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River Water Flowing Before A Storm (Taos New, 2015)

6s 4K UHD 29.97fps Ocean Taos New, Mexico 2015
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

Shot in 2015 in Taos, New Mexico, this home movie captures a river flowing under a dark, overcast sky just before a storm. The cloudy atmosphere and turbulent water create a moody, cinematic scene of nature’s power. The footage, offers a raw, authentic look at a dramatic natural moment, perfect for editorial use, nature documentaries, or atmospheric background content. The stormy ambiance and flowing water evoke tension and anticipation, making it ideal for storytelling, ambient visuals, or artistic projects.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Use this Taos, New Mexico river view for documentary, travel edit, agency mood reel, brand film, or social cut needing stormy water, adobe-style buildings, and a rural high-desert setting.
Edit role
The six-second clip works as a cutaway, transition, or atmospheric texture between street, church, hotel, or landscape shots in a Taos sequence.
Visual details
A dark river runs across the foreground below brush and grass, with a dirt road, adobe-style buildings, a parked pickup, low hills, and heavy gray clouds in the background, with no visible people.
Shot mechanics
The composition is from a ground camera across the river, layering water in the foreground, scrub and road in the midground, and low buildings and hills under a cloudy horizon.

Tags

riverwaterstormflowstreamcloudydesertdark skyovercastflowingnatureTAOS new mexico Chome moviestock video4kstunning

Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
6s
Codec
H.264 MP4
File size
44 MB
Location
Taos New, Mexico
Year filmed
2015
Published
May 2015

Still Frames From This Clip

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

At 0:00 in Taos, New Mexico, dark river water runs below brush, with adobe-style buildings, a parked pickup, low hills, and heavy gray clouds beyond, with no visible people.
The opening frame sets the river foreground against roadside buildings and a storm-dark sky. (0:00)
At 0:01 in Taos, New Mexico, the river surface shifts in the foreground while brush frames adobe-style buildings, a parked pickup, and muted hills under overcast light, with no visible people.
This frame shows the water texture and the rural roadside setting under flat storm light. (0:01)
At 0:02 in Taos, New Mexico, rippled river water crosses the lower frame, with scrub, a stone edge, earthen buildings, a pickup truck, and dark cloud cover in the distance, with no visible people.
The frame gives an editor a clear insert of stormy water beside the Taos roadside buildings. (0:02)

License this clip royalty-free for $79 (Standard: all media, worldwide, perpetual, up to 1M views) or $199 (Extended: unlimited distribution, broadcast TV, theatrical). Instant 4K download with a license PDF, direct from filmmaker Phil Maher.