tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post6516522240105395973..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Albert Bierstadt Goes WestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-72276616670613276042013-10-20T07:52:59.633-04:002013-10-20T07:52:59.633-04:00I've been to the top of Donner Pass myself on ...I've been to the top of Donner Pass myself on the Amtrak train, and I've seen the very view that Bierstadt painted (you were very close to it). I'm guessing that Amtrak follows the old Central Pacific Railroad route.<br />Perhaps he didn't need to exaggerate much with the Sierras.Counterlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345956180434795401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-15888103307884969452013-10-20T01:43:29.523-04:002013-10-20T01:43:29.523-04:00That said, for all good ol' AB's creative ...That said, for all good ol' AB's creative license, it's hard to exaggerate the Sierra's beauty. If I may be so bold, 3 shots from my vacation last month (as you can see, I'm a sucker for dramatic clouds&skies!):<br /><br /><a href="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/JCF1962/Image09102013162218.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Eastern Sierra, from Hwy 395 S of Bridgeport</a><br /> <br /><a href="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/JCF1962/Image09122013134055.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Shadow Lake, w Mt Ritter</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad280/JCF1962/Image09122013181605.jpg" rel="nofollow"> The Minarets at Sunset</a>JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-3485339929222430672013-10-20T00:24:43.333-04:002013-10-20T00:24:43.333-04:00Heh-heh, you can compare Bierstadt's "Don...Heh-heh, you can compare Bierstadt's "Donner Lake from the Summit. 1873" with mine, 140 years later (taken just 2 weeks ago).<br /><br /><a href="http://s943.photobucket.com/user/JCF1962/media/Image10072013110238.jpg.html?#/user/JCF1962/media/Image10072013110238.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">Donner Lake, from Old Donner Pass</a>JCFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516376500318551838noreply@blogger.com