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HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIFORNIA-2020: Pollution In City Eclipses Sun With Smog

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Huntington Beach, California, United States 2020
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About this clip

A 2020 home movie from Huntington Beach, California, captures a dramatic urban scene where thick pollution and smog obscure the sun, creating an eclipse-like effect over the city. The impenetrable haze blankets the skyline, casting an eerie glow during sunset. This striking footage blends industrial decay with natural beauty, offering a powerful visual metaphor for environmental concerns. Shot on digital home video, the clip has a raw, authentic quality ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or artistic projects exploring climate change and urban life.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Fits environmental documentary, coastal California story, agency mood reel, or social cut needing Huntington Beach smog at sunset with silhouetted palm trees and path users.
Edit role
Works as a short opener, transition, or atmospheric cutaway before or after beach activity, using the hazy sun and dark foreground figures as a strong visual beat.
Visual details
A large orange sun burns through dense haze behind palm silhouettes, with a dark paved path, lamp pole, low structures, and distant cyclists or pedestrians in the foreground.

Tags

dustmaskssuneclipsepollutionsmogcityeclipsesimpenetrablecloudsunsetindustrialhuntington BEACH california C2020home moviehome videobuyabstractart

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
61 MB
Location
Huntington Beach, California, United States
Year filmed
2020
Published
Jan 2020

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

In Huntington Beach, California, a large orange sun glows through thick haze behind palm silhouettes while distant path users move through the dark foreground.
The opening frame sets the smog-obscured sunset view with palms and a shadowed beachfront path. (0:00)
The sun remains low and bright behind haze in Huntington Beach, California, with palm trunks framing small dark figures on the path below.
This frame keeps the eclipse-like sun centered behind haze while the path figures remain distant. (0:01)

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