Don't Run Down!
I photographed this stairway while waiting for my friend at the elevator bank at the Hotel Astoria in Barcelona, Spain. I had noticed this stairway the night before when we checked in so while waiting that morning, I walked over to look at it from the top. Hence the result! (Thankfully there was a banister to hold on to.)
Camera: LEICA C-LUX 2
Exposure Time: 1/8 sec
Exposure Program: Normal program
F-Stop: f/2.80
ISO Speed: 320
Focal Length: 4.60 mm
Flash fired

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Karri Klawiter
Beautiful!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Karri!
mompaq
Well done!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
vanvic
YES! I can favorite this, now…your work is so good….i am glad you are here!
RRoca replied
Thank you! :)
Adrian Kent
I would have shut my eyes taking this haha, lines play with your balance, good shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you Adrian. I was waiting for my friend by the elevator bank when I happened to walk over to the staircase and saw this view. I just knew I had to take a photo of it had so out came my camera. It took about three tries before I realized that I actually had to lean WAY over the handrail to get this shot. Thankfully I didn’t fall over!! ;P
Scott Denny
Very well done. Looks like a Nautalis shell. Cool!
RRoca replied
You know – never thought of this but now that you mention it – it does! Thank you for wonderful comment.
Twscats
Nice one, I’m falling, straight down the middle, wow great shot.
RRoca replied
Don’t fall! ;) Thank you very much for your comment!
Stephanie Cou...
I love this shot! It reminds me of the inside of a seashell.
RRoca replied
Interesting point of view! Thank you very much Stephanie!
photosbyflood
very cool!
RRoca
Thank you!
Bernai Velarde
Beautiful shot, great!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much!!
Christophe Testi
Excellent shot, great eye!
RRoca replied
Thank you Christophe!
cebrfa
Fantastic!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much!
TaniaLosada
Love the angle!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Tania.
Iris Greenwell
Wow, so much details and great lighting.
RRoca replied
Thank you Iris. It was worth the ‘near fall’! Thank you again.
Maggie Hegarty
This is a great shot with lovely pastel tones. Well done.
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Maggie!
Barbara Brown
Lovely shot! if that doesn’t draw one in, nothing will!!
RRoca replied
It almost drew ME in – thankfully there was a banister! ;) Thank you for your wonderful comment!
CarolM
Great shot! Love the patterns, lines and the swirling staircase. Good lighting and well framed. It’s a grand staircase!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much for your wonderful comments Carol!
Isa Rodriguez
wonderful artformation captured…. what amazing stairs:))) i love the pov ..
RRoca replied
Thank you Isa for your wonderful comment. The stairs were amazing indeed. Thank you again!
LumixFZ28
A wonderful conundrum….. are you looking up? or are you looking down? Great shot.
RRoca replied
Interesting point of view….... Has made me view the image in a completely different way! Thank you for your insight and wonderful comment!
Alessandro Pinto
terrific shot.. so well framed !
RRoca replied
Thank you for your wonderful comments!
Stephen Thomas
Great photo!
RRoca replied
Thank you Stephen!
Tara Turner
fantastic!!
RRoca replied
Thank you Tara for your comment!
RajeevKashyap
Excellent Work
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Rajeev!
TaniaLosada
Interesting comp, i’d look perfect in B&W!!! :)
RRoca replied
Hmm…interesting point of view. Something to think about! Thank you for your comment Tania.
Kurt Bippert
Spiral staiways always make interesting views, this is particulary nice the colors sugest to me the nautilus shell. Nice!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Kurt!
terezadelpilar
fabulous!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you! :)
doreeN Zhang
Oh…this is truly beautiful! Scott is right – it reminds me of the interior of the Chambered Nautilus!
RRoca replied
Truly appreciate your wonderful comments Clariissa!
Mike Warman
Whoa – cue the vertigo! Perfect composition.
RRoca replied
Thankfully there was a handrail or else…lol. Thank you very much for your comment Mike!
kilmann
Excellent shot, great composition.
RRoca replied
Thank you very much!!
Bo Insogna
Incredible. Great Tones!
RRoca replied
Thank you Bo!
