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WESTMINSTER COLORADO-2015: Ducks Swim On Body Of Water In Foreground Factories

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Westminster, Colorado, United States 2015
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About this clip

WESTMINSTER COLORADO-2015: Ducks swim gracefully on a body of water in the foreground, with industrial factories and smoke rising in the background. This home movie captures a striking contrast between natural wildlife and urban development. The scene evokes a sense of environmental awareness, blending serene animal behavior with the encroachment of industry. Shot on vintage film, the footage offers a nostalgic, cinematic glimpse into a moment of coexistence between nature and human infrastructure. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical storytelling about environmental change.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for environmental documentary segments, local Colorado editorial pieces, agency mood reels, or social cuts about wildlife living beside industrial development in Westminster.
Edit role
The six-second shot works as a cutaway or transition beat between nature footage and urban industry coverage, with ducks in the foreground and smoke stacks in the distance.
Visual details
Ducks float on still water in warm light while snow lines the far shore, brick industrial buildings and homes sit across the water, smoke rises in the background, and no people are visible.

Tags

animalsbirdshabitatecosystemenvironmentindustryducksswimbodywaterforegroundfactoriesreleasesmokeairbackgroundindustrialwestminster colorado C2015home movie

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
42 MB
Location
Westminster, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2015
Published
Feb 2015

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.

Ducks float across still water in Westminster, Colorado, with snowy shoreline, brick industrial buildings, distant homes, and a pale smoke plume behind them, with no visible people.
Opening frame shows the clip's core contrast of foreground ducks and industrial smoke beyond the water. (0:00)
Several ducks sit farther apart on the calm water in Westminster, Colorado, while orange brick structures, houses, and a vertical smoke plume remain on the far shore, with no visible people.
This second frame keeps the ducks separated across the foreground while the smoke remains a dominant background element. (0:01)

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