Below the Tiffany Dome by taffy

Below the Tiffany Dome

Word for today is library. This shot is looking into what used to be the main circulation room when this was Chicago's main public library building. It's now the Chicago Cultural Center with special exhibitions, open to the public daily. It's a building that almost assaults with all the patterns and textures from the mosaics and architectural elements. The quote etched at the base of the dome is from this one (I think):
"Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn."
Posting the actual dome in my overflow album: http://365project.org/taffy/special-photos/2014-04-04
Wow!
April 5th, 2014  
Impressive!
April 5th, 2014  
Beautiful
April 5th, 2014  
Wowsiness!!
April 5th, 2014  
Amazing picture and quote.
April 5th, 2014  
stunning architecture Taffy!
April 5th, 2014  
This whole series is amazing Taffy! Exceptional capture. Those shapes and colors are stunning!
April 5th, 2014  
This is awesome
April 5th, 2014  
Awesome!
April 5th, 2014  
You're a master in architectural photography!
April 5th, 2014  
Wow this is such a beautiful building!
April 5th, 2014  
Very elaborate, great capture
April 5th, 2014  
This is gorgeous! Magnificent chandelier and mosaic tiles! Fav!
April 5th, 2014  
Great lighting, good to see more of this beautiful building.
April 5th, 2014  
Beautiful symmetry and quote. Lovely shot
April 5th, 2014  
lovely - such a great shot
April 5th, 2014  
Wonderfully composed for maximum symmetry. Much more inviting than the subway image.
April 5th, 2014  
now there's some of those colors. I'm fascinated, though, at the way your photos are highlighting the structures rather than the colors. I think I must see colors first, structures second. love the light hanging perfectly dead center.
April 5th, 2014  
Lovely exposure and symmetry...unfortunately the EXIF does not give your shutter speed...one of those unbelievable handheld HDR's again?
April 5th, 2014  
Absolutely gorgeous. The detail, the tile work, the chandelier. It just amazes me the works of art our ancesters created. Wonderful capture.
April 5th, 2014  
I like good modern architecture but nothing compares to the attention to detail in these wonderful old buildings - well captured
April 5th, 2014  
Love your POV in this one - really effective.
April 5th, 2014  
Perfect symmetry.
April 5th, 2014  
@ericdibosco Yes -- composite of three shots. I find that as long as the shutter speed is reasonable (over 60), I can handhold steady enough for three shots with my D600. It has a continuous shutter release (I set to 3) when you hold the shutter down a little longer than normal.
April 5th, 2014  
@francoise I've always been fascinated by shape and with architecture shots, it gives me a chance to explore shape and pattern. I think that's also why I've gotten more interested in b&w over the course of my 365 experience.
April 5th, 2014  
Beautiful shot and I love all the patterns and shapes!
April 5th, 2014  
Amazing architecture! So ornate and I love how the lettering around the top stands out.
April 5th, 2014  
Its amazing...looks familiar somehow. Was it still Library in 2003?
April 5th, 2014  
super!
April 5th, 2014  
@synke By 2003 it was the cultural center. The library moved to the Harold Washington Library when it was built in 1991.
April 5th, 2014  
Sounds like this may have risked demolition. Thank goodness it wasn't. With bookstores and libraries disappearing we must heed these words. Youtube isn't going to cut it.
April 5th, 2014  
So ornate! Gorgeous.
April 6th, 2014  
Such beautiful and detailed work!
April 6th, 2014  
Perfect symmetry. Well done.
April 6th, 2014  
Gorgeously ornate!
April 7th, 2014  
Such an amazingly intricate structure with an overflow of ornamentation. It truly lends itself to a symmetrical and centered representation, which you have achieved perfectly. I love all the overlapping shadows of the arches in the background, and I am still trying to figure out the reflection in the center one! So much to see and study in this building....I wonder if it all becomes background when you are in there; otherwise I would find it so hard to concentrate on reading in that space!
April 7th, 2014  
Impressive!
April 7th, 2014  
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