Chicago's Union Station Grand Staircase - Color

Union Station (building with the columns posted a few days ago) has undergone a major renovation and is living up to its grand history at 'the crossroads of America.' This is one of two similar staircases, one of which played a major role in a scene in the movie, The Untouchables, with a runaway - and occupied - baby carriage.
I liked both color and b&w so decided to post both versions.
B&W in main album for FlashOfRed2017: https://365project.org/taffy/365/2017-02-06

[Terri]

Very cool shot!

[Dyan Stevens]

After going back and forth I like this one better because of the warm tones on the ceiling and walls. Terrific shot.

[Rachel]

I love this! I'm slightly preferring the colour one because of the warm colour.

[Walks @ 7]

I agree with @dyanstevens the warm tones draw my eye up and through the cool fisheye tunnel.

[julia]

Yes I am with the other ... like the tones of this one... fantastic staircase.

[PhotoCrazy]

Fabulous image!!

[Lin]

Just spectacular!

[gloria jones]

Awesome shot...love the lines, symmetry, tones

[Danette Thompson]

Fantastic

[Carolyn]

Love the symmetry and clarity of this.

[Thom Mitchell]

Well *that's* pretty cool!

[Call me Joe]

So grand, indeed!!

[Tony]

Colossal capture captivates my attention. Strong fav

[Milanie]

The lighting and clarity fascinate me - wonderful - and can't decide which I prefer - color of b&w. Usually I'd say b&w - but there's something unique about these tones. Fav

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible picture and perspective.

[eDorre]

Amazing!

[Christopher Cox]

Love the symmetry and perspective and the way you've made it less obvious

[Issi Bannerman]

I love this very cool image. I actually prefer the colour, as it is so subtle.

[Sarah Munnings]

Love this.... and has given me an idea of where I need to return to.... New York!

[Padlock]

Love it and the black and white. So going to comment once but fav twice.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Stunning -- prefer this to the black and white as has warmth and the perspective is more prominent !

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Domenico Dodaro]

Looks like the painting by Parmigianino. Cool effect! https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoritratto_entro_uno_specchio_convesso

[sally agnew]

Love the symmetry, colour and clarity :)

[Clare Gadsby]

so cool. normally a sucker for b&w architecture but i like the golden middle section here

[Pam Knowler]

This is fabulous Taffy!! I know where I want to go!! LOL!! I prefer this colour version I think - the colour of that ceiling just makes the shot!! Fav!

[Sally Ings]

Very impressive architecture.

[Lynda McG]

Nice effect - fav!

[Debbie]

I like this one a tad more. The colour just adds ... more.
Did you use a fisheye for the distortion or post processing?

[8yearson]

Wow, fabulous!

[Gerasimos Georg.]

fisheye worked really good in this one :)

[Jennifer]

super shot, love the effect and tones

[Lynne]

This is fantastic. Love the wide angle.

[Leon Buijs]

Wonderful capture, great lines and fish-eye image

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Myrna O'Hara]

I think I like this one because the handrails and lights show up better I think. Superb shot both the b&w and this one.

[Marnie]

Crikey, what a magic shot Taffy. So good with the fisheye, just pulls you straight into the midst of the image. Is this still a functioning railway station, or being converted into something else?

[Taffy]

@golftragic Yes, still really active -- in fact to my right in this image were about 100 people in lines waiting to board their trains!

[Taffy]

@deborah63 Yes, this was with a fisheye lens, used when taking the image.

[Frank Hymus]

Cool! The 10.5 F/2.8 lens? I like the lens a lot, for real fisheye, and also corrected to give you very wide angle...

[Marnie]

@taffy That's great to hear, I love to see such buildings retain their intended use. And this sure is one grand building.

[Taffy]

@frankhymus Yes, that's the one. I just change the D610 to DX (nice feature) and then it works well. For WA, I'm just as happy with my FF lens - the 14-24.

[ChristineL]

I think the tones in the colour version just edged it ahead for me, but both are equally fabulous for composition and subject.

[Kathleen Hickey]

Really beautiful! I like your choice of more muted colors and how you brought out the detail in the stone. Perspective is wonderful!

[Darlene]

I absolutely love this shot, Taffy. Fish eye lens works miracles in photos when you know what you are doing. Not sure I am saying this right but you balanced this photo so well on each side. So much detail. FAV

[Jane Pittenger]

Love the color, fish eye, perspective, symmetry, detail

[Christine]

Great shot. Definitely prefer the colour

[diane day]

great capture. I love all the lines patterns and perfect symmetry.. the fisheye effect looks great.. fav

[*lynn]

so beautifully photographed