Justice for All !

Oh wow, I’d love to get into this place with my camera and fisheye! What a fab shot Bill!

beautiful architecture, well portraited!

Great shot! The composition with that leading line in the floor, the tones, detail – all very nice! And what a fascinating place to shoot!

Wow! amazingly done BnW.. love the way you looked and composed for this one. simple, very pure and yet, very creative… I also loved the lighting; very emotive… wow!

Nice shot, looks an interesting place

Fabulous shot very cool. Great horizontal framing and compostion

I love the deep perspective you achieved, and hope you weren’t there for being very very bad!

Nicely done. The lines work very well to lead you into the image, and the lighting gives a good contrast.

Wonderful work! I really like the b&w and the composition is right on.

Absolutely STUNNING architecture… I love the way you framed this BB. The mix of lines and gorgeous textures draw my eye to every corner of this image. A true work of art.

The architecture is amazing, what a beautiful an interesting place, great shot BB.

Many thanks guys for stopping by!
Carmen, I wasn’t very, very bad… just a little bit naughty… thanks for the concern!
And Rhana, stop making me blush… and don’t even THINK about getting that stick out again now that my leather’s off !!

fantastic shot,,,brilliantly captured in everyway…. well done

Amazing! The conversion is superb!

Fantastic shot BillyBoy…greatly composed and great subject for mono…Great shadows…
rgs, Rob.

Wonderful work BB

the builiding is so intimidating…especially knowing you only go there when you are really really bad! =)

What did you do that was so really, really bad that you deserved a visit to such an imposing place, bill? It;’s stunning your image, it must be over-powering when faced with the reality. Beautifully done work.

This is exceptional!

Beautiful and moody… :)

Great B/W

well done

Jan, I was so totally unjustly accused… I swear I didn’t do it. I mean, it’s not my fault that the only witness died mysteriously, and hey, they never found the body NOR the weapon… Can’t actually believe they ever thought they had a case!!

Thanks again everyone… and I PROMISE to be good as gold from now on!

So much symmetry in this shot, it’s right on cool.

Imposing is the word!- Very strong image- Love the lines the columns your perspective and the lordly statue

I’ll believe you, billyboy, thousand wouldn’t but, I won’t turn my back without looking over my shoulder. I’ll hold you to that promise.

beautiful work – wonderful play of light and shadow – you get a real sense of the grandeur of the place.

neat architecture shot, the black and white suits it

Feature page, again, Bill. Congratulations, well deserved and done.

Yeah Jannie, go figure… that was indeed a nice surprise. Many thanks for the congrats!!

wOOt wOOt!!! FEATURED

You know one day I will be able to say “Ahhh yes billyboy… I knew him way back when….”

How lovely

Amazing shot BB – love the lines and light!

stunning photo.

Beautiful work of photography, lovely tonal range in the monochrome!

Great detail, comp, and tonal range! Excellent photo. And Metallica rocks! :)

Great stuff! Love the BW, the fine detail and the composition is spot on, nicely done two thumbs up from me!

Beautiful composition…great shot!

fantastic image.

Very nice B&W image for this place! Well done!

Great shot!

Well done

super shot!

Really great, love the black and white.

every detail perfectly captured

Have to agree with PLV on this one, excellent image and title!!

Yeah, I gotta admit… the Hetfield image sticks in my mind. Paul hit the nail on the proverbial head with that one!
Cheers to everyone who’s commented on this and for the encouragement. Just proves it pays to be bad!

Impressive… Why exactly were you there? Is there an international arrest warrant to your name? :)

It’s only Interpol… no big deal. Besides, I’m innocent. There was definitely a one-armed man!

cracking great stuff billy. really captured the feeling of the place with this. the title really suits and i love the James Hetfield reference also

Great image. I like how b&w brings more depth to the picture than digital. I like the composition, lighting and all the little details. T-max is great film. Would be nice
to see the original print.

What a captivating picture, so intense, the light draws you in and the hall way feels like it goes on for miles you just sit there looking into the darkened hall way wondering how much further it goes and what could possibly be at the end. Fantastic job!!

Oh, and regarding Kafka, “Everyone strives after the law”

brilliant in black and white makes for more drama

Thanks Paul, Markku, Kristal, Mike and Cynthia! I actually went up the stairs, but I too always wondered what was down that dark passage. I decided in the end that I better just stay away!
And yes, everyone strives after the law, and gets lost in the burocracy and poor on the lawyers’ fees. Amazing times we live in!

Markku, nice to hear from someone who remembers T-Max! Cool thing about scanning negs is there seems to be no need for special conversion. On all my BW scans, all I’ve ever done is de-saturate and adjust the levels, and I’ve always been pleased with the results. Infra red is a bit more tricky, but it’s got its own brand of fun. The original print of this looks very similar to what comes out of my inkjet printer. I’m pretty blown away myself how close the prints look to the former method. Thanks for the interest!

Wonderful shot, love the perspective and oh so perfect in B&W

Thanks for dropping by Varinia, and for the favoriting!!

GREAT.
very roman

this is very dramatic. I really like this shot.

this is very dramatic. I really like this shot.

Cheers Oli !

Cheers Oli !

Excellent b&w.

Great capture! Imposing, cool, grand and power comes to mind! Very nice work!

This is very very very …......... inspiring … :)
J’adore Bruxelles !
Joyeux Noël

Merci Marie, et joyeux Noel a toi! Ou se trouve Tresserve?

One BEAUTIFUL SHOT!!!!!! I love this. This shows you have a wonderful gift!

David and Gypsyin, thanks for the encouragement!

Lovely image!

Fantastic image and what an amazing building…!

Another wnoderful shot. Great job on the tonal range.

