7 Steps

17 thoughts on “7 Steps”

pdlyons on August 6, 2012 at 20:30 said:

also nice are stairs desending – do not fear the downward spiral. nice shots as ever.

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- rondje on August 7, 2012 at 14:49 said:
  
  Thank you very much, PD!
  
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Noeline Smith on August 4, 2012 at 09:39 said:

Great shot. I love the way the elements lead you into the picture and the tones/texture are lovely.

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 18:14 said:
  
  Thank you, Noeline! Your thoughts cover perfectly the things that caught my attention when taking it and also what I wanted to strenghten in postprocessing…
  greetings, Ron
  
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Syncopated Eyeball on August 4, 2012 at 05:06 said:

I really like the tones you’ve achieved in this one. And the through perspective and the composition. 🙂

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 18:07 said:
  
  Thank you very much! I was very happy with the way the main window of the building in the back and a bit of roof and sky fitted as well.
  
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Henning zu Henningsheim on August 3, 2012 at 22:32 said:

Seven steps – the others you’ve simply omitted … : D

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 18:01 said:
  
  Well, they’re big steps, so I thought 7 would be more than enough 😉
  
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  - Henning zu Henningsheim on August 4, 2012 at 21:12 said:
    
    SEVEN STEPS – It has something sublime …
    
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    - rondje on August 5, 2012 at 15:41 said:
      
      Yep, maybe the photo becomes a bit disappointing and less sublime with such a title 😉
      
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Louis on August 3, 2012 at 18:00 said:

Very effective use of tones, planes and perspective.

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 18:00 said:
  
  Thanks, Louis, although I have no clue what you mean with planes? I don’t see any 😉
  
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  - Louis on August 8, 2012 at 17:44 said:
    
    Sorry to cause confusion! I was using the word ‘plane’ in the geometric sense, that is, a two dimensional surface. I saw your image as having three planes – the front wall with the main arch in it; the far wall, across the street; and the interior porch. Each of these has its own tonal value which helps to create/emphasise the perspective. Strictly speaking the porch is not a plane (it is not two dimensional) but for tonal purposes it is treated as such. I am not a mathematician, I was just describing the image as I saw it. Even if my explanation is not strictly accurate technically, it is still a very effective composition!!
    
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ckponderings on August 3, 2012 at 17:16 said:

Great image! Love the composition and the contrast… Really well composed! 🙂

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 18:03 said:
  
  Thanks a lot! I must say I was very happy with the composition too in the way the building see-through perfectly fitted 🙂
  
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edithlevyphotography on August 3, 2012 at 15:24 said:

Fantastic shot. I love the B&W conversion and the all the beautiful details.

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- rondje on August 4, 2012 at 17:58 said:
  
  Thank you, Edith, good to know the B&W choice is appreciated; i always think it brings out details of these old walls…
  
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