Grand Teton Wyoming USA-1980: Blooming Dandelions And White Bird Sitting By Quiet Lake

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Year1980
Decade1980s
LocationGrand Teton, Wyoming, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1980 Grand Teton Wyoming

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Blooming Dandelions And White Bird Sitting By Quiet Lake — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Grand Teton Wyoming USA in 1980 captures a serene natural scene. The clip opens with close-up shots of fluffy white dandelion seed heads swaying gently in a grassy field, their delicate forms highlighted against a dark, shadowy background. The scene transitions to a wide view of a calm lake bordered by a lush green shoreline and a dense forest of evergreen trees under a bright blue sky. A small white bird, likely a swan or egret, is visible sitting quietly on a grassy island in the middle of the lake. The footage exhibits classic 8mm film characteristics including soft focus, natural color saturation, and subtle grain, evoking a nostalgic, peaceful atmosphere of a sunny summer day in the American West.

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: 122862485

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$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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1980 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Grand Teton, Wyoming, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1980s 8mm nature footage for productions needing quiet Grand Teton lake scenery, wildflower detail, or nonhuman wildlife atmosphere.
Period detail: The soft color, handheld framing, and source metadata place this as 1980 home-movie footage rather than a contemporary digital landscape record.
Home-movie behavior: The camera lingers on dandelion seed heads and then observes a still lakeshore, giving the clip an unstaged visitor view of a calm outdoor stop.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include white dandelion seed heads, tall grass, calm lake water, green shoreline, evergreen forest, blue sky, and a small white bird.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows gentle grain, soft focus, saturated greens and blues, and slight exposure variation that reads as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: Editors can use this as a quiet cutaway, nature insert, or reflective transition between travel, wildlife, or memory-based sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents a leisure-era view of public natural scenery in Wyoming, with no visible people, buildings, vehicles, or commercial signage.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but wildlife identification and any location-specific permissions should be reviewed separately from copyright.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1980s 8mm Grand Teton lake, Wyoming home movie nature, dandelion seed heads, quiet forest shoreline, and white bird on lake.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with same-reel Grand Teton material, then other 1980 Wyoming lake or forest footage, then broader 8mm nature and wildlife cutaways.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close 1980 8mm view of white dandelion seed heads and green grass, likely in Grand Teton, Wyoming. — Dandelion seed heads fill the close foreground in a grassy outdoor scene.

Wide 1980 8mm view of a calm Grand Teton lake bordered by forest, with a small white bird on the shoreline. — A still lake sits before a forested shoreline with a small white bird near the water.

Grand Teton home-movie frame from 1980 showing quiet lake water, forest, and a small white bird on a grassy bank. — The camera holds on the lake and distant trees, with the white bird small in the midground.

1980 8mm Grand Teton lake scene with a forested shore, grassy island, and small white bird near the waterline. — A grassy lake edge and forest backdrop frame the small white bird near the water.

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