Inspired by Nature

Inspired by Nature by Paul Tupman
Inspired by Nature by Paul Tupman

Inspired by Nature

Spiral staircase in the Vatican Museum.
I love spiral staircases and this is an amazing example. Definately inspired by nature, when you looked at it you coudn’t help but see the shell like forms appearing. I would love to photograph this with nobody else around, but I actually feel the people add some scale to this piece and I dont mind them being there at all. If I didnt have the Vatican Guards looking over my shoulder I would have been there all day!

Inspired by Nature belongs to the following groups:

Architectural Photography, Italy and all things Italian, Masterpiece: Photography and Stairs
  • Victor(Vic) Bezrukov(stran9e)

    Victor(Vic) Be..., about 1 year ago

    great perspective and burned tones of sepia !

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Stran9e!

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority, about 1 year ago

    Awesome image!!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Derid!

  • Susan Dailey

    Susan Dailey, about 1 year ago

    by far one of the best shots I’ve seen of this staircase…love the perspective!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Sue.. appreciate the comment!

  • Chloe Flathers

    Chloe Flathers, about 1 year ago

    wow the perspective is so great! Love this!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Chloe!

  • paulspoon

    paulspoon, about 1 year ago

    This is a great shot Paul. I think that having the people there is better that having it empty. Fantastic.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Paul.. I appreciate your comment about the people.. I agree!

  • midzing

    midzing, about 1 year ago

    perfect image, well done

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Midzing

  • hdphotos

    hdphotos, about 1 year ago

    love this, great lines!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks hdphotos!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper, about 1 year ago

    Lovely curving lines and tones, the people definately add perspective, so much to look at!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Kim.. the people seem to be getting the thumbs up! :-)

  • myart

    myart, about 1 year ago

    Cool image. It’s look very good.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Cheers myart!

  • pmistric

    pmistric, about 1 year ago

    This is fantastic. Love how you captured the spiral. Beautiful architecture and I like how you have humans in this photos for an interesting effect.

  • Madison Ellis

    Madison Ellis, about 1 year ago

    Very cool!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks pmistric and Madison.. another Aye for the people!

  • cynthiab

    cynthiab, about 1 year ago

    stunning details

  • Emma Anderson

    Emma Anderson, about 1 year ago

    Fabulous shot, excellent perspective.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thankyou Cynthia and Alterego!

  • Paul Tait

    Paul Tait, about 1 year ago

    i love the spia effect here. Having the people on the staircase adds to the dynamic feel. Great work!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Paul!

  • Per Einar Gunnarsen  IPA

    Per Einar Gunn..., about 1 year ago

    Wonderful shot, perfect timing and sephia tones

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Per..

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, about 1 year ago

    Beautiful architecture, nice work.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks funkyface.. :-)

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer, about 1 year ago

    sensational lines!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Benjamin!

  • Lisa  Kenny

    Lisa Kenny, about 1 year ago

    Paul this is so good! ~ i love the tones, ..and the compostiion is wonderful!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Lisa.. really appreciate your comment! :-)

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana, about 1 year ago

    awesome shot, good perspective and usage of people for scale and the sepia tone

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks for the comment Paul..

  • Jason Byrne (joB)

    Jason Byrne (joB), about 1 year ago

    interesting perspective!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Cheers Jason!

  • Martin  Mullen

    Martin Mullen, about 1 year ago

    Super image!
    The sepia works well with this, and of course the composition is top notch!
    Excellent!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Martin.. I appreciate the comment!

  • joolz

    joolz, about 1 year ago

    Great capture. I love the sepia tone which emphasizes the age and granduer of the building.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Joolz… the building certainly does have some grandeur to it!

  • Jenny Haskey

    Jenny Haskey, about 1 year ago

    Fantastic perspective, great colour and lovely use of light. Perfect capture too – are those peeps models or is it perfect timing? Amazing shot!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, about 1 year ago

    Thanks Jenny.. The people were memebers of the paying public! I wish I could set up a shoot there! Lucky with the timing I guess! :-)

  • Gracey

    Gracey, 12 months ago

    This is great – shadowing and light work together very well here.

  • rikkipaul

    rikkipaul, 12 months ago

    beautiful treatment.

  • Alan Rodmell

    Alan Rodmell, 12 months ago

    Brilliant shot – everything about this shot works. Well done

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 12 months ago

    Thanks so much Gracey, rikkipaul and Alan.. really appreciate the comments! :-)

  • googa

    googa, 12 months ago

    Fantastic shot well done !

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 12 months ago

    Thanks Googa! :-)

  • CiaoBella

    CiaoBella, 12 months ago

    I love this – just so beautiful

  • Angela  Damecki

    Angela Damecki, 12 months ago

    Nice!

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone, 12 months ago

    It’s a fabulous sight, I’d love to see it in RL! Love the sepia tones

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert, 12 months ago

    Amazing image!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 12 months ago

    Thanks all for all the great comments on this one! :-)

  • Crokus Label

    Crokus Label, 12 months ago

    I like the perspective that the people there add to your photograph… Great shot … :)

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thank you Crokus Label.. greatly appreciated! :-)

  • Hougaard Malan

    Hougaard Malan, 11 months ago

    damn this is amazing….wish i had a building to photograph nearly as great as the vatican.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Damn, thanks hougaard! :-)

  • Samantha Cole-Surjan

    Samantha Cole-..., 11 months ago

    WOW this is splendid! What a gorgeous shot!
    xx Sam

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thanks Sam! :-)

  • Helen Bascom

    Helen Bascom, 11 months ago

    Wow, this is beautiful. The angle of the shot draws the eye down, down, down. Great photograph.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thanks Helen for a great comment.. :-)

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin TobinGreeter, 11 months ago

    Expert shot!
    Love the toning.

