Photo was taken looking up into the stairwell at the Ursuline Convent in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic; late afternoon sunlight; ISO at 50; shutter speed at 1/20th; f2.7.
Post processing: auto contrast. Levels: adjusted the upper end down and the lower end up to heighten the levels of light and dark playing on the various surfaces.
The desired effect is to capture a sense of sacred transcendence of the spiritual life in architectural lighting. The title, Latin for "in the highest", was an attempt to nudge viewers at this intent.
A nun took us on a tour of this convent, now turned into a Catholic High School (Gymnasium), and stopped here at the base of this marvelous stairwell and had us all sing a Taize sacred song to hear the beautiful musical echoes running up into the vaulted heights.
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