I’d Love to hear what you think of today’s Landscapes
19th century painter Albert Bierstadt was known for lavish sweeping landscapes of an idealized American West on extremely large canvases.
As I captured, the probably. final rain of the season offered a wealth of lavish cloudscapes over the San Francisco Bay and I began to wonder what is equivalent to Bierstadts style and of art today. On a dive to San Francisco Saturday there where 5 scenic billboards the size of semi trailers on the 101 freeway. Looking closer I saw the caption Shot on iPhone 6. I was able to capture one as we flew by. I couldn’t help adding my own caption. Could these billboards be the Bierstadtys of the 21st century?
Lens and Pens Black and White Challenge
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Oh my, the “final rain of the season,” I hope that you get more. Your landscapes provide a view of gorgeous clouds above splendrous open space. Happy Photo Challenge.
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I am also think of the John Ford Movies Its a gift to get these images. I had to climb around in the woods to get them.
Very sad about the lack of water.
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I love the contrast of the white clouds against the dark land.
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I as thrilled when I saw that in reviewed!
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Those are AMAZING clouds – I would love to see your photos that same size as Bierstadt’s paintings!
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Wow that would be something! Thanks. I’ll ask apple if they’ll do mine next 🙂
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How can they refuse?
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Nice photos, Carol. The clouds and foreground in the third photo make it my pick-of-the-week.
I have heard about these billboards, but have not seen any until now. Thanks for posting it. Ω
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Thank you for the pick, Allen.
Do get over to see them. I want to go back and be prepared to look. Smart advertising!
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Your recent photo of the rock & rose would look good up there. Ω
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Okay where do I send it. I wonder why they don’t have any images of local spots in those billboards.
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I am not sure, but here is one person’s story: http://photographicpunctuation.com/2015/03/07/the-story-of-my-shot-on-iphone-photograph/
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I will sit down tonight to read the whole thing. How interesting. I googled iPhone billboards and saw the collection. I only have a 5s I wonder if they could tell 😉
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Look on Apple’s website under “iPhone”. They have a link to the Galleries. I saw a 5S on there somewhere. Ω
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Great landscapes! I especially like the second one, it looks like a painting. I haven’t seen those billboards yet! Maybe we’ll get one more tiny drizzle this week….hoping!
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I am hoping for a drizzle too
Get some one to drive you by the billboards so you get a picture or at least enjoy them. They are amazing.
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Carol, I was about to say that your photos reminded me of photographers of this era, only to see that you’d taken them for that very reason. So well done. I like the domination of the sky and clouds against the smallness of the land.
janet
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Sometimes it pays to have listened in art history. So glad they worked it was such a dramatic view. Humbling.
Thanks
Carol
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Brilliant photos. Love the drama of the skies.
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Thanks fun to capture.
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Beautiful clouds. Thanks for capturing these.
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I do love to stalk the wiely clouds. Thanks 🙂
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Carol, I really like your photos and your comment at the bottom. I’ve been admiring those iphone ads, too. Today was good, wasn’t it? Kit
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Today was wonderful. You did a great job with the lunch.
Those adds are artwork. Thanks for the comment. Did you get the pic I sent?
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Such great clouds for this week. Thanks ever so much for participating.
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Beautiful pictures Carol. Enough said.
Neal
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