Worn steps

[chris-p]

Hi all

I've been away from the forum for quite along time thanks to my PhD getting really busy. Fortunately I do still get the odd opportunity to take photos for fun (turns out running a photography company often means taking a lot of rather uninteresting photos!).

I took this in Wells Cathedral and I'd appreciate any C&C you'd care to dish out...

[nick_gray]

Lovely photograph Chris, I really like the flowing lines of the stairs and differing shades of grey throughout, although the sunlight on the floor (in the middle of the photograph) looks a little blown out.

I think you might have been standing in the exact same spot as Frederick Henry Evans in 1903, when he took his "A Sea of Steps" photograph: http://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...ent/66293.html. I'm not sure which version I prefer :-)

Regards

Nick

[markgozz]

The blown high lights are a pity because it's a really nice shot that invites you to travel from bottom to top , for me the depth of field looks like it could be deeper because once you get to the top it looks a bit on the soft side .

Mark

[chris-p]

Originally Posted by nick_gray

I think you might have been standing in the exact same spot as Frederick Henry Evans in 1903, when he took his "A Sea of Steps" photograph: http://www.philamuseum.org/collectio...ent/66293.html. I'm not sure which version I prefer :-)

Wow, I'd never seen that before. You're right, we must have been in pretty much exactly the same position.

Originally Posted by markgozz

The blown high lights are a pity because it's a really nice shot that invites you to travel from bottom to top , for me the depth of field looks like it could be deeper because once you get to the top it looks a bit on the soft side .

The highlights are clipped in a few places but I didn't think it detracts particularly. I'll have a play when I get some time and see if I can recover any detail and post up the results.

The idea with the depth of field was specifically to have it just a little shallow rather than sharp all the way through as I thought it added a little more of a sense of depth and added a slightly dreamy quality.

[OldBoy]

Except for the blown highlights it's a cracking shot.