Béla Török
Splendid composition!
RRoca replied
Truly appreciate your comment Béla!
luanda
EXCELLENT! Instant fav! DANIELA
RRoca replied
Thank you Daniela!
Ted Lansing
Beautiful, and so dynamic.
RRoca replied
Thank you for your wonderful comments Ted!
Rich Gale
super work I love your POV very well scene.
Rich.
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Rich!
myrbpix
Brilliant shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!!!
Alana Ranney
Cool! Great shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you for your wonderful comment Alana!
pugazhraj
excellent work!!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much for your comment!
Rajdev D
fabulous shot, very nice architectural shot and i like the cropping in bottom right corner.
RRoca replied
Thank you Rajdev!
Nick Hunt
Think I’d take the lift….! nice shot.
RRoca replied
Thank you Nick!! (I did actually after I took this shot…!) Thank you again.
Trish Woodford
Wonderful capture, a really eyecatching perspective and image :)
RRoca replied
Thank you Trish for your wonderful comments and for the favorite!!
Jane Brack
Gorgeous shot! So pleasing to the eye!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Jane for your nice comments and for the favorite!
musicaldruid
Excellent!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much for your great comment and for the favorite!!
Scott d'Almeida
excellent
RRoca replied
Thank you Scott!!
vaquera
Fantastic !
RRoca replied
Thank you very much for your comment and favorite!
Rene Hales
Looks like a chambered nautalus (the shell). Well shot.—Rene
RRoca replied
Thank you Rene!
Maggie Hegarty
I voted for this image in a challenge, superb!
RRoca replied
Wow really? Thank you Maggie!!!!
Iolanthe
How beautiful!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much!!
Margaret Shark
Great spiral, and no worries-I would have a problem walking down!
RRoca replied
Thank you Margaret. I figured as well (trust me – my name is not Grace!) it’d be best that we take the elevator so my friend and I took it.. :) Thank you again for your comment!
FailingMemory
Most certainly not. Particularly if like me you would lose what balance you have left. A great shot.
RRoca replied
Please I lose my balance more than I’d like to admit! Thank you for your wonderful comment. I really appreciate it.
Antanas
lovely capture….
RRoca replied
Thank you very much and thank you for the favorite!
John Kowalski
I can thank Mr.Otis for inventing the modern elevator. But they sure don’t look half as good as these stairs. Excellent capture!!
RRoca replied
LOL…very true! Thank you so much John for your wonderful comment!!!
Keren McLucas
VERY cool!
RRoca replied
Thank you Karen!
Peter Lessey
Outstanding composition Rosa, the details and use of light here is beautifully done.
I like is. – Peter
RRoca replied
Your comments are very much appreciated Peter!
Shoaib .
awsome shot
RRoca replied
Thank you!!
Walter Quirtmair
Fine image, well done crop.
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Walter!
Behrooz Mirah...
nice view point i love tone also . great
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Behrooz.
RoddyM
Beautiful perspective and marvellous marble staircase !
RRoca replied
Thank you Roddy for your wonderful comments!
Brandie1
Great capture.
I suffer virtigo so I could never take a shot like this.
Thanks for sharing this one.xx
RRoca replied
Thank YOU for your wonderful comment!
Gail Bridger
Wow beautiful shot!!
I think I would take the elevator, especially with high heels… :)
RRoca replied
I did (and I had flip flops on!) I DEFINITELY would’ve however had I had high heels on – LOL! Thank you for your comment Gail.
PPPhotoArt
wow awesome perspective and a stunning staircase, well done
RRoca replied
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment!
Lynn Stratton
THis is so cool! :)
RRoca replied
Thank you Lynn! :)
becks78
I like this geometric line! great shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much!
harmeet
Beautiful…
RRoca replied
Thank you so much for your wonderful comment!
FelicityB
I LOVE this shot – reminds me of an ammonite shell, it’s just stunning :)
RRoca replied
Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
A P Singh
A great composition ! congratulations
RRoca replied
Truly appreciate your comment! :)
Jeannie Peters
beautiful photo!
