Hypnotic
View looking up the stairwell of the Point Hicks lighthouse, Croajingolong National Park.
This lighthouse is immaculate and has been well looked after. It was named after Leutenant HICKS who was the first person to site this part of Australia during Captain Cooks voyage. They continued up the East coast of Australia eventually landing at the town called Seventeen Seventy.
Thankyou very much to the person who purchased my image as a card! You have made me very happy!!!! :D
sticky, 4 months ago
Perfect colour, perfect light and perfect shot.
George Lenz, 4 months ago
great capture…. nicely presented….
reflector, 4 months ago
A great image – so crisp and so visually interesting !
Visually, it looks identical to the end of a Fractal – the geometric building block of the physical universe.
salsbells69, 4 months ago
salsbells69 in reply to sticky’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Sticky! :D
salsbells69 in reply to George Lenz’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou gemlenz :D
salsbells69 in reply to reflector’s comment, 4 months ago
wow,,a Fractal..I have never heard of that before..Thanks reflector~~!
Kenny Gulley Jr., 4 months ago
woah
Margaret Barry, 4 months ago
Fantastic capture. Great color, lighting and comp.!
salsbells69 in reply to Kenny Gulley Jr.’s comment, 4 months ago
You ok Kenny? LOL..thanks:))
salsbells69 in reply to Margaret Barry’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Margaret :D
Barssel, 4 months ago
Fantastic Sal….........looks like a sea shell, well spotted.
salsbells69 in reply to Barssel’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou for the comment and the fav Adrian. Its very much appreciated:))
Phil Threlfall, 4 months ago
Amazing shot
Scott Ruhs, 4 months ago
Yes, it certainly is! Great POV!
Marvin Collins, 4 months ago
Really cool shot Sal, well done!!
GerryMac, 4 months ago
stunning perspective Sal!
salsbells69 in reply to Phil Threlfall’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Phil :D
salsbells69 in reply to Scott Ruhs’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Scott :))
salsbells69 in reply to Marvin Collins’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Marvin:D
salsbells69 in reply to GerryMac’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks Gerry!:D
Marvin Collins, 4 months ago
I would have fallen over backwards though.
Michael Kloepping, 4 months ago
Awesome shot—great use of the lighting
salsbells69 in reply to Marvin Collins’s comment, 4 months ago
lol..vertigo? I was standing on the ground level..quite safe and not much room..i would have caught ya Marvin!
salsbells69 in reply to Michael Kloepping’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Michael! :D
Barbara Sparhawk, 4 months ago
How striking, one of the best of spiral staircase views I think I’ve ever seen, and it’s because of the knobs, the detail and the color. Really great, Sal.
MattTworkowski, 4 months ago
Fantastic work Sal
salsbells69 in reply to Barbara Sparhawk’s comment, 4 months ago
Wow..thankyou so much Barbara! Great compliment! Thankyou :D
salsbells69 in reply to MattTworkowski’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Matt! :D
Barbara Sparhawk, 4 months ago
Your welcome, and I should have added that of course it’s because of the PHOTOGRAPHER, you got a really great angle so all the detail is evident.
Travis Easton, 4 months ago
Sure is hypnotic
JayVee, 4 months ago
Brilliant. The viewer is lead to the centre.
Mariann Kovats, 4 months ago
Brilliant, great lighting, and comp.
eltotton, 4 months ago
A great shot. Like the perspective.
Colin Hollywood, 4 months ago
Fantastic! – onto my favs list immediately :-)
Richard Veal, 4 months ago
Great capture. I feel dizzy just looking at it.
NICKY7, 4 months ago
I agree it has a falling feeling as you it very interesting angle and idea
Paul Scarsella, 4 months ago
awesome shot!
hilarydougill, 4 months ago
Wonderful angle and shot, I think I have commented on this already
tomg, 4 months ago
Excellent POV. Really like this one …
AARDVARK, 4 months ago
The helical staircase again! Obvious this time! Nice work, very interesting.
A fractal is a mathematical function that repeats itself, found in nature in the form of spiral sea shells and ferns. That’s today’s bit of culture over with!!!
TLeeHoney, 4 months ago
Wow Sal – what a pic! Could look at it for ages and see something every coupla minutes!!!
