Ways Out and In

This is the central stairway of Chicago's Newberry Library - privately funded but open to the public for research on-site. We had a photo meet-up there with a private tour of the very impressive building. I love how through Project 365, I keep discovering new things about my city!
Taken using my wide angle, hand-held 3 shots, bracketed and combined in Photomatix, and converted to b&w in Silver Efex.

[KWind]

Wow...amazing stairs. So beautifully shot!

[Sarah Munnings]

What an impressive staircase, love the b&w processing

[Anne with an E]

A stunning image which really suits the monochrome treatment. Just awesome!

[Louise & Ken]

Lovely image of the succession of descending stair flights! I visited here with my college room mate only a few years ago as she was researching her family genealogy. What an interesting place!

[Sally Ings]

This ticks so many boxes. Great lines and I love the perspective. Very cool processing, gives lovely depth to the shot.

[Issi Bannerman]

What a beautiful staircase, but even better the POV! Love that the eye is drawn all the down to the very bottom set of stairs.

[Corinne]

Very nice perspective!

[Pam Knowler]

Such a beautiful staircase! I have always wanted to find a building with a grand staircase! Great image with the lines and repeating patterns! I wish I had taken this shot! Fav!

[Eric di Bosco]

Great wide angle perspective, clever composition and perfect B&W processing - excellent all-round!

[Eve Pulsater]

I love staircases. Fave

[Joan Robillard]

So many of view like this are more curved so this rectangular one is quite different. What a lovely detail those windows are.

[Sam]

That's a lot of stairs to walk up/down!

[sally agnew]

Wonderful pov, love the processing :)

[Francoise]

very cool -- I think part of it is the interesting angles, how the stairs are clearly there but look flat

[Babs]

I love staircase shots and this is spectacular. fav

[Lin]

Perfect comp and processing - big fav!

[Paul H]

Another stairway i really love it.

[Kerri]

Great pov

[gloria jones]

Excellent perspective, lines, light

[Nicole]

A gorgeous shot of a beautiful stairway! works well in b&w!!

[Jan Rose]

Great photo.

[Leon Buijs]

Awesome capture, love all the levels and details in this shot. great hdr and b&w edit

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture and processing. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Kathie]

Love the light and repetition. Grand staircase

[Rachel]

This is has a really nice composition with those arched windows looking down onto the staircase.

[Frank Hymus]

Brings to mind Escher, but these stairs do lead somewhere. :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love stairway shots like this. I hope to be at a stairway someday where I can do it too.

[Keri]

Great POV

[Milanie]

You got some amazing detail in this shot! Wow!

[☠northy]

Most fabulous :)

[Kane Arlow]

This is just amazing, beautiful perspective, and fantastically edited.

[Gena Pegg]

Love it!!! Great pov and I love the addition of the windows instead of just looking down the stairwell. Just a beauty!!

[Bob Zwolinsky]

Great depth to the stairs, many would not have included the windows, glad you did as it give the image another dimension.

[Sheralee S]

Fabulous perspective Taffy. Beautifully processed and the repetition is quite mesmerizing.

[Tom]

Wonderful monotone Lovely tonality and pov

[Elaine]

I love your architectural shots Taffy and the perspective here. Great for black and white. I have missed seeing your fabulous shots.