Gondola Maker in Alpine Workshop Above Snow in beside a lift tower above corduroy snow near Interlaken

Gondola Maker in Alpine Workshop Above Snow

by Bianca Atkins

Bright noon light floods the open workshop where a craftsman shapes a wooden gondola frame. The worker stands beside a tall metal lift tower, his tools resting on a workbench cluttered with wood shavings. Below the elevated platform, a thick blanket of corduroy snow stretches across the valley floor, its ridged texture sharp against the clear sky. The craftsman wears a light jacket suitable for late spring, his hands moving with practiced ease over the curved timber. Sunlight reflects off the polished wood surfaces, creating high-contrast highlights against the deep blue of the sky. A small red flag attached to the lift tower flutters slightly in the breeze. The wooden grain of the gondola runs diagonally across the frame, leading toward the distant snow line.

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Focal Length 135mm
Aperture f/5.6
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 800
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location beside a lift tower above corduroy snow near Interlaken
Date 1988-10-17
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 46.7829, 7.9002
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