The camera holds on the layered rock; a hair in the gate shows briefly at the top right.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
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A sunlit dome of cross-bedded sandstone, probably in Zion National Park, Utah, circa 1968 — Zion National Park, Utah, 1968
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Cross-bedded orange and cream sandstone dome with pines, probably Zion National Park, Utah, in circa 1968 home movie film.
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Sweeping bands of cream and orange cross the face of the dome above a line of dark pines.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
The shot ends on the same dome, slightly softer, with foreground trees dark against the lit stone.
1968 · Zion National Park, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
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Zion National Park Utah-1968: Sunlit Cross-Bedded Sandstone Dome With Pines at Its Base
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
Nothing in the frame is datable on its own; the warm, contrasty colour and grain may show a 1960s reversal home-movie stock, in keeping with the rest of the trip reel.
Film character
Warm saturated colour, visible grain, soft focus, strong contrast between lit rock and black shadow, a slight handheld drift and a brief hair in the gate.
Historical context
The shot reflects the common mid-century practice of recording national park scenery on small-gauge film during family car trips through Utah and Arizona.
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No people, signs or logos are visible; the location is an estimate from the rest of the reel, and copyright in the film is a separate question from any property or location permissions.
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