Interesting, almost ethereal effect in uppermost part of the picture. I think this shot could be dramatically improved by cropping off the screen stuff on the bottom and using Transform>Distort controls in Photoshop to make symetrical. Just a thought.
I was thinking more along the lines of "Behind Bars", until I read your title. I see what you're saying, but feel that the barbed wire doesn't need to be in the shot for that idea.
excellent vantage; hard to balance the brightness at the top with the shade at the bottom; the stair itself is occluded by one of the rails-most unfortunate; I'm a bit sad, with a little yearning-there's the stair, but there's this damn gate and barbed wire in the way-good commentary
Great angle,.. i would love to see the image a little less exposed and maybe black and white might have brought the depth of the image out more... good job
Love the photo - the bleak walls and barbed wire fence come together to create a morose scene and, intended or not, the overexposure at the top provides a great contrast and what I interpret as a symbol of hope (looking upward / light from above) against the aforemention morose scene. Really great.
this would be SO much better with a darker exposure and if you moved enough to get the bar out from in front of the left side of the stairs. the barbed wire and grille is great!