The shot opens low in the gorge, with green trees below a layered rock wall. Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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The shot ends looking up at a bright slot of sky between the reddish rock and the shaded, plant-covered wall — Zion National Park, Utah, 1968
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- 1968
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- Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.07s into the source clip
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Looking up from a narrow gorge at Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968: reddish rock, a shaded green cliff and a bright overexposed slot of sky.
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As the camera starts to tilt, a bright gap of sky appears between the two walls of the gorge.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
Midway through the tilt the far wall turns warmer and redder, and the plant-hung cliff on the right stays in shadow.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
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Zion National Park Utah-1968: Slow Tilt Up the Sheer Green-Hung Walls of a Narrow River Gorge
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1968 United States.
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Period detail
No vehicles, clothing or signs appear; the saturated greens and warm rock tones may show a 1960s colour reversal stock, and the date rests on the rest of the trip.
Film character
Soft focus, saturated greens, a cream-white blown sky, dark vignetted corners and a slightly unsteady handheld tilt give it a clear small-gauge home-movie texture.
Historical context
The shot shows a Zion-area gorge as a family visitor filmed it on a Southwest road trip, with no people, railings or built features in the frame.
Research note
No people, logos or artwork are visible; the place is inferred from the preceding trailhead sign and not from a sign in this shot, and copyright in the film is separate from any location permissions.
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