Perigueux, spiral staircase

[stunsworth]

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Taken on the recent trip to France.

 

M8, 35mm ASPH Summicron

 

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[Marquinius]

Always a good subject! Love the simple lines and structure of the steps. Your light (and DPP) is perfect.

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[Michael Hiles]

Lovely picture, great place.

[digger1914]

Lovely shot. Just imagine how many feet trampled those erosions in the stone. Freaky!

[stuny]

Steve -

 

Strange that the stairway should spiral that way. Soldiers defending the keep, backing up the stairway need their bodies protected by the wall and their right arms out with swords.

[neila]

Love that shot.... it really does make you pause and reflect!

 

Having been taken around Châteaux since the year dot and now taking my own two around, I often wonder who, when and under what circumstances went up those stairs and the many like them.

 

There's a fascinating staircase at Blois - a spiral within a spiral. It enabled (so legend has it) the Kings mistress to descend without meeting the Queen! I'm thinking of having one fitted at home.

[pauledell]

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Steve,

 

Great shot. Nice lighting and tones on stairs.

 

Paul

[stunsworth]

Thanks everyone. This was a medieval merchants house in the centre of the town - probably no need for anyone with swords to defend it. It was interesting in that although the house had a very ornamental façade it was on a narrow street, making it difficult to see the whole thing at once - and impossible to get a good photograph of. Medieval bling perhaps.

[roguewave]

Lovely rendering with this lens.

[thompsonkirk]

The close view, large aperture, & vignette yield beautiful tones.

 

Kirk