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

andreisky
Superb! Almost Escher
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
wonderful shot Heather, love all the lines and curves
Angel Warda
fab!
sendao
stuning shot!
jacqleen
so much CLARITY and DETAIL…....just BRILLIANT!
Marjorie Wallace
This is an amazing shot. I can only imagine the wonder of seeing this in person. You captured it beautifully.
JimFilmer
excellent work Heather…just have to stop the head from spinning.
Sharon Hammond
Fantastic
Anna D'Accione
Beautiful shot Heather.
TheBlindHog
Beautiful shot, Heather. Rich color and amazing point of view. Great job on the HDR and post-processing as well.
LudaNayvelt
fantastic
Wendi Donaldson
Looks like Escher to me!!! Stunning work.
Elana Bailey
Fab work and love the perspective and treatment, Heather. Well done.
Glenn Stephenson
Great shot Heather.
prbimages
Wow, impressive!
Joseph Darmenia
Nice work.
Alf Caruana
fantastic work!
Geraldine Lefoe
Excellent treatment Heather
Simon Duckworth
lovely… a fav for me
Gino Pavan
Holy @#&%! Bella!!! Brava!!
Von McKnelly
Top shelf art…it’s a winner in my book!
brian pendrey
stunning hdr
Philip Johnson
great shot heather, ive been spending some time in the QVB taking photos its a magic building
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
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
als nikon dslr users group and isnt the nikon d300 magic
lazydaze
awsome photo!! so surreal!!
Matt Botwood
Fantastic perspective…and very sucessful use of HDR.
Joel Hall
Awesome work!
Peter Zentjens
Absolutely fabulous architectural photography.
HelmD
WOW! You really nailed it that time, fantastic shot/angle/tone and HDR!
Prys
one of my favs – well done!
Katie Hoisington
an instant favorite!!! fantastic work!
Tessa Bishop
I agree about this looking like an Escher – stunningly fabulous!
Hans Kawitzki
Fantastic work Heather
bbtomas
Magic :D
Rebecca Bryson
ckroeger
Congrats on your feature…beautiful shot!
Dave Corn
Both stunning and excellent!
PPPhotoArt
wow oh wow absolutely superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats on your feature
melbourneguy75
Fantastic shot :)
Peacefulwarrior
stunning piece of work….. not a HDR fan, but I will make an exception here :))
Patricia L. Ba...
However you created it it’s beautiful. Love the pattern and perspective.
Paul Woloschuk
Brilliantly done!
99gnome
Wow – what a great great image. As said before – M.C. would be proud of you :)
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
Amazing intriguing piece of work
Escher with a dash of colour
phil decocco
heather, in a word…...stupendous!
phil
Luca Renoldi
Impressive job
simonesphotos
Brilliant composition and treatment!
Scott d'Almeida
stunning;
Nick Dell'Oso
Fantastic!!
Derek Dobbie
This is truly a shot and a half. You have a great eye for a photograph. Well done.
AJM Photography
Just look at that detail! This is fabulous!
A well-deserved featured image.
Clare McClelland
Gorgeous work, I’ve always loved this kind of angle on staircases and this is a particularly well rendered capture.
Maria Moro
WOW,,, this is breath taking,, an instant fav,,,
Just perfect for our new group Shapes & Patterns
carlosramos
Fantastic shot, perfect in all aspect !
Peter Lessey
Absolutely beautiful image. I really like the composition.
Great work. – Peter
Louise Cooke
such incredible detail, tones, colour, comp….wonderful work!
Jan Piller
wow!! there’s so much to look at! very cool shot!
Angie Muccillo
Spectacular image!
dial
Very, very nice.
dsphotography
excellent shot
RickF
Super HDR capture!
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
This is fantastic…..when are you going to answer some of the above questions!!!!
David McMahon
Great perception of wave-like movement through this frame, Heather. Had to favourite it straight away.
Philip Johnson
you and i have a favourite staircase
Mark Richards
absolutely outstanding Heather, a beautiful capture!
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
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
Heather Hartkamp replied
What an honour! Thank you everyone!
Sweets014
WOW, very nice111111111
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
Excellent work!
vampvamp
really intriguing view!
Erika Gouws
Stunning!!
Anuja Manchana...
Stunning.
ildilazar 23 days ago
Brilliant work Heather!
tazzina 8 days ago
escher like – fantastic
Matt Bottos 5 days ago
Amazing detail & colours!
bjlrobinson 3 days ago
BEAUTIFUL!
Barbara Burkhardt about 2 hours 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 about 2 hours 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.