Old Style Workmanship (Monochrome Version)- The Grand Staircase, Queen Victoria Building - The HDR Experience

Amazing work. It really POP’s out of the monitor. :)

oo la la me likey

Wonderful!

This is a great capture!! Wonderful perspective and artistery !!!

Works well in mono Philip …

what awesome lines!!!!~

philip
outstanding in a word!!
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Wow!!! This is so magical Steve. So well done!

Just stellar Philip. You make me want to get a fish eye lens (at least I am assuming a 10mm is a fish eye). I have not seen a shot like this. Really unique, including your treatment in B&W. Well done mate.

brilliant mono HDR, well done Philip..

Philip I love this series! Simply stunning work. You have truly captured the beauty of this grand old building :))

Luv it

I had to look twice to make sure that wasn’t an M.C. Escher print! Wow, very well done. Here’s the Escher I was reminded of when I saw this image of yours:

Yes, I imagine if Escher had ever had a Nikon, he would’ve given up drawing to get images like yours!

Amazing….yes, definitely Escher-esque. Love it.
Reminds me of a twisting staircase that you might see in a children’s movie or in a storybook. It’s really magical and delightful the way you’ve captured it and presented it, Philip.

Yep – very mind bending / Escherish!!! Well done.

beautiful capture well done

Amazing

This looks really really good in black and white it give the shot a lot of depth vs the color one awesome!

Me too Philip…I thought it was like Escher…my first thought was ‘labyrinth’
This is a really fantastic photograph! Congratulations….

Brilliant formatting and manipulation!!! Definitely Escher-like!!! A Fav!!! :-)

You are now the avatar for the group!!! hee hee!

This is soooooo Awesome!

A real work of art!

Reminded me of Escher also …........... supurb b/w tones

Love it

very cool

Twists and turns, angles and curves….....so co-o-ol !!!

What a great place for photography in Sydney, I have been there a few times but never captured as well as this photo. Great Phillip

Brilliant shot! Outstanding work!

Love this !! Escher is also one of my favorite artists

GREAT!

wow !!!!!!!!

Love the tones Philip, great shot!

That’s Amazing!

Wow! Extraordinary! I know it’s been mentioned before but the first thing that came to my mind was Escher!

Beautiful!

awesome!

i love this image in b&w – its so dramatic!

Wow! It’s giving me vertigo just looking at it

stunning B&W! love it!
xx

wow, how beautiful. great shot!

MoJo workin here .. but what the hell..!! .

Oh wow, this is such a beautiful shot!!! Love the edit, it is perfection!!!

Fabulous Phillip – Congrats on Featured member too!

INCREDIBLE..IMPOSSIBLE AND INSPIRATIONAL WORK…

These staircase shots are stunning, Phillip. I just have to add one to my favourites.

Really great work!

Stephen

beautiful contrast

Fantastic! Black and white HDR work like yours shown here is quite stunning.

Just WOWOW!!!

fabulous wow;

Very impressive, Philip.

stunning. I too was expecting the Escher lurch of the stomach as it twisted around on itself but instead it stayed rock solid and dependable – much more satisfactory!

Wow! This is fanrastic!

Other than the detail, its the perspective and angles that make this a standout image. Well captured!

WOW!

This is SO very beautiful, Phillip. One of the most beautiful works I’ve seen for some time. Perfect.
(And, same here as others said – as soon as I saw this I was reminded of Escher.)

Great image – funny I’m not the first one to think of M.C. Escher… :-)

I too was going to reference MCE, but I think you’ve got that by now. Fantastic shot!

OMG! pure beauty

ooooh, do I like this one .. great choice of lens and framing

Great view !

I first heard of HDR photography recently, only after I found RedBubble. This image is a wonderful example of the process.

Oh yea, and the photo composition is great too.

Very nice! great view point

awesome image.. I too was reminded of Esher… great photo!!!

Most impressive, HDR and Mono is an area I want to learn more about.

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WOW. What’s not to like. Well done

Congrats on the feature, brilliant work!

wow. it is brilliant

I thought Escher too! Lovely shot, well done!

That’s really amazing!

Realy amazing job with a fantastic shot. Congratulations for your win

Congrats on your challenge win in You’re Accepted. Great capture.

What a brilliant capture! The color ones are fantastic, but this one is spectacular! Excellent work.

Awesome Picture! Great job!

Magnificent!

Brilliant! Well done!

this is awesome! saw it on front page and was thinking…is this QVB with an escher twist to it? and indeed it was :D

Congrats about the front page selection. It really is a magnificent image. Well Done

Beautiful B&W
Homepage Honoured
Carefully Crafted

CONGRATS!!!

Wow wow woweeeeeee

congrats on making the homepage

This image is worthy of an intense view. A scene with so much information is often the most difficult to communicate. You have accomplished it here!

Now what is the process by which a “best image” like this actually makes it to the front page?

brilliant image… i hope you’re entering it into photography competitions.

is this on deviantart at all?

Hey there Philip, congratulations on being featured with this stunning work of art. Simply marvellous well done mate.

Fantastic work, and yes, MC Escher did immediately come to mind! Congratulations on the feature. most worthy!

its a joy to look at!

