California-1975: Shallow Alpine Pool Bordered by Curving Grassy Banks

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · California, United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

alpine landscape
water
wilderness travel
nature observation
shoreline patterns
amateur filmmaking

Shot type: detail
Camera: handheld · tilt · Elevated oblique view looking downward
Setting: outdoor · Shallow alpine pool bordered by grassy meadow banks and exposed stones
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Undetermined; sky is outside the frame
Lighting: Natural daylight with uneven exposure
People: 0 · No people visible.
Objects: shallow pool · curving grassy bank · grass hummocks · pale angular rock · scattered stones · submerged ground
Colors: purple-blue · muted olive · gray · dark brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: High

Moments in the footage

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The pool fills the frame beneath a curved grassy bank, with an angular pale rock at the right edge.
A downward tilt reveals more open water and grass hummocks along the near edge.
Foreground grass clumps frame the water as the far rock becomes partly cropped at the top.

Shallow Alpine Pool Bordered by Curving Grassy Banks — Clip Details

Sierra Nevada, California, circa 1975 home movie footage shows a shallow alpine pool edged by curving grassy banks and exposed stones. A pale angular rock projects above the water near the far edge, with submerged ground visible around it. The handheld camera tilts downward across the pool, bringing foreground grass hummocks into view. Purple-blue color rendition, grain and vertical scratches mark the transferred film.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800004130

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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: 1975 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: 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: Supports a request for circa 1975 California Sierra Nevada scenery as a quiet nature insert in a backpacking or travel documentary.
Period detail: No date-specific objects appear; the circa 1975 estimate rests on surrounding reel context rather than the natural features.
Home-movie behavior: The visitor pauses on a small pool and follows its irregular margins with loose handheld framing.
What appears in frame: The view contains shallow water, a curved grassy bank, foreground grass hummocks, a pale angular rock, scattered stones and submerged ground.
Film character: Purple-blue rendition, soft grain, exposure variation, specks and vertical scratches retain the texture of projected film captured digitally.
Edit role: Works as a scenic insert or brief transition between hiking action, lake views and mountain panoramas.
Historical context: The close attention to a small natural feature records an observational pause within the reel's broader backpacking journey.
Research note: No people, logos, artwork or identifiable private property are visible; copyright licensing remains separate from any location or property permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for Sierra Nevada alpine pool footage, grassy mountain water margins and circa 1975 small-gauge home movies.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's alpine lake basin and reflected granite cliff, then other Sierra Nevada footage from circa 1975, followed by mountain water details.

Still Frames From This Clip

Sierra Nevada, California, circa 1975: shallow alpine water beneath a curved grassy bank, with a pale rock at the right edge. — A curved grassy bank borders shallow water, with an angular stone near the right edge.
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Alpine pool in the Sierra Nevada, California, circa 1975, with a pale angular stone in the shallows and grass along the banks. — The pale stone stands above the shallows as the camera takes in more of the pool.
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Sierra Nevada home movie, circa 1975: grass hummocks frame a shallow pool, with an angular pale rock near the upper edge. — Foreground grass hummocks enter the composition during the downward tilt.
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Sierra Nevada, California, circa 1975: downward-looking view of an alpine pool between irregular grassy hummocks. — The final framing emphasizes open water and the irregular grassy near bank.
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