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HIDDEN LAKE COLORADO-2016: Flying Over A Calm Thawing Lake In The Early Spring

5s 4K UHD 29.97fps Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States 2016
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About this clip

This home movie captures a serene aerial view of a calm, thawing lake in early spring. The water reflects the soft light of a quiet morning, revealing subtle shifts in color as ice melts. This tranquil scene evokes a sense of renewal and natural beauty, showcasing the quiet transition from winter to spring. The footage offers a nostalgic, cinematic glimpse into a hidden lakeside moment, perfect for nature documentaries, seasonal storytelling, or reflective visual content.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Useful for documentary, regional travel, agency mood reel, or brand film sequences needing a 2016 4K aerial view of a thawing lake beside a residential town in Hidden Lake, Colorado.
Edit role
Works as a short opener, seasonal transition, or reflective cutaway between neighborhood aerials, using the frozen water surface and shoreline as a quiet visual beat.
Visual details
The frames show a broad lake with dark open water, pale thawing ice, a curved shoreline, winter-bare trees, houses along the right bank, a larger building on the left bank, distant skyline shapes, and no visible people.

Tags

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Shot slate

Resolution
3840 × 2160
Frame rate
29.97 fps
Duration
5s
Codec
H.264 MOV
File size
40 MB
Location
Hidden Lake, Colorado, United States
Year filmed
2016
Published
Dec 2016

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.

Opening aerial frame over Hidden Lake, Colorado, with dark open water at left, pale thawing ice across the center, homes along the right shoreline, and no visible people.
The first frame sets the lake, ice sheet, and surrounding town edge for an early spring aerial sequence. (0:00)
Aerial view over Hidden Lake, Colorado, showing a wide pale ice field, a darker open-water inlet on the left bank, lakefront houses on the right, and no visible people.
This second frame emphasizes the contrast between open water and ice near the residential shoreline. (0:01)
Aerial lake view with a dark open-water patch and distant town skyline.

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