Great work, Philip, Congratulations on the home page feature!!! 6/3/09

Holy, Holy, Holy COW!!!!!!!! Philip … what a trip this is in full size!!!!!!!!! Just mind-blowing!!!!! And although I’m not USUALLY one for b&w … your use of it here was inspired … the clarity of the forms and flows … the dizzying forms and flows I might add … is really emphasized without the color being in the way. And I can honestly say … I never thought I’d say that … much less think that!!!!! I’m all about color … but … ooooo … you’ve shown me the light!! Well, the black and white light!!!!! Fantasmagorical!!!!!!!!! And ooo ooo … I’m really fascinated by the side images you’ve included, too!!!!!!! Must go see them, too!!!!! OH … by the way .. the color shots are GORGEOUS too, lol!!!!!!! Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations!!!!!!!!!

lol … DONE!!!!!

Hey Phillip – congrats on your front page feature! How exciting! A wonderful image too. :)

Congratulations on the home page feature. (May 3rd/4th 2009)

Well here’s someone who’s up and doin’ a digi-dance for you Philip – huge congrats on your Home Page … it sure is an Escher-like image. A worthy winner. :))

Astonishing art Philip. You have me looking into how to do… HDR on Youtube – can’t wait to give this a go. Amazing – well done on the Home page feature – well deserved and well WOW….it is mind blowing…

Amazing.

Fantastic shot! A wonderful treatment that really teases the eye. Excellent.

AWESOME!!!

COOL!!! CONGRATS ON THE FEATURE!

Black and white was the way to go.

Genius!

you are ingenious… your art is in a class of its own… it is beyond beautiful…

Wonderful capture of great architecture! (and I was also thinking about Escher when seeing it ;))

bloody hell, this is exquisite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very Escher-ish – brilliant in B&W!!

Just saw this for the first time, and my immediate thought (like many others) was that it was a homage to MC Escher. Looks great. The treatment really suits the photo.

Wow! I stopped by, thinking I was going to view a nice Escher knockoff. But this is the real deal. LOL.
Fantastic. And I love your color versions, too. Favorited!

Your HDR work is absolutely phenomenal :) The intense atmosphere you’ve created in this shot and others is superb. I agree, this one is very escher-esque. Really brilliant work.

the Clarity, the Details….the POV ….wow…I’m just SPEECHLESS!!! Incredible Work!

I also thought it was an Escher drawing. Gives me a sense of vertigo. It’s difficult to imagine where one is standing. I really like this photo.

outstanding

WOW .. Absolutely Stunning

good 1

Congratulations… this is a:

What an amazing shot. Nicely done.

fantastic shot love it

WOW…............

wow!

This might look interesting with some selective color!

Eyecatching and fantastic art – Your work is inspirational

wow fabulous shot!

This is stupendously phenomenal piece, in fact, there are many great pieces in your gallery and I love them ALL!! :)

what an amazing piece Phillip

It even looks like something Escher would draw! Nice capture!

So Escheresque!

Congrats on the top 10 in the Friends of RB challenge!

wow, great work

WOW…this is awesome… :o)

Absolutely stunning, was sure I was looking at an Escher, which I know you’ve heard before, but what a great compliment. Very special.

LOVE it – especially in B&W. And thank you for your commentaries on your work. It’s like a private tour! em

Absolutely magnificent creation. I am definitely in awe of this piece. I, too, thought Escher when I first viewed it. Congratulations.

I have to “me too” with the Escher comments. Brilliant work. Well done.

awesome image

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Brilliant and Awesome!!!!

Amazing architecture – the story behind the building is fascinating and very helpful too. I like this treatment – although the colour version is stunning too. Congrats on all the well-deserved features. Great work!

One of the most beautiful staircase images I’ve ever seen. Truly magical!

WOW!

SO escherist – absolutely brilliant result. Of all your fantastic stuff, I think this is the best. Even better than the colour version (for reasons I could not even explain). SUPERB!

This is fantastic and an excellent example of what Australian cities like Sydney and Melbourne have done to preserve, restore old victorian interiors and make them commercially viable and useful. This is a fantastic shot. I wonder which wide-angle lens you used to include all this wonderful detail. Congratulations.

This is a “Fantastic View” great work!!!!
POP! POP! POP!!!

Amazing composition. Beautiful.

woooow! stunning!!

A true masterpiece!

Stunning work Philip. Love it in b&w!

Very Escher-eseque : I’d never considered the profusion of stairs at the QVB like that!

Excellent work! and fantastic staircase – wow =)

Nice comp, great tonal range

Wow, that is amazing stuff!

wow

Incredible beyond incredible.

I don’t think there is anything that I can say that will do this image any justice so I will simply say that I absolutely love it and then I will favourite it so I can stare at it forever!

Amazing!

Brilliant work, sincere congrats on the Home Page Feature as well as the others. Absolutely outstanding!!!

I can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said.
ABSOLUTELY AMAZING

Great image mate, this reminds me of those surreal painting and sketches of endless staircases that connect to everything. Nice shot!

What can i say , i agree with everyone who’s posted here.

just beauitful phil , well done

wow! coming to Sydney this winter (your summer ;-) definitely going to visit this building with my tripod… this is such an incredible capture Philip!!! very inspirational, thank you for sharing the HDR experience! just checking it out on wikepedia now, need to update my photoshop!

escher is the name that came to me too
and like others i assumed it was untill i clicked on the detaills
live long and prosper …...x

Outstanding, how can I add anything to all these admirers, they are absolutely correct.

Stunning image Philip, love the mono, the tones are awesome!

lol make that won its getting late …. thats my excuse

Awesome!

a most wonderful and wondering image, i love it.