Wyoming-1978: Zoom Out From a Wide Curtain Waterfall Framed by Pines

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Year1978
Decade1970s
LocationWyoming, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1978 · Wyoming, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

wilderness
western travel
national park vacation
water and landscape
1970s home movies
nature scenery

Shot type: wide
Camera: zoom · handheld
Setting: outdoor · Forested river with a broad, low waterfall, rock bluff and grassy bank
Time and weather: midday · summer · partly cloudy with cumulus clouds
Lighting: natural daylight, bright sky with shaded forest
People: 0
Objects: waterfall · river · rock bluff · spruce trees · pine branches · grassy point · driftwood log
Colors: white · dark green · blue-violet · pale blue
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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Tight view of white water pouring over a broad, low ledge below dark forest.
The zoom widens and a tall spruce enters on the right.
A rock bluff, grassy point and calm pool come into view.
The full falls sit framed by pines and branches under summer clouds.

Zoom Out From a Wide Curtain Waterfall Framed by Pines — Clip Details

Likely Wyoming, United States, circa 1978 home movie footage. The shot opens tight on a broad, low curtain of white water spilling across the full width of a river, with dark conifer forest along the top of the frame. In one continuous handheld move the camera zooms out to show the whole falls, a rocky bluff on the left, a grassy point and tall spruces on the right, and calm dark water in the foreground under a summer cumulus sky.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002502

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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: 1978 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: 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: Serves requests for late-1970s American West scenery, giving a documentary or education piece an authentic home-movie establishing shot of a forested river waterfall.
Period detail: No dated objects appear; the era is suggested only by the colour-reversal film look, which may show late-1970s amateur stock and processing.
Home-movie behavior: A visitor-shot view from the riverbank, with a handheld zoom out that mirrors a traveler pausing to take in the whole falls.
What appears in frame: A broad white curtain of falling water, a dark conifer skyline, a pale rock bluff on the left, a tall spruce and grassy point on the right, calm dark water, and cumulus clouds overhead.
Film character: Soft grain, rich blue-violet shadows, bright highlights in water and sky, a slightly uneven handheld zoom and one small dust speck give it a genuine projected-film texture.
Edit role: Works as an establishing shot or a reveal transition, with the zoom out opening a scene on western wilderness travel.
Historical context: The shot belongs to a summer reel that includes signed Grand Teton trails, reflecting the family park road trips commonly filmed on home movies in this period.
Research note: No people, logos or signs are visible; copyright in the film itself is a separate matter from any location or property considerations, and the exact site is unidentified.
Research search match: Researchers might search 1970s home movie waterfall, vintage Wyoming river falls, or western national park vacation film footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's Teton peak pan, Overlook of a river valley and lake, and Fly fisherman wading a river, then other late-1970s Wyoming scenery, then waterfall and wilderness clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close view of a broad, low river waterfall below dark conifer forest, likely Wyoming, circa 1978 home movie — The shot opens close on the curtain of falling water, circa 1978.
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Mid-zoom view of a wide waterfall between a rock bluff and tall spruce, likely Wyoming, circa 1978 — Zooming out, a rock bluff and tall spruce frame the falls.
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Full view of a broad river waterfall framed by pines under summer clouds, likely Wyoming, circa 1978 — The whole falls framed by pines under a summer sky, circa 1978.
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Wide falls across a forested river at the end of the zoom, with film grain and a dust speck, likely Wyoming, circa 1978 — End of the zoom, with film grain and a dust speck in the sky.
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