ShepS, 4 months ago
Dizzy shot – did you fall over while taking it – love it.. draws you in and up!!
salsbells69 in reply to Travis Easton’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Travis:D
salsbells69 in reply to JayVee’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou JayVee :D
salsbells69 in reply to Mariann Kovats’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Mariann :))
salsbells69 in reply to eltotton’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Eltotton :))
salsbells69 in reply to Colin Hollywood’s comment, 4 months ago
Wow Colin! Thankyou! :D
salsbells69 in reply to Richard Veal’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Richard:D
salsbells69 in reply to NICKY7’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou NICKY7 for your lovely comment:))
salsbells69 in reply to Paul Scarsella’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Paul! :))
salsbells69 in reply to hilarydougill’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Hilary! :))
salsbells69 in reply to tomg’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much tomg. Glad you like it :D
Marcus Grant IPA, 4 months ago
brilliant work Sal
salsbells69 in reply to AARDVARK’s comment, 4 months ago
You are a wealth of information Aardvark!! Thankyou..!! Good culture lesson..goodness knows i need it! :D
salsbells69 in reply to TLeeHoney’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou lovely T !!! :D
salsbells69 in reply to ShepS’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou ShepS! :D No falling over this time…!
linaji, 4 months ago
your perspective has won me over,, beautiful work
salsbells69 in reply to Marcus Grant IPA’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Marcus :DD
salsbells69 in reply to linaji’s comment, 4 months ago
Fantastic compliment linaji~! Thankyou !:D
rustycb, 4 months ago
cracking angle you must have a bad neck great image well done
SWEEPER, 4 months ago
Cracking shot Sal has everything right and more . Amazing what you see when you look up is’nt it .
salsbells69 in reply to rustycb’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks Cbrusty. Bit of a kink in the neck!~
salsbells69 in reply to SWEEPER’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks! It is amazing what you see. I hung around a bit waiting for every one to clear the stairwell..much to the lighthouse keepers annoyance!
Anni Morris, 4 months ago
Getting a shot like this isn’t easy…yes people often get in the way :) You achieved an amazing result here.
pryere, 4 months ago
Superb shot
salsbells69 in reply to Anni Morris’s comment, 4 months ago
Anni: Thankyou very much~! :D
salsbells69 in reply to pryere’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou John :D
BlaizerB, 4 months ago
love stairwells and this piece is no exception. great perspective gr8 shot. cheers
lurline, 4 months ago
Wow! That is just wonderful! :)
salsbells69 in reply to BlaizerB’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou BlaizerB!! :D
salsbells69 in reply to lurline’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Lurline~!!!!! :D
Adam Cole, 4 months ago
Ya know what Sal…..that is the image I’d always hoped to capture but have never been able. What a perfect composure. Thank you and well done.
salsbells69 in reply to Adam Cole’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Nobby :D
Sharon Wormleaton, 4 months ago
Wow…great shot sal. Love this perspective
salsbells69 in reply to Sharon Wormleaton’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Sharon~!
Antanas, 4 months ago
perfect
Andrew Walker, 4 months ago
excellent shot
Andrew Walker, 4 months ago
excellent shot
salsbells69 in reply to Antanas’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Antanas :)
salsbells69 in reply to Andrew Walker’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Andrew:)
ashstone, 4 months ago
Cool shot
salsbells69 in reply to ashstone’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou :D
Caroline Gorka, 4 months ago
How apt for a lighthouse…it looks like a shell. I like this :)
salsbells69 in reply to Caroline Gorka’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Caroline :D Love your work too. Just visited your folio!
Eyal Nahmias, 4 months ago
This is one of my favorite images in your gallery. Beautiful composition and superb perspective. A wonderful architectural image with great abstract quality, yet very define details and pattern.
Tracy A Smith, 4 months ago
I love this it reminds me of a shell
great work seems to go on forever
Cheers
salsbells69 in reply to Eyal Nahmias’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Eyal :D
salsbells69 in reply to Tracy A Smith’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Tracey :D
andreasphoto, 4 months ago
great add to your portfolio
salsbells69 in reply to andreasphoto’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou andreasphoto :D
Trevor Armstrong, 4 months ago
Great shot, Well done.
salsbells69 in reply to Trevor Armstrong’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou :D
nick board, 4 months ago
Technically,aesthetically perfect
salsbells69 in reply to nick board’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Nick :D
Simon Gladwin, 4 months ago
This is wonderful! Reminds me a little of a nautilus shell….shape and form that is most visually appealing!
salsbells69 in reply to Simon Gladwin’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Simon, Many people have commented on it looking like a shell. Glad you like it :D
artsthrufotos, 4 months ago
wow! hypnotic and beautiful! i like its clarity and perspective.
