I really like this. I'm not sure what it is about it, but it just has a great richness to it. The dof is great, the color tone is great, and it has wonderful textures. It's very three dimensional, very sharp. Really great!
A few things have grought your score down a touch from me: I think such a simple composition needs to be horizontal in frame; the pipe on the right is pure distraction - without it those stairs would sit perfectly in the stronger area of the image - and that brings me nicely to my third point, which is that the 'stairs' (quite apart frm being the title of the picture) are the subject despite the focus being on the nearer angle of bricks. Put otherwise, I think your DOF and composition clash with the demands of the subject. 7
Good eye...I like the different squared/rectangluared shapes that have formed from this cropping and the almost gold tone as well. I like the way you've captured the light and texture of the floor and walls. This deserves to be hanging in a SOHO gallery in NYC. Very artistic and very well done.
I like this blend of light and dark. The texture and color of the bricks is good. Having "Stairs" in the title leads me to expect them to be in focus, but I like the DOF anyway.
really like the perspective and the texture of this shot. maybe a slight rotation to the left, as that top left horizontal is the most distinguishable right angle and move focus to the stairs, not the flat spot halfway there. good stuff.