Landscape – Page 649 – Woody Campbell

Sunday June 24, 2012

MUOTTAS MURAGL – So it looks like I hit some random keys on the computer. Romansh is spoken by fewer than 1% of the Swiss population – most of them here in the Engadine. It has some pretty remarkable spellings. Amazingly our guide, Ken, can get along in it.

We stopped at a hiker’s hut called Schaftsburg and found an oompah band and a party in progress with other guests dancing a conga line. This has to be lived to be believed. People are drinking a concoction called Jagertee. All images with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux, which is continuing to be my most used lens.

On this day one year ago: The Guggenheim.

Saturday June 23, 2012

SWITZERLAND FROM GUARDA AND ZUOZ – No, I’m not making these place names up at random. Zuoz is a real place. We got to some pretty high altitudes today. I felt in a Black and white mood once we left Guarda. All taken with my Leica M9 and 24mm Summilux lens.

On this day one year ago: Carl Schurz Park.

Friday June 22, 2012

BETWEEN SCUOL AND GUARDA, SWITZERLAND – A day of practicing yodeling. Actually not really, I can’t sing at all. We hiked for a bit, took a chairlift to gain some altitude then set off on a serious hike. We typically cover 8 to 15 miles in a day. Our sensational guide, Ken Fuhrer, does a great job of assessing what we can do and then pressing us for just a bit more.

Bunches of pictures – once posted I’ll come back to try to edit these down a bit. All taken with my Leica M9.

Chair lift taken with Leica 35mm Summilux.

Taken with a Leica Wide-Angle Tri- Elmar at 16mm.

Taken with my 90mm Elmarit:

Taken with my 35mm Summilux:

35mm Summilux:

Wide-Angle Tri-Elmar:

On this day one year ago: Sergei.

Thursday June 21, 2012

SCUOL SWITZERLAND – We’ve at last gotten somewhere, actually somewhere spectacular, after a long day of airplanes and trains. Scuol is the first stop on our week-long trekking adventure, organized by Ryder Walker. The concept is as follows; we hike from town to town through the mountains above the Engadine Valley, with our luggage sent ahead of us each day to our new stopping point. We’ll start tomorrow from here, which is our first of many perfect Swiss villages. I’m traveling with my Leica kit, using my Sony Nex-7 as a backup. These with my M9 and 35mm Summilux lens.

We’ve gotten lucky – there are wildflowers here in riotous profusion:

On this day one year ago:From the High Line.

Wednesday June 20, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – The alley behind our building taken with my Fuji x-Pro 1 and Fujinon 18mm f2.0 lens. I’m a bit distracted preparing for out trip to Switzerland.

Here we are. on the way, taken with my iPhone.

On this day one year ago: Steve.

Monday June 18, 2012

NEW YORK NEW YORK – On the prowl with my Alpa TC and 47mm Schneider lens. Here’s a look at the Apex Trade School – a building that doesn’t seem to have gotten the e-mail about this neighborhood’s transformation. I’m guessing that this food cart is where the students get lunch.

On this day one year ago: Wandering Moose Cafe.

Sunday June 17, 2012

BEDFORD NEW YORK – We drove up here for a lunch of rabbit, polenta and designer carrots, and some terrific wines. Taken with my Sony Nex-7 and 24mm Leica Summilux lens.

On the say home we passed an abandoned bus garage as the evening magic hour light started to emerge. I’ve learned to stop and shoot whatever is at hand when there is good light. Taken with the same camera and lens, two frames stitched.

On this day last year:Nine Main, New Preston.