An-ti-ci-pa-tion!

An-ti-ci-pa-tion!

With a respectful nod to Carly Simon and that ketchup bottle in the famous TV commercials ;-)

Yes, there was much “an-ti-ci-pa-tion” on this splendid autumn afternoon, as I hiked with my cameras
to a commanding viewpoint overlooking the magnificent Landwasser Viadukt, which carries the trains of the
Rhätische Bahn’s Albula Line high over the Landwasser River in Switzerland’s Canton Graubünden.

This was one of the motifs I had hoped to capture on my remaining stash of Kodachrome-25, around which
my trip to Switzerland and Germany last October was planned. Mother Nature must have known how much
I was hoping for superb weather for this "Last Hurrah with the Kodachrome!" She smiled.

No ketchup lover, I am certain, ever waited with more delicious “an-ti-ci-pa-tion” for something bright red
to appear than I in the late afternoon sunshine of this photo-perfect autumn day, as that first Rhätische Bahn
locomotive emerged from the tunnel leading out of the sheer rock face and onto the Landwasser Viadukt.

This Kodachrome image was taken with a 28-80mm Canon L-Series lens, set at full wide 28mm, with polarizer, on my trusty EOS-1.

It was one of many images made that afternoon on K-25, Agfa Pan 25, and digital…and not necessarily my favorite,
but kind of special to me for the anticipation it embodies. I think the train- and Kodachrome-lovers among us will understand ;-)

This image is available in archival gallery prints and as a custom printed Photo Note Card.

For more images of the trains and territory of the Rhätische Bahn, please navigate this
Kodachrome! folder and also see my Rhätische Bahn, Engadin, and Swiss Alps folders.

Photo, Design, and Narrative ©2010/2011 Steve Ember

Another Kodachrome from that same viewpoint...