The shot opens on prickly pear cactus and a conifer below a sunlit sandstone cliff, probably in the Zion area of Utah, circa 1968.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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Pale green cactus, dark shrubs and a conifer sit below red and cream rock walls in a steady, soft-focus frame — Zion National Park, Utah, 1968
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- Still 3 · 3.34s into the source clip
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Desert vegetation of cactus, shrubs and a conifer under red and cream rock walls, probably near Zion National Park, circa 1968.
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Mid-shot, the framing is unchanged: cactus pads and dry grass in the foreground, the cliff face in full sun behind.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
Near the end of the shot the sunlit cliff still stands over the cactus clump and small evergreen, with no camera movement.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
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Zion National Park Utah-1968: Prickly Pear Cactus and Conifer Below a Sheer Red Sandstone Cliff
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
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Period detail
The frame holds no datable object; the warm colour rendition and grain may show a 1960s colour reversal stock, and the date rests on the rest of the trip.
Film character
Soft focus, visible grain, warm red and orange rock tones and darkened corners give the shot a hazy small-gauge texture, held steady for its full length.
Historical context
The shot reflects the habit of recording roadside scenery on film during family car trips to the national parks of the Southwest in the 1960s.
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No people, signs or logos are visible; the location is an estimate from neighbouring footage, and the land appears to be public parkland, which a licensee should confirm for their own use.
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