Stairway of Shades, a photo from Smaland, Gotaland

Photographer's Note

Picture of a stairway, taken from below.

Used B&W. Cropped and sharpened. Contrast increased and a black border added.

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tworivers (573) 2003-10-31 8:51

what a superb image. the tonal range is exceptional. the grey shades look like the calibration chart on the bottom of the screen they are so perfect. nice definition through out and your placement in the frame is wonderful. really fine image.

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AdrianW (2274) 2003-10-31 10:57

Lovely shot! I really love the abstract nature of the shot, and the way each of the steps is a slightly different shade, and the way they contrast against the background. My only suggestion is that running AutoContrast would create a slightly bolder image (I like the grain in this case). Good work :-D

Motrem (2392) 2003-10-31 13:56

Very beautiful perspective, excellent composition, very beautiful photo.
Très belle perspective, composition excellente, très bien fait.

merpb (2001) 2003-10-31 13:57

Wow! that spiral just draws my eye down and around and down and around and I can't get out of the frame.
Excellent composition and the techniques not bad either.

dopiro (926) 2003-10-31 16:03

This is a great picture. I was surprised to see that you used a flash and still managed to keep the exceptionnal subtlety in the grey scale. Beautiful!

avigur_11 (22553) 2003-10-31 16:06

I love it, fredrik. It's a real art work. Geometry, color gradient, very good location of the main diagonal. Good DOF.
I think the noise is not disturbing at all. Very well done.

dawekato (2269) 2003-10-31 19:04

Gorgeous! So simple. Love the strong graphic design. Bravo.P.S. Have your tried turning the image upside down,or sideways? It might look even better as a vertical.

martin (1242) 2003-11-01 3:30

An outstanding abstract. As tworivers says, the tonal range is superb.

Aegean (2571) 2003-11-01 3:43

Amazing composition and excellent grayscale tones... Very well done!

hantulaut (3441) 2003-11-01 4:24

i like simple lines on whole frame. This pics could do as decorative photograph. U should print larger, put in nice frame, and hanging on your room :-)

mathiasmo (1759) 2003-11-05 10:00

It's a nice perspective, full of geometry. I like the BW effect. Maybe you could reduce noise (grain).

emax (920) 2003-11-05 12:58

It's a simple pic, but I like the light that up begins with intense bright, which that after down it gets lost.

cdewet (0) 2003-11-10 12:24

This is a great and unusual view that works very well in mono. The composition is also pleasing - it looks like a paper light shade - well done!!!

Coyote (457) 2003-11-25 14:38

Excellent abstract photo. Tonal quality, depth- all work well in this shot. I surely would encourage you to pursue this form of photography, you have the "eye".......(I like the noise also, it works well).

gilad33 (14433) 2004-04-01 5:27