Paul Alleyne, 4 months ago
Hypnotic indeed. Makes you dizzy looking down into the stepwell, Great job
Peter Hill, 4 months ago
Can’t believe I missed this one. What they said! Awesomely perfecto :)
salsbells69 in reply to artsthrufotos’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much artsthrufotos :D
salsbells69 in reply to Paul Alleyne’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Paul :D
salsbells69 in reply to Peter Hill’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Peter :D
Mark Gardner, 4 months ago
how very cool, great detail and composition, and a long way down, or up :-)
Lucindawind, 4 months ago
totally cool ! fantastic shot and prespective
Von McKnelly, 4 months ago
It reminds me of a worm hole…not that I know what a worm hole looks like but it reminds of of it. :)
Thanks for the history lesson!
Robert Mrvecka, 4 months ago
superb!! love it!
salsbells69 in reply to Mark Gardner’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Mark. You are presently looking up towards the top of the lighthouse…:))
salsbells69 in reply to Lucindawind’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Lucinda:))
salsbells69 in reply to Von McKnelly’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks Von. I think i am ‘picking up what you’re putting down’ on the worm hole comment,..lol..Thanks for stoppng by :D
salsbells69 in reply to Robert Mrvecka’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Robert :D
Jeff Burns, 4 months ago
amazing shot WOW
salsbells69 in reply to Jeff Burns’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Jeff :D
Lam Tran, 4 months ago
Wow! Excellent shot! Great job!
salsbells69 in reply to Lam Tran’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Lam !!! :D
Mayra Pau, 4 months ago
Great shot. Love the composition and setting
John Brotheridge, 4 months ago
It certainly is hypnotic! Great capture, thought I was looking down not up, which doesn’t help when you’ve got vertigo. Draws you in! Brill.
salsbells69 in reply to Mayra Pau’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou so much Mayra :)
salsbells69 in reply to John Brotheridge’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou John~!!! sorry about the vertigo aspect!!
majo, 4 months ago
really cool
spiral
and great depth
salsbells69 in reply to majo’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Majo :))
barkeypf, 4 months ago
Great exposure of a difficult shot.
pixeltrekker, 4 months ago
Great pic! That lighthouse is supposed to haunted. ooooo
Maximus, 4 months ago
Fantastic :)
Dave Aarons, 4 months ago
Wow, stunning work.
salsbells69 in reply to barkeypf’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou barkeypf :D
salsbells69 in reply to pixeltrekker’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou pixeltrekker :) The old lighthouse keeper McMinn? Is that the ghost who walks?
salsbells69 in reply to Maximus’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Maximus :D
salsbells69 in reply to Dave Aarons’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Dave for your lovely comment :))
pixeltrekker, 4 months ago
Forgotten his name, but ironically my good friends of over thirty years manage that lighthouse while the main keeper is away. You may have seen some of my pics while I have stayed with them.
dinghysailor1, 4 months ago
wonderful capture indeed!
salsbells69 in reply to pixeltrekker’s comment, 4 months ago
I have. I saw the beautiful lighthouse pic and commented on same. I may have met the current lighthouse keeper you talk about. Is he a doctor also?
salsbells69 in reply to dinghysailor1’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou dinghysailor1:))
pixeltrekker, 4 months ago
Nah, they are the new leaseholders. Sue and Paul are the part timers. Thanks for the comment.
Kathleen Hill, 4 months ago
awesome view “a real abstract”!
salsbells69 in reply to Kathleen Hill’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Kathleen!! Does this mean i finally took an abstract photo?!!! yay! :D
Strathfarrar, 4 months ago
This is fantastic. Amazing perspective, sure makes for a great abstract.
salsbells69 in reply to Strathfarrar’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Very much Iain. I am glad you like it :))
Matt Sillence, 4 months ago
wow sals on the most fav photos… good for u… u deserve it…
salsbells69 in reply to Matt Sillence’s comment, 4 months ago
HI Matt, Not sure what you mean but thankyou~!!! :D
Matt Sillence, 4 months ago
lol…. the art tab then popular section… ur on the first page…
Jackie Liao, 4 months ago
amazing composition!! very beautiful work.
ZuzanaD, 4 months ago
this is perfect, great perspective, great abstract!
salsbells69 in reply to Matt Sillence’s comment, 4 months ago
LOL..never knew it existed~! Wow that is so exciting. By the time I looked though I was on the second page. ! Cheers for letting me know!
salsbells69 in reply to Jackie Liao’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Jackie :))
salsbells69 in reply to ZuzanaD’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much ZuzanaD :))
amarica, 4 months ago
Excellent capture
salsbells69 in reply to amarica’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much amarica~!!!! :D
Care, 4 months ago
WoW11…you’ve titled it well…great capture…!
salsbells69 in reply to Care’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Care :D
niklens, 4 months ago
awesome shot, great composition…..!!!!!
