Descending the Sagrada Familia Passion Tower by taffy

Descending the Sagrada Familia Passion Tower

Today was our final day in Barcelona - leaving in the morning - and it was Gaudi all day. He was an architect of huge significance here and we visited three of his major works. Sagrada Familia was his final contribution, a cathedral that is about 70% built (I think) and is like nothing I've ever seen. More photos to come - but it's impossible to do justice to it. Then, there was Park Guell followed by La Padarera. Amazing to see one after the other. Sad to be leaving...looking forward to getting home.
Junko's of same section, using zoom (I was using a wide angle): http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2015-12-16
Awesome shot! I always love these spirals (I think because they remind me of shells!). fav
December 17th, 2015  
I always love how our simultaneous photography yields such different results! I like how yours was wide enough to give a sense of the stairs as what surrounded the hole.
December 17th, 2015  
Very cool shot.
December 17th, 2015  
That brings back memories! Great shot.
December 17th, 2015  
A fabulous pov!
December 17th, 2015  
Very cool shot. I've been up an down several of these tight spiral stairs but always struggle to get a decent shot. Yours is excellent!
December 17th, 2015  
Amazing view, makes me dizzy just from the image. Not good at high places.
December 17th, 2015  
Wow nice focus and shapes!
December 17th, 2015  
Neat spiral shot, depth
December 17th, 2015  
wonderful
December 17th, 2015  
Oh my goodness, I need to go back and find out where you are! How do you handle so much travel! Stunning comp here and I love the feeling of going down, down, down.
December 17th, 2015  
What an amazing POV, and I've been enjoying seeing yours and Junko's simultaneous shots. How nice to have a photo buddy to travel around the world with taking pictures of all these great places. Were you able to meet up with borasses while you were in Spain?
December 17th, 2015  
wow - almost looks like a snail shell - but with depth
December 17th, 2015  
Gotta love a spiral... what a feeling of falling! Like Alice, down the rabbit hole. :)
December 17th, 2015  
What an amazing place. Love the b and w and spiral. The d love to see it also with focus stacking. Safe trip home
December 17th, 2015  
Its difficult to decide what and how to photograph this amazing building! And it isn't finished!
December 17th, 2015  
Beautiful, especially for the low light. Makes me want to return to Barcelona.
December 17th, 2015  
Beautifully captured.
December 17th, 2015  
Incredible picture and perspective.
December 17th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
December 17th, 2015  
Wow, what a difference a lens can make. I really liked @jyokota 's shot, and I really like this one too. While Junko's was definitely a downward spiral, your shot has a wonderful optical illusionary effect at the tight end of the spiral where the stairs can appear to be going downwards or upwards back towards you if you look at that focal point long enough. Great stuff. Fav.
December 17th, 2015  
Terrific photo and so different from Junko's (also excellent!).
December 17th, 2015  
Fantastic spiral! I've always wanted to visit Gaudi's cathedrals and hope to do so in the next couple years. It's fun to see your shot along with Junko's.
You girls know how to have a good time.
December 17th, 2015  
What a wonderful architecture... It's amazing. I'm sure it's hard to leave but what a great trip you were able to have!
December 17th, 2015  
Great lines and textures. I agree with Marnie, you could be looking up or down whereas in Junko's shot it has a definite downward pull.
I must now check out your other pictures from Barcelona. I haven't been very active here recently, time is just flying by.
December 17th, 2015  
That is such a cool view - and focus… Fav.
December 17th, 2015  
Wow love this Taffy! So different from Junko's shot which I also loved! What a wonderful day you had and sounds like you packed such a lot into those few days! Not sure I could have kept up with you! Safe journey home!
December 17th, 2015  
Lovely hint of blue in this ... super spiral image.
December 17th, 2015  
Kim
This is incredible! I reminds me of a conch.
December 17th, 2015  
What a vortex. Makes me feel a little queasy looking at it, but a great shot. Lots of brilliantly captured lines and textures.
December 17th, 2015  
Fabulous pov :)
December 17th, 2015  
This looks like a sea shell and I am sure that isn't a coincidence.
December 17th, 2015  
dizzying
December 17th, 2015  
Fabulous!!!
December 17th, 2015  
Love the swirls and textures. Cool shot.
December 17th, 2015  
Very nice! Perfect composition.
December 17th, 2015  
As I remarked to Junko, this is quite disturbing even seated firmly in my office chair - it must have been very unsettling to have actually been there. And I personally don't find the two images as different as some others obviously do. Excellent!
December 17th, 2015  
Wonderful POV and processing,
December 17th, 2015  
Wonderful pov
December 17th, 2015  
Super pov, a lovely shot
December 17th, 2015  
pam
some day i want to see the cathedral-i saw a documentary on it, years ago, and it was a lasting impression on me-honestly i can hardly wait to see your images on it-i know you will do it justice- this is beautiful
December 17th, 2015  
cool POV!
December 17th, 2015  
Like Junko's. An awesome shot. The wider angle somehow gives it a less claustrophobic feel to it. I'm being less squeezed! I'm still inside a machine, mincer.
December 17th, 2015  
Wonderful shot!
December 17th, 2015  
So glad you were able to visit Sagrada familia....I think the last time I was there was about ten years ago, and I was able to join an architectural tour that took us into the construction areas. Every part of it is fascinating, from the parabolic arches to the towers, to the tilework and beyond, and it will not even be completed in our lifetime! This is a wonderful POV on that spiral staircase....
December 18th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the PP . Well deserved.
December 18th, 2015  
@jgpittenger This would have been amazing to be able to use a tripod and focus stack, but we had to check any bags/backpack, etc. You were allowed the camera, but that's it. It's very tight quarters -- too narrow to pass and mostly quite claustrophobic. Focus stacking, though, is the exact thing it needs!
December 18th, 2015  
@panthora It's amazing to see a cathedral being built! Have you read Pillars of the Earthy (Ken Follett). Of course, that one starts in the 1400s I think, but it's got to be a similar feeling..it really does take generations!
December 18th, 2015  
@timewalker It really should be on your travel list. The whole 'Gaudi Day' Junko and created could easily have been a week -- spending a full day in each of the places we visited!
December 18th, 2015  
@redy4et You would love it there -- the photography was quite special!
December 18th, 2015  
@chrysanthemum I laughed (to myself) at your choice of queasy to describe how you'd feel looking at it. That's EXACTLY how I felt -- we even met one guy who had hit his wall and was climbing back UP (not that successfully) to go to where the elevator access was, to take that down instead of walking. But the was was so worth it!
December 18th, 2015  
Lee
Very interesting shot, draws one straight in.
December 18th, 2015  
I dont think I could have looked down like this. Wonderful shot
December 18th, 2015  
Great lines and depth
December 18th, 2015  
@kelly2 I had a horrible time looking down -- limited to just this photo in fact, though I did want to take more like this. I just couldn't.
December 19th, 2015  
Looks a bit like a fossil, would love to visit there.
January 6th, 2016  
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