 Creative Notes
Looking down the spiral staircase, one is reminded of the organic shape of a spirialing sea shell. Even though the stairs go higher, this was the ideal landing from which to compose this photograph. Too many stairs and this photograph would have lost it's simplicity. The blue table at the bottom provides the photograph with a natural focal point. With the light overhead, it almost looks like a pool of blue water.
 Technical Notes
This photograph was taken without a tripod and it was necessary to lean out from the landing. That meant boosting the ISO to 400 and taking a couple shots to get a sharp enough image. Another hurdle encountered while taking the photo was convincing the security guards to allow me to take my camera upstairs. This is an art gallery and it took a couple minutes to explain that I wanted to photograph the stairs, not the paintings.
Place: Prague, Czech Republic
Date: July 6th, 2004
Time: 3:01 pm
Camera Settings
- Shutter Speed: 1/20 sec
- Lens Aperature: f/2.8
- Focal Length: 20 mm
- ISO Speed: 400
- Flash: did not fire
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