Ithaca New York-1979: Sun Shines Over Calm Quiet Lake With Ducks Some Floating

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationIthaca, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Sun Shines Over Calm Quiet Lake With Ducks Some Floating — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1979, this vintage home movie captures a serene winter scene in Ithaca, New York. Ducks, including mallards, stand and walk on a partially frozen lake as the sun sets behind bare trees, casting long shadows and a warm glow across the icy surface. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain and a cool blue-purple color cast, evoking a quiet, nostalgic atmosphere. The camera remains mostly static, focusing on the calm wildlife and the tranquil, reflective water. This archival clip offers authentic, unscripted moments of nature in a cold season, perfect for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic storytelling.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125226209

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1979 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: Ithaca, New York, 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: Useful for 1970s archive requests needing quiet winter wildlife or lake cutaways from authentic 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The frames may show late-1970s home-movie handling through soft focus, cool color shift, and simple observational framing rather than visible dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The camera records ducks and winter light from an unstaged home-movie viewpoint, preserving a brief everyday encounter with local wildlife.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include mallard ducks, icy lake surface, reflected sunlight, bare trees, snow or frost, and dark shoreline silhouettes.
Film character: The clip has 8mm grain, soft focus, blue-purple color cast, uneven exposure, and contact-print density changes that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a calm nature insert, seasonal transition, reflective cutaway, or short memory beat within a winter sequence.
Historical context: The scene places ducks on a cold, partially frozen lake in Ithaca, offering a small visual record of ordinary outdoor winter observation.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, though users should still assess copyright, location context, and project-specific clearance needs.
Research search match: Searches such as 1979 Ithaca lake ducks, 8mm winter wildlife, mallards on frozen pond, or vintage home movie sunset water may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel winter lake footage, then other 1979 Ithaca material, then broader 1970s ducks, ponds, and quiet nature scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

A duck appears in silhouette on calm water in 1979 Ithaca home-movie footage, with soft focus and a cool blue cast. — Duck silhouetted against the lake surface in a dim winter frame.

A mallard stands on an icy lake surface in the Ithaca winter scene, with another duck partly visible nearby. — Mallard on ice with a second duck partly cropped at the top edge.

A close, softly focused view shows a mallard on the frozen lake surface in the 1979 Ithaca home-movie clip. — Soft close view of a mallard against the blue-toned ice.

The sun shines over a winter lake in Ithaca as ducks gather on the water below bare trees and a dark shoreline. — Sunlit winter lake with ducks scattered across the water near dusk.

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