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Vatican Museums Spiral Staircases

Vatican Museums Spiral Staircases by Christopher Chan.
A pair of spiral staircases designed in 1932 by Giuseppe Momo.

*digging into my pre-DSLR archives. :)

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KCLam says:

Lovely lighting.
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Nino H  Pro User  says:

Nice persective !!
Have a great week !
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Ragstatic  Pro User  says:

lovely darkening here to get the spiral out !
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sachman75  Pro User  says:

nice work with the vignetting a classic perspective

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myfear  Pro User  says:

Great angle! Wonderfull place. Was there years ago. Very impressive!

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Colin_C  Pro User  says:

Awesome Chris!

So much more interesting than the normal boring straight from the middle... Sort of reminds me of a snail shell.
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Different Wave Photography  Pro User  says:

Nice perspective and archtecture capture.
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Phillip Chitwood  Pro User  says:

I don't think you need a DLSR! This is Excellent!

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*Mandana  Pro User  says:

Oh this is awesome!

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frankayran  Pro User  says:

I love this kind of stairwell, resembles a seashell cut in half.
You Beautifully captured the details Chris!! Very nicely framed!
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Nellie Vin  Pro User  says:

Beautiful!
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DavidHR says:

Nice shot Chris!!
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esther**  Pro User  says:

Very impressive pic:) Great perspective and lighting!!
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S_Marc  Pro User  says:

Awesome capture.
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gee hue [deleted] says:

Very nice .... if a little dizzying.
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simplyjake  Pro User  says:

Simply dizzying.
Great shot.
wonderful example of geometry in Architecture.
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Doug Mo (Gone Vagabonding)  Pro User  says:

The thing I find most amusing about this photo is that I was also shooting with a Sony-F717 in 2003, before I upgraded to a DSLR. :)

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curious_spider  Pro User  says:

Dizzying! So cool.
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simon_long  Pro User  says:

wow....look at this.!!!!! very good angle my friend.You Are Invited To Add This Image To:
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DanielKHC  Pro User  says:

Well, even in your pre-DSLR times, you had some stunning shots Chris! This Sony P&S was surely a good hardware!

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·fil· says:

Great shot Christopher! Nice perspective!
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juliaclairejackson  Pro User  says:

Fantastic! The perspective and light are perfect. The red detail is good too. (kk contacts)
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Lawrence OP  Pro User  says:

Nice shot. I must put mine of this staircase up soon...
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Very nice composition! Great picture!



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chilli monster says:

gorgeous.
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A beauty!
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Very cool photo

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Fanis  Pro User  says:

wow, that's awesome, I love it!

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Sutanto  Pro User  says:

WOW, Chris. This is excellent. Better than most pictures I've seen from this place.
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babymtham says:

it might be an oldie, but it sure aren't mouldy ! Very nice picture even after all these years !
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ckm2005 (be back)  Pro User  says:

masterpiece Chris!....i love this!!....excellent work!!..


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Sissi.  Pro User  says:

a classic composition, processing is great too!!!
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Wonderful perspective

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kellychitwood says:

Lovely shot. Like an earlier poster, I am reminded of the inside of a conch shell.
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impressive lighting, very nice!
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Wow! Wonderful photo!
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A classic well captured !

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tripporio says:

bravo! bel colpo, ne hai colto l'essenza...
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born19june  Pro User  says:

I have a similar shot just like this. Was there on 1996. Truly an artistic design.
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great shot :)
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An impressive perspective and composition.

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amazing shot! the lighting is perfect!
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Great shot! I like the red on the person walking in the stairs. Adds a lot of interest to the motif.

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Nice work.
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Great shot, love the perspective.
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love it!
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Kah Kit Yoong  Pro User  says:

The way the light falls on only parts of the spiral puts it apart from the numerous other shots of this I have seen. Excellent.


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wonderful image.

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Beautiful rendition of this classic shot.
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Beautifully composed.

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Nce composition
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Great capture!

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mesmerizing!
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wonderful perspective ! this just proves that techniques and creativity weight more than equipment, right ? :-)

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Such a fun place to photograph!
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bartlebooth says:

Were you, by chance, using a lonely planet guide book?
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Christopher Chan  Pro User  says:

Actually I didn't ! It was a DK guide.
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exellent shot of a staircases
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this photo caught my eyes immediately
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How beautiful!


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