RRoca replied
Thank you Jeannie for your lovely comment!
joan warburton
Wonderful perspective! Love those marble stairs!
RRoca replied
Your wonderful comments are much appreciated Joan!
nadine henley
beautifully creamy shot, RR (and is that a new avatar you’re sporting? lovely portrait!)
RRoca replied
First of all thank you for your lovely comment Nadine. As to the new ‘avatar’ – now I’m blushing! Thank you for taking the time to comment on my work Nadine.
Rosa
micpowell
Very nicely done. You don’t see many of these today, and very few innovative ideas. Erstwhile what’s extra nice in your picture is that it’s well lit!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
carlosramos
Fantastic capture with stunning outcome !
RRoca replied
¡Muchisimas gracias Carlos por tu lindo comentario!
Paul Finnegan
great capture.love the flow of the lines in this. very well done
RRoca replied
Very kind of you Paul. Thank you so much!
Manuel Barca
Excellent work!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Manuel!
apami
Excellent composition, well done !
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!!
Mark Elshout
Fantastic capture. I love spiral staircase shots!
RRoca replied
Thank you! (So do I!) Thank you for you comment again.
Sam Ilic
this is awesome! perfectly captured!
RRoca replied
Thank you very much for your wonderful comment and for stopping by!
dhphotography
Beautiful!, such an awesome shot.
RRoca replied
I appreciate your fantastic comments!
Charuhas Images
Excellent !!!!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
eelsblueEllen
Marvelous, just asking to be photographed, great perspective!
RRoca replied
I appreciate your comments! :)
Philip Johnson
great shot have you thought of a black and white version of this?
RRoca replied
Hmmm..you’re the first one to have suggested this…. No I haven’t but I will give it a try now. Thank you for your wonderful coment, your suggestion and for the fav!
Di Jenkins
awesome shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much! :)
Ryan Davison
really good, love the composition
RRoca replied
Thank you Ryan for your lovely comments!
Ellen
Just beautiful!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Ellen!
julie08
Cool shot:)
RRoca replied
Thank you! :)
Silvia Ganora
Makes me feel dizzy! :) Excellent shot!
RRoca replied
Sorry about the dizziness but thank you very much for the wonderful comment Silvia!
Luca Renoldi
great shot!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
cammiecakes
This is such a lovely shot, well done.
RRoca replied
I truly appreciate your wonderful comments!
Shoaib .
veryyyyyy cool .. nice shot here
RRoca replied
Thank you Shoaib! :)
jmhdezhdez
Perfecto picado; great detail and colors¡¡¡ Fantastic toneds…
Greetings
RRoca replied
Your wonderful comments are greatly appreciated!
Kasia Nowak
Great shot. Very graphic.
RRoca replied
Is it? Thank you so much!
Kasia Nowak
It is! Absolutely. :)
RRoca replied
Thank you Kasia :)
wdphotografics
Creative composition…..well done.
RRoca replied
Your wonderful comments are much appreciated Wayne!
Richard Veal
Awesome PoV, and I agree with Tania Losada above, with regard to B&W.
RRoca replied
Thank you Richard for the great comment and suggestion. Hmmm…will seriously think about it now that’s it been suggested twice! Thank you again!
Richard Veal
I will look forward to seeing it. :-)
RRoca replied
Very nice! When are you going? Hope you enjoy!!! :)
Nacho Garcés
Exquisite composition…
RRoca replied
Thank you Nacho!
Naveen Sharma
wow great idea…...its beautiful capture…...
RRoca replied
Thank you for saying so and for your lovely comment!
cherylc1
Fabulous capture and perspective!
RRoca replied
I appreciate your great comments!
Munggo
Superb
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
emdesigns
Great shot! Reminds me of a nautalis shell, love the composition.
RRoca replied
Thank you for your wonderful comments!
Tenee Attoh
Excellenance. !!!!! Very well achieved :-)
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Tenee! :)
Cee Neuner
Totally awesome!!!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Cee!
Elizabeth McPhee
This is fantastic. So perfectly composed and balanced.
RRoca replied
Wow…I truly appreciate your great comments Elizabeth.
kathy s gillen...
excellent capture and pov
RRoca replied
Thank you very much Kathy!
