Carmel-By-The-Sea California-1982: Cypress Silhouette Framing a Golden Sunset Over the Bay and Headland

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Year1982
Decade1980s
LocationCarmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1982 · Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States
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What is in this clip

sunset
coastal travel
vacation memories
nature silhouette
California coast
end of day
road trip

Shot type: wide
Camera: static · handheld · eye level
Setting: outdoor · coastal bluff above a sandy beach on a bay with a wooded headland
Time and weather: sunset · clear
Lighting: strong backlight from a low setting sun, foreground in full silhouette
People: 4 · Two silhouetted heads in the dark foreground and a few tiny distant figures at the waterline; none identifiable.
Vehicles: parked cars (roofs only)
Landmarks: Carmel Bay
Objects: Monterey cypress · branches · beach · bay water · headland
Colors: golden yellow · amber · black · muted lavender
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A cypress silhouette frames a golden sunset over the bay and a wooded headland.
Small figures stand at the waterline while car roofs sit dark in the foreground.
The shot holds steady on the glowing water with slight handheld drift.

Carmel-By-The-Sea California-1982: Cypress Silhouette... — Clip Details

Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, circa 1982 home movie footage, filmed from the shore of Carmel Bay at sunset. The twisted trunk and limbs of a Monterey cypress fill the frame in black silhouette against a golden sky, with calm water, a sandy beach with tiny figures at the waterline and a dark wooded headland beyond. The rounded roofs of parked cars and two silhouetted heads sit in the dark foreground. The single Super 8 shot is held for about three and a half seconds with only slight handheld drift.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002097

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1982 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: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, 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: Fits requests for an early-1980s California coast sunset, a closing beat for Monterey Peninsula travel stories, or a nostalgic road-trip montage.
Period detail: No dated object is legible; the parked car roofs and warm Super 8 colour may show an early-1980s setting, which the reel's town footage supports.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor framed the sunset through a cypress from beside parked cars, the way tourists stopped along the shore to watch the end of the day.
What appears in frame: A silhouetted cypress trunk and limbs, a golden sky, calm bay water catching light, tiny figures on the sand, a wooded headland, and dark car roofs with two heads in the foreground.
Film character: Warm amber and cream Super 8 tones with fine grain, small dust specks, a faint scratch and deep blacks from exposing for the bright sky.
Edit role: Works as a closing establishing shot, a transition to evening, or a reflective memory beat at the end of a travel sequence.
Historical context: Monterey cypress on the Carmel shore has drawn visitors for generations, and the parked cars show how the coast was toured by automobile.
Research note: Nobody in the frame is identifiable and no plates or logos are legible; copyright in the film is separate from any likeness or property questions, which should be assessed for the intended use.
Research search match: Researchers might search 'Carmel Bay sunset Super 8', '1980s California coast home movie', 'Monterey cypress silhouette vintage' or 'sunset from parked car archival film'.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Carmel Mission, downtown street and Carmel Plaza clips, then with other Carmel and Monterey coast footage from the early 1980s, then with other vintage sunset clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Monterey cypress silhouette against a golden sunset over Carmel Bay, California, circa 1982 Super 8 home movie — A Monterey cypress frames the setting sun over Carmel Bay, circa 1982.
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Small figures at the waterline under a cypress silhouette at sunset on the Carmel shore, California, circa 1982 — Distant beachgoers stand at the water's edge as the light fades.
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Silhouetted onlookers beside parked cars watching a golden sunset over Carmel Bay through cypress limbs, circa 1982 — Onlookers by their parked cars watch the sunset through the cypress limbs.
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Wooded headland across glowing Carmel Bay seen through a forked cypress trunk, California coast, circa 1982 film — The bay glows beneath the headland at the close of the day.
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