Banff National Park Canada-1979: Zoom Into Orange and Pale Lichen on Cracked Rock

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Year1979
Decade1970s
LocationBanff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Duration10s
Price$149 USD
Collection1979 · Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1979 · Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park & Banff National Park · Reel 530fac09 contains 23 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

natural history
close observation
surface texture
lichen growth
park travel
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: detail
Camera: zoom · handheld · Oblique view facing a rock surface
Setting: outdoor · Exposed rock face with adjacent green vegetation
Time and weather: Daylight · Undetermined · Direct sunlight; sky not visible
Lighting: Strong natural sunlight with deep adjacent shadow
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: rock face · orange lichen patches · pale lichen patches · dark circular surface markings · rock fissures · green foliage
Colors: orange · pale gray · purple-gray · dark brown · green · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A lichen-covered rock face appears beside green foliage and deep shadow.
The zoom begins to enlarge the orange patch and surrounding pale growth.
The tighter view reveals dark circular markings and a descending crack.
Orange and pale surface textures fill the closing composition.

Zoom Into Orange and Pale Lichen on Cracked Rock — Clip Details

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada, circa 1979 home movie footage shows orange and pale lichen across a rough, cracked rock face. The single shot begins with a wider view that includes green foliage along the right edge and deep shadow on the left. A gradual zoom isolates the orange patch, pale growth and scattered dark circular markings. The closing view emphasizes their texture and the dark fissure running down the stone.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-up
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 10s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003312

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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: 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: Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada 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: This circa 1979 Canadian park travel detail serves documentary and educational requests for archival lichen textures and visitor-shot natural history.
Period detail: Grain, soft definition and shifted color convey an aged film image, while the rock itself contains no date-specific objects.
Home-movie behavior: The traveler pauses on a small natural feature and progressively zooms closer, giving the shot an exploratory visitor perspective.
What appears in frame: An orange patch sits among pale growth and dark circular markings on fissured stone, with green foliage at the right and deep shadow at the left.
Film character: Visible grain, a purple color cast, soft focus and slight framing movement give the projected-film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Use the progressive close-up as a natural-history insert or a quiet cutaway between wider park landscapes.
Historical context: Within the circa 1979 Banff travel sequence, the shot records a visitor's attention to a small surface detail alongside broader scenery.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright in the original film and transfer remains a separate licensing matter.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1979 Banff home movies, Canadian small-gauge nature footage and orange lichen close-ups.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Banff entrance sign, layered mountain ridge or rocky canyon rapids, then other circa 1979 Banff views, followed by lichen and rock-texture details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Banff National Park, circa 1979: a wider rock detail shows orange and pale lichen, dark cracks and green foliage at the right. — The opening view places the lichen-covered stone beside foliage and deep shadow.
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Banff National Park, circa 1979: the zoom centers an orange lichen patch above a curved rock fissure, with shadow to the left. — The orange patch becomes more prominent as the framing tightens.
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Banff National Park, circa 1979: a tight view reveals orange and pale lichen with dark round markings beside a descending rock crack. — The close-up reveals mottled growth and the narrow fissure below the orange patch.
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Banff National Park, circa 1979: the closing detail fills the frame with orange lichen, pale growth, rounded dark patches and a fissure. — The final tight composition emphasizes contrasting growth patterns and granular stone texture.
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