Great B&W work, sharp & detailed. The place seems very imposing and it makes one feel small and “defeated” just by stepping in. Kafkian indeed.

Thanks Wanda, Shanina and Walter!
iCandor, you get Kafka. Wicked!

I lived in a kafkian regim for over 30 yrs.. and now I see this slowly but surely taking over America.

Another amazing piece! Fantastic!

interesting shot.

great capture! love it

Looks amazing. I must keep it in mind for a visit.

Great shot.

Perfect image!

amazing bnw work welldone

Great composition, tone, DOF, B&W. You certainly did this building justice!!!

Fantastic

Stunning!:)

An amazing looking place, great capture

Great capture!!

Love the shadows and contrast in this shot :)

cool image nice work

This is just a fantastic B&W Billyboy!!

Amazing shot!!!! I really like this one alot

Beautiful shot, billyboy. Something that amazes me is that, my (lack of) taste for copied Greco-Roman architecture notwithstanding, the titanic scale is far more imposing than in modern buildings. Perhaps it’s having been to places like Paris, where there aren’t skyscrapers to detract from the monuments’ impact. Anyway, enough digression – that sense of scale is something you’ve captured very well.

Great shot!

This is a great shot, really imposing, I am lovin the title, I will have Metallica in my head for the rest of the day, and for that-I thank you :-)

nice. looks like TMAX film (love Kodak)

Great image BB, love those colums and love the tale, you bad boy lol :)

2 words come to mind when I see this:
Royal, and Majestic. It’s not what you’ve captured..but how you’ve
captured & conveyed it that makes a statement here. Well done!!

So, so sharp, and wonderful tones…

The detail in this shot is stunning!

Excellent composition.

This Rocks!

great contrasts – and a very well chosen perspective. a beautiful image.

Lovely shot. It goes on forever

Absolutely fantastic shot and the mono treatment is wonderful!

This is GREAT! Love the detail and the treatment! Keeps me looking deeper into this photo.

this is a fantastic shot.. nice work mate

Billy Boy I hope you aint been misbehavin’ to this extent :p This is a very atmospheric image – lovely strong lines and I would be very worried about marching down here on the wrong side of the law.

Extremely beautiful…totally speechless..

beautiful shot.. !!! love the composition and BW make it just Superb !!!!

This is a beautiful shot. The mono works so well here and the lighting and shadowing is excellent. Great architectural shot.

fantastic shot,,,brilliantly captured

brilliant photograph/love the detail and treatment

Here’s to 30!

the composition is perfect !! lovely pic!

great image!

Beautiful image! Love how you composed the shot and the mono really brings out the details!

Almost overwhelming, as I am sure getting lost was, to take it all in. At first glance there is a sense of awe but then to find out you really do not want to be here if you have been playing in the cookie jar when mom said no, it gives it a bit more of an imposing feel.

Needless to say, it evokes emotion.

Splendid work.

Wonderful work…full of dark, light and shadow…very “Kafka”.

STUNNING. Love the lighting

Fabulous b/w!

Great! Absolutely great!

Great light and shadow shot. Wonderful perspective too.

Oh man I would love to use this image ? This is screamming to me to add something . Wonderful work.

Beautiful and moody… :)

Makes me want to revisit all places I’ve been to and retake all the photos. Superb.

Thanks Mate ! for letting use your image, you know I love this Shot

Impressive architecture and sculpture captured … well …impressively great perspective

Great photo, perfect in B&W!

Very imposing, designed brilliantly to make the perpetrators or innocent feel guilty and small. Exquisite architecture, I’ve never seen this before. Beautifully photographed so that the viewer feels the intent of the place. It makes me want to be very very good.

Ha, ha – Barbara now there’s a collaboration in the making – the very, very bad Billyboy and the very, very good Barbara!
Billyboy – I love this image – speaks to my gut. Very visceral.

Il me semblait bien avoir reconnu le palais de justice de BXL…..:)

STUNNING PHOTO. I WANT TO GO BACK IN TIME.

Looks like ancient Rome! I expect Roman Senators to come down the stairs in togas.

Exposure is spot on and you have almost full tonal range. Ansel Adams would be proud of you

totally cool shot…groovy…diggin’ it :-)

Tremendous! Extremely well positioned and lit.

excellent shot!

Another excellent image

wow what an awesome image, bloody fabulous!!!!

this is ART

Great capture, the use of black and white is just masterful.

Just mastery mate..and great story with it…had me laughing!!!

Considering the size of RB, I see we are practically neighbours. :)
This is indeed a masterful shot with a perfectly balanced composition. The line on the left really draws the eye into the complex maze that is justice at the back of the image.
A fine symbol these days now that the country is seeing some incredibly injustice with cop killers turned loose on procedure errors. :(

Kafka often made extensive use of a trait special to the German language allowing for long sentences that sometimes can span an entire page.

I better learn German.. tteee hee.. just jumpin in a bit here in BB Land,, your mood here makes me want to go early in the morning to see such grand Architectural beauty… I have done this in many places.. just the feeling of stone and marble.. really gives me a sense of peace. beautiful work.

And that would be WOW!

Wonderful shot! Feels Epic!

This is a great picture. I love black and white.

Thanks PA!
Wonder what some of your textured art would look like in BW?
If you work with Photoshop or similar, you should try simply desaturating your digital images or maybe even playing with the color channels to see what it would give. Might be interesting if you dig black & white.

W o W…. You’ve nailed the foreboding feeling of gloom that will await us beyond the door right under the archway, if we do bad, bad things.. ... Love the tones and the lighting.

Excellent DOF and Contrast… well done!!

wonderful place.

excellent,

Very grand! Love it!

Nice work here!

Beautifully composed – love all the shadows and lines. There is such depth to this. Excellent job.