The Staircase

Heather Hartkamp

The Staircase

Taken in the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney. HDR created with tonal contrast enhancement. Nikon D300 with Nikon 17-200 lens.

The Staircase belongs to the following groups:

Architectural Photography, Architecture and cityscapes and Stairs and Staircases Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters

The Staircase by Heather Hartkamp
The Staircase by Heather Hartkamp
  • andreisky

    andreisky

    Superb! Almost Escher

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Brilliant work Heather!! Love it!! You were so lucky that you were able to take this without anyone getting in your way! Well done!! :o)

  • Annette Blattman

    Annette Blattman

    wonderful shot Heather, love all the lines and curves

  • Angel Warda
  • sendao

    sendao

    stuning shot!

  • jacqleen

    jacqleen

    so much CLARITY and DETAIL…....just BRILLIANT!

  • Marjorie Wallace

    Marjorie Wallace

    This is an amazing shot. I can only imagine the wonder of seeing this in person. You captured it beautifully.

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    excellent work Heather…just have to stop the head from spinning.

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Fantastic

  • Anna D'Accione

    Anna D'Accione

    Beautiful shot Heather.

  • TheBlindHog

    TheBlindHog

    Beautiful shot, Heather. Rich color and amazing point of view. Great job on the HDR and post-processing as well.

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    fantastic

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Looks like Escher to me!!! Stunning work.

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey

    Fab work and love the perspective and treatment, Heather. Well done.

  • Glenn Stephenson

    Glenn Stephenson

    Great shot Heather.

  • prbimages

    prbimages

    Wow, impressive!

  • Joseph Darmenia

    Joseph Darmenia

    Nice work.

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    fantastic work!

  • Geraldine Lefoe

    Geraldine Lefoe

    Excellent treatment Heather

  • Simon Duckworth

    Simon Duckworth

    lovely… a fav for me

  • Gino Pavan

    Gino Pavan

    Holy @#&%! Bella!!! Brava!!

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    Top shelf art…it’s a winner in my book!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    stunning hdr

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    great shot heather, ive been spending some time in the QVB taking photos its a magic building

  • Ted Byrne

    Ted Byrne

    YIPES! Stripes with patterns? What kind of riotous stuff went through the minds of these designers? What sort of riotous stuff goes through yours Heather? This is a visual cacophony. You know how before the concert the musicians warm up? Each has a quality instrument. Each has a superb talent. Each is in her/his own world. And you sit there in the audience and what you hear is… what you’ve shown me here. ZOWIE! Luvvit!

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    a questions with this shot
    1. did you use a tripod
    2.what software do you use for hdr
    3. how many bracketted shots
    love to see you add this to unique buildings of the world

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    als nikon dslr users group and isnt the nikon d300 magic

  • lazydaze

    lazydaze

    awsome photo!! so surreal!!

  • Matt Botwood

    Matt Botwood

    Fantastic perspective…and very sucessful use of HDR.

  • Joel Hall

    Joel Hall

    Awesome work!

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Absolutely fabulous architectural photography.

  • HelmD

    HelmD

    WOW! You really nailed it that time, fantastic shot/angle/tone and HDR!

  • Prys

    Prys

    one of my favs – well done!

  • Katie Hoisington

    Katie Hoisington

    an instant favorite!!! fantastic work!

  • Tessa Bishop

    Tessa Bishop

    I agree about this looking like an Escher – stunningly fabulous!

  • Hans Kawitzki

    Hans Kawitzki

    Fantastic work Heather

  • bbtomas

    bbtomas

    Magic :D

  • Rebecca Bryson
  • ckroeger

    ckroeger

    Congrats on your feature…beautiful shot!

  • Dave  Corn

    Dave Corn

    Both stunning and excellent!

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

    wow oh wow absolutely superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    congrats on your feature

  • melbourneguy75

    melbourneguy75

    Fantastic shot :)

  • Peacefulwarrior

    Peacefulwarrior

    stunning piece of work….. not a HDR fan, but I will make an exception here :))

  • Patricia L. Ballard

    Patricia L. Ba...

    However you created it it’s beautiful. Love the pattern and perspective.

  • Paul Woloschuk

    Paul Woloschuk

    Brilliantly done!

  • 99gnome

    99gnome

    Wow – what a great great image. As said before – M.C. would be proud of you :)

  • Adam Bykowski

    Adam Bykowski

    This is so surreal. A fantastic location, a great angle and the HDR work is awesome. Getting added to my favorites for sure.