CamArt
Stunning! Looks like you could reach out and grab the handrail.
I know it’s probably a bad thing and may set a poor example to children, but has anyone got a marble???
Awesome image!
RRoca replied
LOL… Thank you very much for your great comments and for the fav!
BigD
Excellent
RRoca replied
Thank you! Thank you also for the fav!
walela
Fantastic!!
RRoca replied
Thank you!!!!
Andrea Rapisarda
great shot my friend!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Andrea!
Sherene Clow
Awesome capture. It is great when you see something and notice it through the eye of the camera, but have to return with the camera to get that shot that you have already taken in your mind!
RRoca replied
Yes it is. Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a lovely comment and thank you also for the fav Sherene!!
Phil Parkin
Excellent viewpoint!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Phil!
Jason Connolly
Superb shot.
RRoca replied
I appreciate your great comment Jason! :)
jayant
A great composition
RRoca replied
Thank you!
Di Davies
a wonderful angle, hope your not scared of heights
RRoca replied
Thank you! To answer your question – no I’m not actually… :) Thank you again.
Peter Denniston
I am on the look out for a staircase with character like this. Great comp :)
RRoca replied
I hope you find it! Thank you Peter for your lovely comment and for the fav!!
redtree
That banister is so for sliding on. I’m game. Excellent capture.
RRoca replied
LOL!!!!! Never thought of that actually… You might end up just a bit dizzy.. :P
I appreciate the laughter your comment caused and the wonderful comment on the picture!
Chris Donner
magnificent perspective.
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Chris! Thank you also for the fav!
Lee-Anne Raffe...
This is such a great image, with great POV and lines
RRoca replied
Thank you Lee-Anne for such a wonderful critique!
maremarie
Oh, this is gorgeous! Perfect composition and tones, wonderfully classic! :-)
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!
Kat36
fantastic!! Nearly makes me sick looking down there! lol, Great POV :)
RRoca replied
LOL…sorry! Thank you for your lovely comment and for the fav! :)
VMercado
Excellent photo….........
RRoca replied
Thank you for such a wonderful comment!
Roka
oooooooh! this is so beautiful! amazing! the lighting is perfect! you might consider submitting it to the Spiral group (i can’t think of the specific name). gorgeous!
RRoca replied
Thank you Roka for such a flattering critique! Thank you also for the fav! I will look into the group you suggested. Thank you so much again!
Anthony Mancuso
superb composition, excellent work!
RRoca replied
I really appreciate your wonderful comments!
Richard Murch
’’ Outstandiing ” ..... I agree with Athony Mancuso …
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Richard! Thank you also for the fav!
Baynanno1
What a fabulous shot!!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much!!!
J Eric Fergason
Great shot, I love the composition.
RRoca replied
Thank you!!
TeAnne
WOW, I love this.
RRoca replied
Wow….I think this is my first “wow” comment…!!I’m happy that you enjoy it. Thank you for such a great comment!
valzart
A beautiful capture sweetheART ;} happy hippy hugglez
RRoca replied
LOL…thank you very much!
genaro1
Beautiful!
RRoca replied
Thank you!!
terezadelpilar
so fabulous!
RRoca replied
Thank you so much Tereza!
Liam Moore
outstanding capture
instant fav :)
keep up the great work !!
RRoca replied
Wow..thank you so very much Liam!!
eelsblueEllen
2nd place!!
Mood & Ambience group
Handrails challenge!
RRoca replied
Whoa…..2nd place! Thank you so much Ellen for keeping me up to date. I had no idea! Wonderful news… :)
revol
stunning composition !!!
smile :9
RRoca replied
Thank you Revol!!!
Kate Purdy
Absolutely wonderful: you found a stairway representing the Golden Mean! The curve is so natural and perfect…
Fantastic!!!
RRoca replied 14 days ago
Thank you so much Kate. It truly is a beautiful stairway. Thank you again and thank you for the fav.
Rosa
Dusker 14 days ago
My immediate thought was it is just like a nautilus shell. Great perspective.
RRoca replied 14 days ago
Thank you very much! :)