Lisa Kenny, 4 months ago
great photo ~ it reminds me of the inside of an abalone shell ;)
salsbells69 in reply to niklens’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Niklens :))
salsbells69 in reply to Lisa Kenny’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Lisa!! :D
barnsis, 4 months ago
In a word, Stunning, everything about it is. Outstanding work.
salsbells69 in reply to barnsis’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much barnsis!!! :D
jack01, 4 months ago
Hey sals just found this photo days old some how didnt show up in whats new . anyhow totally love it
salsbells69 in reply to jack01’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks Colly~! Glad you like it :D
Mundy Hackett, 4 months ago
If this could spin I would definitely be dizzy! Real nice Sal
salsbells69 in reply to Mundy Hackett’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Mundy:))
Nancy Fischer, 4 months ago
Is it ever! This is stunning.
salsbells69 in reply to Nancy Fischer’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Nancy :D
Jacqueline Bar..., 4 months ago
that is absolutely amazing! fantastic capture!
salsbells69 in reply to Jacqueline Barreto’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Jacqueline~! Your support has been wonderful :D
Jeremy Harrington, 4 months ago
fantastic perspective salsbells69. nice work
salsbells69 in reply to Jeremy Harrington’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Jeremy :)
greenfrog153, 4 months ago
Amazing image salsbells69.
salsbells69 in reply to greenfrog153’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much ! :D
BlackLemonz, 4 months ago
Wow sal…..almost feels like you are looking into a fancy well. Excellent image.
salsbells69 in reply to BlackLemonz’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Steve :D
Phil Deaves, 4 months ago
Great picture. This has an ‘organic’ quality which makes it look different from other shots like this. It is as if we are looking at a sea shell or something similar.
salsbells69 in reply to Phil Deaves’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Phil. I like your analogy~! ‘Organic’ is a great way to describe it. !
Spiritinme, 4 months ago
This is amazing! The staircase seems to bring me to a place of peace and beauty..not just to the top. It has emotional value and elegance. Love this one. Cyn
salsbells69 in reply to Spiritinme’s comment, 4 months ago
Wow..thankyou very much Cyn. i am glad it could take you to this place. Always a good place to be in~!
Mutahir, 4 months ago
Beautiful Shot, As they say ; Beauty is the Point of View ; Great Shot
salsbells69 in reply to Mutahir’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Mutahir~! :D
ozlat, 4 months ago
1770 is an awesome place… and i wouldn’t wanna climb those stairs…great historic capture
salsbells69 in reply to ozlat’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Ozlat~! :D
Heath Raymond, 4 months ago
Love the perspective, brilliant shot!
salsbells69 in reply to Heath Raymond’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Heath :D Delighted you like it~!
nemirna, 4 months ago
Fantastic shot!
salsbells69 in reply to nemirna’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much nemirna :))
DawsonImages, 4 months ago
Excellent abstract, great eye
salsbells69 in reply to DawsonImages’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much !!!! :D
Dennis Gay IPA, 4 months ago
G’day Sal,
So very well spotted and so very well photographed, this spiraling staircase certainly is hypnotic.
Great exposure in that wonderful light, a depth of field to die for and a very sharp focus.
Composition is a little tight on our left and right but there was probably nothing you could do about that.
Lovely tones and contrast are most appealing.
GB
Dennis
salsbells69 in reply to Dennis Gay IPA’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks very much Dennis! Really do appreciate your critique. There was limited I could do re spacing on the left as you can tell but I was concious of that and placing the rail and the right side bottom of the stair case in the frame of the camera. Did the best I could at the time Thankyou once again~!!!:D
judygal, 4 months ago
Excellent shot
salsbells69 in reply to judygal’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much judygal :))
JohnScott, 4 months ago
reminds me of Alex greys work for some reason
salsbells69 in reply to JohnScott’s comment, 4 months ago
Thanks John (i think) must google that name!
Jean M. Laffitau, 4 months ago
This is amazing!
salsbells69 in reply to Jean M. Laffitau’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Jean :D
Phil Eckert, 4 months ago
Wow, an architectural delight. A modern (yet old) fossil.
Greta shot !!
salsbells69 in reply to Phil Eckert’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou very much Phil :))
Daniel J. McCa..., 4 months ago
Superb shot! Well seen & captured!
salsbells69 in reply to Daniel J. McCauley IV’s comment, 4 months ago
Thankyou Very much Daniel :))