  • Trishy

    Trishy

    Amazing intriguing piece of work
    Escher with a dash of colour

  • phil decocco

    phil decocco

    heather, in a word…...stupendous!
    phil

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    Impressive job

  • simonesphotos

    simonesphotos

    Brilliant composition and treatment!

  • Scott  d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning;

  • Nick Dell'Oso

    Nick Dell'Oso

    Fantastic!!

  • Derek Dobbie

    Derek Dobbie

    This is truly a shot and a half. You have a great eye for a photograph. Well done.

  • AJM Photography

    AJM Photography

    Just look at that detail! This is fabulous!

    A well-deserved featured image.

  • Clare McClelland

    Clare McClelland

    Gorgeous work, I’ve always loved this kind of angle on staircases and this is a particularly well rendered capture.

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    WOW,,, this is breath taking,, an instant fav,,,
    Just perfect for our new group Shapes & Patterns

  • carlosramos

    carlosramos

    Fantastic shot, perfect in all aspect !

  • Peter  Lessey

    Peter Lessey

    Absolutely beautiful image. I really like the composition.
    Great work. – Peter

  • Louise Cooke

    Louise Cooke

    such incredible detail, tones, colour, comp….wonderful work!

  • Jan Piller

    Jan Piller

    wow!! there’s so much to look at! very cool shot!

  • Angie Muccillo

    Angie Muccillo

    Spectacular image!

  • dial

    dial

    Very, very nice.

  • dsphotography

    dsphotography

    excellent shot

  • RickF

    RickF

    Super HDR capture!

  • photosbyflood

    photosbyflood

    Another Wow love the perspective on this What a nice wide angle and not too much bend but who cares the design work is astounding and the HDR is very subtle Nice Job! Did you use a flash here? Patrick

  • picketty

    picketty

    This is fantastic…..when are you going to answer some of the above questions!!!!

  • David McMahon

    David McMahon

    Great perception of wave-like movement through this frame, Heather. Had to favourite it straight away.

  • Philip Johnson

    Philip Johnson

    you and i have a favourite staircase

  • Mark Richards

    Mark Richards

    absolutely outstanding Heather, a beautiful capture!

  • Mark Elshout

    Mark Elshout

    This shot is absolutely stunning Heather! Such a dark building to photograph in. You did an amazing job. No trouble with security and tripods I assume??

  • Heather Hartkamp replied

    The building is actually quite well lit, especially here with the big windows. No trouble with security – an issue I am totally sick and tired of!!!!

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    Please consider one of your artworks for our Stairs & Staircases Challenge – only 2 days left to submit.

  • Heather Hartkamp replied

    Will do. Thanks for alerting me.

  • Maria  Moro

    Maria Moro

    Well Done, this an Excellent Result
  • Heather Hartkamp replied

    What an honour! Thank you everyone!

  • Kendra Taber

    Kendra Taber

    WOW, very nice111111111

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Outstanding image Heather, I love this building and you have really shown it so very beautifully. All the wonderful patterns and curves, gorgeous rich tones & light – stunning :))))

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Excellent work!

  • vampvamp

    vampvamp

    really intriguing view!

  • Erika Gouws

    Erika Gouws

    Stunning!!

  • Anuja Manchanayake

    Anuja Manchana...

    Stunning.

  • i l d i  l a z a r

    i l d i l a z...

    Brilliant work Heather!

  • Danica Radman - Tazzina

    Danica Radman ...

    escher like – fantastic

  • Matt Bottos

    Matt Bottos

    Amazing detail & colours!

  • bjlrobinson

    bjlrobinson

    BEAUTIFUL!

  • Barbara Burkhardt

    Barbara Burkhardt 29 days ago

    A Beautiful achievement. Ages ago I asked Philip if he used a tripod for his shot but he did not respond. So I will ask you and why I ask is because of the angle of the shot and how difficult it would be to shoot with or without one given the number of frames?? You have got me thinking Heather. B-)))

  • Heather Hartkamp

    Heather Hartkamp 29 days ago

    Barb, I didn’t use a tripod for this shot. It is a single shot, one of many I took in the Queen Vic building. It was an easy shot – just leaning over the balustrade (camera strap around my neck, of course). Thanks for your interest.

  • ArcadiaTempest

    ArcadiaTempest 24 days ago

    Really wonderful ….making art into a living form. I good staircase story is already coming to mind being inspired but such a brilliant composition here…:))

  • constantchaos

    constantchaos 15 days ago

    Gorgeous work Heather.

  • Taschja Hattingh

    Taschja Hattingh 3 days ago

    This is beautiful!!! And the treatment….oh,boy just amazing! Well done!

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