Colorado-1959: Large Dark Fish Moving Through Shallow Water

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationColorado, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 · Colorado, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

aquatic life
nature observation
water
amateur filmmaking
travel observation
animal movement

Shot type: close-up
Camera: handheld · High angle, looking almost directly downward
Setting: outdoor · Shallow water with a visible gravel bottom and a pale rock edge
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined
Lighting: Natural daylight with surface reflections and uneven brightness
People: 0 · No people visible.
Animals: One large dark fish, species undetermined
Objects: gravel · submerged stones · pale rock edge · water surface
Colors: olive green · yellow-brown · dark gray · pale gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A dark fish lies diagonally above the visible gravel bottom.
The fish shifts slightly as reflections ripple beside its body.
The overhead view continues with the tail angled toward the lower left.

Large Dark Fish Moving Through Shallow Water — Clip Details

Probably Colorado, United States, circa 1959 home movie footage shows a large dark fish moving slowly through shallow water above a visible gravel bottom. Its broad body lies diagonally across the frame, with its tail toward the lower left and its head toward the upper right. Surface ripples and pale reflections shift around it beside a light-colored rock edge. One continuous overhead close-up follows the movement with slight handheld drift.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800003847

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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: Colorado, 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 requests for circa 1959 amateur nature footage featuring a close overhead view of a fish in shallow water.
Period detail: The grainy color rendition and soft projected image support an archival film appearance, while the subject supplies no precise dating clue.
Home-movie behavior: The sustained downward view records a small natural encounter through the filmmaker's patient, handheld observation.
What appears in frame: A dark fish, its tapered tail, submerged gravel, scattered stones, pale reflections and a light rock edge fill the frame.
Film character: Visible grain, soft detail, olive color rendition and shifting brightness give the projected film capture its archival texture.
Edit role: Works as a nature cutaway or a brief pause between sightseeing scenes.
Historical context: The shot records attention to aquatic life within a travel reel, without showing fishing, handling or other human interaction.
Research note: No people, logos or artwork are visible; film copyright remains separate from any location or property permissions, and the site and species are unidentified.
Research search match: Matches searches for circa 1959 color home movies, overhead fish footage, shallow gravel water and amateur nature observation.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's cascading water and rocky forested hillside, then probable Colorado travel material from circa 1959, followed by other aquatic-life close-ups.

Still Frames From This Clip

Overhead view of a dark fish above shallow gravel, probably Colorado, circa 1959, with rippling reflections along the left edge. — The fish's dark body contrasts with the yellow-brown gravel beneath it.
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A fish holds a diagonal position beneath surface ripples, probably Colorado, circa 1959, with its head toward the upper right. — Pale surface reflections shift beside the fish and submerged stones.
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Close overhead fish view in shallow water, probably Colorado, circa 1959, showing a broad dark body against fine gravel. — The overhead framing holds the fish near the center as the water surface ripples.
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A dark fish moves above gravel beside pale water reflections, probably Colorado, circa 1959, in a handheld downward view. — The fish remains visible beneath the shifting reflections near the end of the shot.
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