and evergreen trees. The clip features a high-angle view of the calm, deep blue water reflecting the surrounding forest, with a vibrant cluster of purple wildflowers in the foreground. The film exhibits characteristic 1980s Super 8 grain, color saturation, and slight vignetting, capturing a nostalgic, untouched natural landscape. This authentic archival footage is ideal for documentaries, nature projects, or nostalgic content.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 122854784

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1466 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: cajon vs arlington
Reel-level year note: 1980
Reel-level location note: el cajon, california
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Big Sur, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

View source reel context Open Clip Documentation Record Request source information

Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Suits 1980s California nature documentary inserts, wilderness or ecology segments, and personal memory sequences needing authentic alpine landscape footage from the American West.
Period detail: Super 8 film grain, saturated color, and characteristic edge vignetting are consistent with early 1980s amateur film stock; no datable objects beyond the medium itself are visible.
Home-movie behavior: The deliberate shift from a wide alpine overview to a tight wildflower macro suggests a hiker pausing to capture both the grandeur and intimate detail of a backcountry lake setting.
What appears in frame: Small alpine tarn, boulder-strewn rocky slopes, scattered conifers, yellow flowering shrubs in mid-ground, cluster of pink five-petaled wildflowers, granite rock surface, blue-purple water reflection, 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Warm color saturation with blue shadow shift, visible film grain, edge vignetting, and soft focus on wide shots give the footage an unmistakable hand-held home-movie texture of the era.
Edit role: Works as a nature cutaway or scene-setting insert for California wilderness documentaries, or as a contemplative memory beat in environmental or personal storytelling.
Historical context: California backcountry drew growing recreational interest through the 1970s–80s; amateur Super 8 film of such landscapes is an authentic record of that era's outdoor leisure and wilderness appreciation culture.
Research note: No identifiable people, structures, or branded elements visible; terrain appears natural, though the specific Big Sur location attribution cannot be independently confirmed from the visuals alone.
Research search match: 1980s alpine lake California, Super 8 wildflowers nature, vintage home movie mountain lake, archival 8mm wilderness footage, California backcountry 1980.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Big Sur reel; then with 1980s California outdoor footage; then with archival alpine lake or wildflower close-up sequences from the American West.

Still Frames From This Clip

1980s Super 8 shot of a small alpine tarn amid rocky slopes and conifers with yellow wildflowers, attributed to Big Sur, California. — Alpine lake and rocky slope, Big Sur region, California, ca. 1980.

1980s Super 8 home movie of an alpine lake amid rocky terrain and evergreen trees with yellow flowering shrubs, attributed to California. — Alpine lake, conifers, and yellow wildflowers, California, ca. 1980.

1980s Super 8 close-up of pink alpine wildflowers on granite rock, attributed to a California backcountry setting, ca. 1980. — Pink wildflowers on granite rock, California backcountry, ca. 1980.

1980s Super 8 close-up of pink wildflowers against granite, consistent with California alpine flora, ca. 1980. — Pink alpine wildflowers on granite, California, ca. 1980.

Visually Similar Clips