Vertigo

Spiral staircase leading to the 'Café Glockenspiel' in Munich.

I took several shots of this staircase from different angles, but this one is my favorite, because of the bit of wall which is still visible on the right side (looked strange when i cut it off a few shots earlier) and because of the intersecting railings.

Technique/Processing

I took 2 shots, 2EV apart from each other. The first one already had dialed in an exposure correction of +1EV, because i wanted to retain the bright walls. The upper part of the staircase had to be replaced (manual blending) with the one from the -2EV exposure, because it was completely white.

I did NOT use a tripod, but hand held it again, having to use ISO 7200 (!!!) to get the bright look. I was really excited, that the lavender wall color came out so nicely at this high ISO setting

Comments and faves

  1. paulo007 (38 months ago | reply)

    excellent!

  2. *♥* ṡhøώ ṃε υɾ ρïχ *♥* (38 months ago | reply)

    Oooooooh very nice Philipp......love the tint too...excellent work

  3. almonkey (38 months ago | reply)

    Absolute stunner of a shot my friend - amazing composition.

  4. werner boehm * (38 months ago | reply)

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  5. B℮n (38 months ago | reply)

    Lovely the soft purple colors Philipp!
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  6. Anas Ahmad (38 months ago | reply)

    brilliant work

  7. Bill Gracey (38 months ago | reply)

    I love spiral staircase images, and this is a really good one. Beautifully composed.

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  8. Sabby2009 (38 months ago | reply)

    vry nice...

  9. *said (38 months ago | reply)

    Tolle Perspektive und super Farben.

  10. Maxime Bermond (38 months ago | reply)

    Great perspective, great pink!

  11. tropicaLiving - Jessy Eykendorp (38 months ago | reply)

    brilliant!! i love it, the spiral and compo are excellent

  12. Silkelarium (38 months ago | reply)

    wow, ist das schön.... die wunderschönen Farben und Perspektive... Toll !!!

  13. el noos (38 months ago | reply)

    es bellsima

  14. Miguel_CD (38 months ago | reply)

    Very nice!!! Great composition!!

  15. man of toast (38 months ago | reply)

    that's awesome for hand held! gorgeous photo too :)

  16. inverter (38 months ago | reply)

    all your shots are excellent... nice view!

  17. Christopher J. Morley (38 months ago | reply)

    Lavender light and lines like this! Wow. Faved.

  18. sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) (38 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exposition (Add 1 - Comment 2 ) Sweeper Active, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    Mega!!! I love spiral staircases and this one is pink, just wow!

  19. the-father (38 months ago | reply)

    genial.

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  20. carlos_seo (38 months ago | reply)

    Very cool POV!

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  21. Phariborzz (38 months ago | reply)

    Well done, great job!

  22. Pa Nic (38 months ago | reply)

    awesome, congratulations

  23. ...anna christina... (38 months ago | reply)

    Well Done!

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  24. nicola pieri (38 months ago | reply)

    excellent perspective. Great color.

  25. Fotourbana (38 months ago | reply)

    Excelente, vertiginosa composición

  26. (:Andrzej:) (38 months ago | reply)

    niesamowite światło, perfekcyjna obróbka i kadr

  27. weilian (38 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot!

  28. mcazadi (38 months ago | reply)

    Love the colors and the composition!

  29. Vainsang (38 months ago | reply)

    This color at the bottom makes this pic. unique!

  30. debrara7 (38 months ago | reply)

    impresionante, !!!!!!!!!

  31. Sir Cam (38 months ago | reply)

    brilliantly done, phil! top class composition and pp!

  32. debrara7 (38 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Escaleras/Stairs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  33. marco.sgarbi (38 months ago | reply)

    bella la prospettiva ma bello il rosa!

  34. Sash´s Kitchen-Studio Photography (38 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called °GoLDeN aRT°+25 faves(p1/c2and FAVE)SWEEPER runs, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    was ein softy in pink

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  35. Steve-h (38 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant light and colours !!

  36. khuntu2001 (38 months ago | reply)

    wow dragon eye :0

  37. Günter Hickstein (38 months ago | reply)

    Und wieder ein Perfektes Bild!
    Als Fotoverrückter kann man da nicht einfach nur hochlatschen, nicht?
    Irre Perspektive, das Auge wird magisch angezogen...

  38. La Route (38 months ago | reply)

    It really is beautiful, wonderful colour, light and perspective.

  39. Harpagornis ~away~ (38 months ago | reply)

    Schöner Strudel und was für Farben - aaaaaah! ;o)

  40. superfinefeline (38 months ago | reply)

    This is awesome!

  41. shmarinuma (38 months ago | reply)

    This is awesome... Very subtle, and I love the light.

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