View from Diavolezza Wood Print

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When I stepped off the Rhätische Bahn train at Val Bernina, the base station for the cable car to the top of Diavolezza, it did not look promising for photography, with a heavy overcast obscuring the view.

But, as the cable car broke out of the clouds, smiles broke out on passengers, as the majesty of the highest peaks in the Bernina Range of Switzerland's Canton Graubünden provided a stunning autumn panorama.

One can see the Val Bernina, far below, was still shrouded in cloud.

Diavolezza (lit: "Little She Devil") tops out at 2,973 metres (9,754 ft).

From a film image.

©2019 Steve Ember

Steve Ember is a Washington-based photographer, writer, and voice actor/narrator. In addition to his signature New York (including many “SubwayScapes” integrating elevated rail lines into views of the urban fabric), Baltimore, and Washington cityscapes, his work also encompasses Alpine landscapes, European, and American motifs, including night scenes, as well as railroad and aviation subjects, and aerial photography. A lifelong photographer, Steve’s work has been honored over many years with selection in numerous juried exhibits at galleries in the greater Washington area. His photographs appear regularly at the Maryland Federation of Art’s Circle Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland. An extensive selection of Steve’s current and...