Montana-1973: Waterfall Dropping Into a Dark Green Pool Beside Rock Walls

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Year1973
Decade1970s
LocationMontana, United States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1973 · Montana, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

flowing water
forest scenery
outdoor recreation
nature observation
landscape
amateur travel filmmaking

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · Elevated downward view
Setting: outdoor · Forested rocky waterway with a waterfall and plunge pool
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · No precipitation visible
Lighting: Direct sunlight on the cascade and rock face with deep shade over parts of the pool
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: waterfall · plunge pool · rock ledge · fractured rock wall · conifer trees · foreground branches · white foam · water ripples
Colors: dark green · gray · white · blue-green · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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The shot opens on the waterfall, green pool and adjacent rock face.
White water spreads into foam beneath the ledge.
The same elevated composition holds as ripples cross the shaded pool.

Waterfall Dropping Into a Dark Green Pool Beside Rock Walls — Clip Details

Montana, United States, circa 1973 home movie footage shows a white waterfall spilling over a rock ledge into a dark green pool. Conifer branches frame the left edge and foreground, while a fractured gray rock wall rises beside the falling water. The elevated camera holds the same composition throughout the short shot, with slight handheld shifts as foam spreads across the shaded surface.

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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003182

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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: 1973 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: Montana, 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: Supports documentary requests for Montana outdoor home movies circa 1973, particularly brief waterfall scenery within a backpacking sequence.
Period detail: Soft color, grain and film marks provide archival texture, but the natural setting contains no objects that independently establish the filming year.
Home-movie behavior: The elevated, slightly unsteady framing records a visitor pausing to watch the cascade through surrounding branches.
What appears in frame: A broad white cascade falls below a rock ledge beside a fractured gray wall, with a dark green pool, spreading foam and conifer branches below.
Film character: Soft focus, granular color, bright water highlights, deep shadows, dust and fine vertical marks remain visible in the projected-film transfer.
Edit role: Works as a short scenic cutaway or transition between hiking, river and camp activity.
Historical context: Within the supplied trip sequence, the shot records attention to natural scenery during recreational backpacking circa 1973.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright in the film and any applicable location or property rights remain separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for Montana waterfall home movies circa 1973, small-gauge nature footage and forest plunge-pool cutaways.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's hikers, forest pond and backpacker beside river, then Montana outdoor footage circa 1973, followed by other forest cascades and pools.

Still Frames From This Clip

Montana, circa 1973: an elevated view of white falling water above a dark green pool, with conifer branches at left and gray rock at right. — The cascade and shaded pool are framed by evergreen branches and a steep rock face.
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Montana home movie, circa 1973: foam spreads below a broad cascade, bordered by fractured stone and overlapping evergreen branches. — Bright falling water contrasts with the darker pool and shaded base of the rock wall.
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Montana, circa 1973: water pours over a low rock lip beside a tall fractured wall, with a small conifer rising in front of the pool. — The upper ledge and broken rock face remain visible above the churning water.
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Montana landscape, circa 1973: a white cascade feeds a rippled green pool beneath gray rocks, partly screened by conifer foliage. — The final sampled view holds the cascade above rippling water and foreground trees.
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