Not an optical illusion
The stairs really did make a sharp turn on the landing – this isn’t some sort of double exposure or Photoshop trickery. (Because I’m not proficient enough for either of those things.)
But aside from the M. C. Escher feel of the stairs, there are some interesting light and reflective effects. And this sat patiently in the archives for 1,940 days until I finally noticed that it had blog potential. I wonder what took me so long?
Lakewood, Colorado
photographed 6.22.2008
Posted on October 18, 2013, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, architecture, black and white photography, lakewood, lakewood colorado, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, stairs. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
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Great reflections, but the corner looks lethal! Don’t get jostled against that corner.
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I know! I think you could slice your arm off if you turned too sharply!
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Interesting architecture, and photograph. I took a similar shot of the corner of a very modern house last weekend. It must be a new thing in the architectural world.
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Maybe I can find an architect around somewhere and ask….
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Oh good I can finally open this one ! it looks like a modern-day version of the descent into Hades, the light threatens, the bottom looks dark and mysterious.
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Everything about it makes it look ominous, doesn’t it?
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Isn’t is the way you took the photo …? many of yours look ominous.
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I do tend toward photos with a lot of dark shadows, don’t I? It’s probably best if we don’t spend much – or any! – time analyzing that!
This was shot at night, so there wasn’t much of a range between bright and dark.
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All right…. I will analyze to myself then… but your photos have such force because of the way you look at things. That is what makes the artist after all…
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I really don’t like b&w photos unless there is a LOT of block in them – part of that comes from a college photography professor, who left an impression on me, and another part is personal preference. It’s sort of interesting to me that the professor – who taught me for only one semester! – continues to influence me.
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I’m wondering the same thing! It’s a great photo of a strange staircase.
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Can’t explain it. Sometimes it takes a while for something to catch my attention.
Glad you like it – this is a very strange staircase.
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Very cool, Melinda. Like others here, one of my first thoughts was of how vicious that corner looks.
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Sometimes I wonder if architects ever GO to their own buildings!
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That corner looks like it could one day be the cause of a workers’ compensation claim.
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I had the very same thought….!
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Seems we concur on quite a few things. 🙂
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I’m glad this one finally saw the light of day, Melinda. The reference to Mr Escher is very apt too.
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Thank you, Andy. It’s funny how a photo will just be there for while before it catches my attention. There’s really no logical explanation for it – just the way it works, I guess.
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