Toni's Adventures in the monochrome Wonderland

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This is the largest and most spectacular structure along the 63-kilometre stretch of the Albula Line between Thusis and St. Moritz. The Landwasser Viaduct is widely-admired both by specialists in engineering and the public in general. The construction in 1901/02 of the three main pillars was, and is, a masterpiece of civil engineering - and all the more so when we consider that they were built without scaffolding and using just two cranes.

The 142 metre-long bridge carries the railway line in an impressive sweeping arch of 65 metres in height over the wild valley of Landwassertal, before plunging it into a tunnel cut into the towering vertical rock face. The structure was designed to harmonise perfectly with its mountainous surroundings, and the unique interplay of nature, culture and technology found on the Albula and Bernina lines is reflected particularly well in this viaduct built of natural calcareous dolomite stone. The total work of art that is “The Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina landscapes” was recognised as such (only the third railway in the world to be so) by the awarding, on July 7th 2008, of UNESCO World Heritage status. The Landwasser Viaduct is now undergoing its first major rebuild in 106 years - as the RhB carries out a gentle facelift, from March to November 2009, of the brickwork and tracks.

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Toni_V says:

it's a must to see this in LARGE :-)

this is the original raw shot:

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SMGallery (MooreandCruz.com) says:

I love the selective coloring! Happy Holidays my friend!
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mfellnerphoto says:

Die Schweiz - at its best!!!
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Satish Rangaswamy says:

Good Shot!!!!! Love the selective colors.
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duqueıros says:

toll gemacht!
ist das derselbe?
:-)

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Greg Stewart! says:

Superb selective colouring Toni!
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neeteesh says:

wow!!! beautiful image... very nice selective coloring...
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Theo Kelderman says:

Nice work, Toni!!!
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biologo says:

einfach geil, super Bearbeitung! ein Bubentraum, diese Strecke ;-)
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Elk Photography says:

cooles cutout
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nigelbailey (catching up again) says:

Nice use of the colours.
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mpaulda™ says:

really is amazing
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green little monster says:

stretch out and wait

just like the Smiths was singing.........
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telmo32 says:

Excellent. image..!
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fatboyke (Luc) says:

Intresting place, and fantastic work!
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malavoda says:

Herrlich die Verschmelzung des Zuges mit der Brücke!
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F90X says:

lovely. can't see it large though. 'this photograph is temporarily unavailable'
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peggyhr says:

Einmalig schoen!
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keleka656 says:

Nice work!! Love this color and b/w.
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fotografika phantastika away says:

Fabulous. I like the guy hangin out of the window.
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Ostholländer says:

Schöne Bearbeitung.
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Katarina 2353 says:

Haha..excellent treatment!!

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Fort Photo says:

Fantastic selective color, instant fave!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you and yours my friend!

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Stephan Thies Photography says:

i wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!! enjoy this time! :-)

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Beauty of the World Through Your Eyes, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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fotox21 says:

nice work+++
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Prodromos Sarigianis says:

This is very good, well done!!!
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Werner Schnell Images (2.stream) says:

wow
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vab2009 says:

It is a stunning structure and this clever use of the lead in lines and the selective colour show it off well.
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LARS77722 says:

Hermoso Trabajo
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©-YALE (YAnnick LEfevre) says:

like this selective colours on the train, excellent job

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photogenic planet says:

great angle
love the red"s with the b&w
really makes this pop
truly eye catching
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stefanrechsteiner says:

cool - wann warst du dann bei uns? .-)

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aerferaer says:

Muy buen encuadre. Espectacular Cut-Out...
Saludos
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ImageMD says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Oligochrome, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Izakigur trying to catch up says:

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Izakigur trying to catch up says:

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Happy Holidays Merry X'mass and a Happy New Year 2010 !

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Great shot!
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Toni_V says:

Thank you all!
For your comment and faves.
Very much appreciated.

@Stefan
Das war am Dienstag 22.12.2009.
Ein kurzer Trip von Zürich nach St.Moritz und wieder zurück...
St.Moritz hat mir aber nicht so gefallen. Ist wie die Bahnhofstrasse Zürich, einfach in den Bergen :-)
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Souvik_Prometure says:

wonderful selective colouring here...i am liked ur photstream too...adding u as contact...hope u wont mind :)
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anni.b's says:

this Amazing Work deserves a Crown !

Royal Group, +20'000 Flickers wear the Crown !
Fantastic
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juanRubiano says:

Wonderful, Maestro !

:-D
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WisoNet says:

Un encuadre y un selectivo perfecto!!, un trabajo bien hecho!!
Saludos amigo ;-)
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Gitart says:

Love the selective colors...

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jeghedown says:

great Toni!
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stillhappilyamateur says:

Good work - one day I'll try such a thing! Great line and colours to offset the B+W.

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Avisekh says:

Beautiful....

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city/human/life says:

fantastic use of selective color! excellent processing and a great composition!
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Kris Kros says:

This Christmas, may God bless your house and all who enter there, throughout the holiday season and every day.

I treasure your friendship.
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mudpig says:

perfect - selective colouring works very very well here
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Hans-Ztz says:

tolle Arbeit - fantastisch!!!
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Nicolas Valentin says:

J'aime bien!
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natalia martinez says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called captura digital, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

buenismia,esa desaturacion de color y manteniendo el rojo esta de lujo
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VespaTS says:

Super was du aus dem (schon sehr guten) Bild gemacht hast!
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Rasmus99 says:

Superschön!

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Kathryn♥Rose says:

So amazing with the selective color! Merry Christmas!!!
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zneppi says:

Ein guter Zug von Dir... ;-) nein im Ernst: Dieses Bild ist fantastisch!

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thnkfst says:

what an awesome shot.
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andreas.zachmann says:

klasse

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Norbert Löv says:

I like the color key in here and the amazing angle thru the fisheye...
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markofphotography says:

Super awesome Toni. Really is spectacular. Thanks for the description too! I emailed it off to my girlfriend as I'm sure she'd be interested in it... after all, she's a civil engineer. :)
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istefan™ says:

genius shot! very well done! love it!

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