Aulochrome by Franklin Price Knott 



THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE RAINBOW 

 ■ Man cannot unscramble eggs, but a single drop of water can unscramble light, and the effect of 

 this process at the Bridal Veil Falls of the Yosemite is both sublime and beautiful. The Yosemite con- 

 tains four other falls as magnificent as the subject of this picture, the Vernal Fall (drop 317 feet), the 

 Nevada Fall (drop 594 feet), the Illilouette Fall (drop 370 feet), and the Yosemite Falls (upper fall, drop 

 of 1430 feet; lower fall, drop of 320 feet). The Bridal Veil Falls has a drop of 620 feet. Each one of 

 these five remarkable waterfalls surpasses in grandeur and the magic play of light and water, any 

 waterfall of Switzerland or on the continent of Europe. 



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