Taken at 04/27/2002 23:53, I spent all day taking pictures and took these fooling around after I had called it quits for the day. I used the macro setting to get some of the stairs more in focus than others. Some of the other shots did this better than this one, but this one came out the best overall. I used a longer shutter speed setting to compensate for no lighting.
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Thanks for the great comments, guys! I learned a few things on this one. I thought the manual focus would work better than it did. Next time, I'll have that first stair be in-focus. I dont know why I put the tilt in there. I guess I was just playing around too much. I'll kill it next time :) And people, do not make fun of my stairs! *I* like them! :) I'm going to come to y'all's houses and tell you how bland your stuff is. Sheesh :) You can make fun of the walls, though, if you want, because they are different colors. Seriously, I think it was just the lighting from the living room messing with things. And yes, the stairs go up, but if it makes you think MC Escher to look at them and think down, maybe I can figure out a way to emphasize that more... :)
I'd say to pick a side of the fence on this picture -- straighten the angle or push it further. It just seems like indecision or lack of time spent on the shot.
I'm only guessing, but are the colors of the walls and door off? The interesting thing, to me, about this one, is the way it almost looks like you're looking down a stairwell instead of up....
I like the subject, but you missed on your call! I didn't see any other staircase shots. Suffering from poor lighting though, and the bottom looks out of focus
Hmm... nice textures, nice lighting, good composition and depth of field. The open door creates a kind of tension or narrative. It just doesn't seem to say enough to be interesting though... hard to explain.
if you know that you are going to take a cliche pic, do a better job next time of keeping the pic straight and the front part not in focus needs to go.
I don't find this shot to be 'cliche'... I really wish that term would abandon this site. it's getting old already. This shot is a good interpretation of the transition. The first step being out of focus is a little distracting to the shot. A little more depth of field would have also brought the door at the top of the stairs into sharper focus. The angle of the camera in this shot doesn't accent the stairs as much as I would like to see... otherwise, nice shot!
I'm just thinking about how it would be awkward to have a door at the top of the stairs, especially one that opens twords you as your walking up. Knowing my clumsiness, I'd knock myself straight down the stairs trying to open the damn thing.
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