  • kaylarenee

    kaylarenee, 11 months ago

    beautiful!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thank you Colin and Kaylarenee.. :-)

  • Lachlan Kent

    Lachlan Kent, 11 months ago

    Very cool.. nice timing to capture the people in the same position spaced evenly apart

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thanks Lachlan… timing can be everything! :-)

  • Joe   Mortelliti

    Joe Mortelliti, 11 months ago

    Neat selection Paul

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thank you Joe.. :-)

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto, 11 months ago

    great piece of work, it’s something different and beautiful, lines are amazing here.. beautifully geometric..

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thank you elbambino for a great comment.. :-)

  • HouseofSixCats

    HouseofSixCats, 11 months ago

    Very cool, great perspective!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    Thanks Houseofsixcats! :-)

  • Christophe Testi

    Christophe Testi, 11 months ago

    Masterpiece. Your work is amazing.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 11 months ago

    WOW! Thank you so much Christophe! :-)

  • Al Neaimi

    Al Neaimi, 11 months ago

    Beautiful , excellent shot

  • Dakolina

    Dakolina, 11 months ago

    this is exceptionally good

  • memory

    memory, 11 months ago

    Your portfolio is crammed with brilliant photography.

  • David Harris

    David Harris, 11 months ago

    Splendid shot! the tones and shadows realy show of this beautiful work of art. Great work Paul.

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta, 11 months ago

    I think of M.C.Escher when I see this. (one of my favourites)
    And yes, it does look like a large shell. I too adore spiral staircases-
    this is propably among the top best 3 I’ve ever seen. (Photographically
    speaking, that is.) Gorgeous work and VERY cool photo!

    I think I prefer it with people. :-)

  • emapearl

    emapearl, 10 months ago

    increbible shot :)

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu, 10 months ago

    awesome work

  • adriano

    adriano, 10 months ago

    Great shot! fav this.

  • Stephen Colquitt

    Stephen Colquitt, 10 months ago

    Another great shot of yours to add to my favs!

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta, 10 months ago

    Did I tell you how much I like this??!

    Oh right.
    Been here.
    Heh…....

  • Birgitta

    Birgitta, 10 months ago

    (seriously, my all time favourite here..of ALL shots.)
    I like it that much.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington, 10 months ago

    another amazing photo.. this image has a great perspective and fantastic lines.. well done

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto, 10 months ago

    MASTERPIECE

  • GingerSnaps

    GingerSnaps, 10 months ago

    Très cool.. I’m actually feeling a little dizzy looking at it..!!
    Beautiful tones and perfect composition

  • earthangel

    earthangel, 10 months ago

    Great stuff , framing is brilliant

  • bites

    bites, 9 months ago

    Unreal!!

  • Daniel  Rarela

    Daniel Rarela, 9 months ago

    Aaaah…. i was here when i visited Rome… this place attracts so many photographers its not even funny… what i love with your shot, however, is that you chose not to include the entire spiral, seeing as to how thats exactly what a lot of people tend to do when they take pictures of this staircase. and the people in this photo really add to it as well, especially since they create their own pattern on the staircase! i.e – 1st stair level is empty, 2nd stair level has a person, 3rd stair level is empty again, 4th stair level has a person, and so on. tonal range is great too!

    hehe i could go on and on but i’ll just say this is an overall brilliant shot and leave it at that! great work, Paul!

  • Lumineux

    Lumineux, 9 months ago

    Phenomenal! You definitely have an eye for a heart stopping composition.

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford, 9 months ago

    Really great work! Love the composition and pov!

  • Weshon  Hornsby

    Weshon Hornsby, 9 months ago

    This is a truly stunning shot!!!

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean, 9 months ago

    I know it’s an incredible staircase isn’t it, i thought my pic of it was nice but this is AWESOME. Well done and i actually love seeing the people in it.

  • Rebs O

    Rebs O, 9 months ago

    great! i agree, the people add to it. what a fab shot!

  • mieclarke

    mieclarke, 9 months ago

    great capture. gorgeous!

  • mhollestelle

    mhollestelle, 8 months ago

    I went with school for a week to Rome, but we didn’t see the Vatican museum, so I missed this. This picture makes me want to go back!

  • bobdollar

    bobdollar, 8 months ago

    awesome! nice work.

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac, 8 months ago

    amazing perspective! just love your creativity and work Paul!

  • Ani Corless

    Ani Corless, 8 months ago

    this one is perfection

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung, 7 months ago

    great photo well done

  • Meagan Miller-McKeever

    Meagan Miller-..., 7 months ago

    This is a beautiful shot. I love the composition.

  • karenanderson

    karenanderson, 7 months ago

    fantastic perspective …. looks great in the sepia … great portfolio Paul and congrats on the Daily wrap interview ….

  • intheflesh

    intheflesh, 7 months ago

    Amazing point of view, great atmosphere. Frozen in time

  • HeatherOwen

    HeatherOwen, 7 months ago

    Beautiful composition…almost hypnotic quality to it. Well done, Paul.

  • Jean M. Laffitau

    Jean M. Laffitau, 7 months ago

    WOW! What a great capture!

  • Craig Goldsmith

    Craig Goldsmith, 6 months ago

    Great timing and composition, this is just a well documented stair case, but your tighter then average crop gives it a fresh new feel.

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung, 5 months ago

    awesome perception, well done

  • David Wyatt

    David Wyatt, 5 months ago

    Fantastic shot!

  • Athena Blanco

    Athena Blanco, 5 months ago

    Beautiful tones and comppsition!

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 5 months ago

    Thanks again to everyone for all your fantastic comments on this.. its definately one of my favourites… :-)

  • augz

    augz, 4 months ago

    Like this very much! Great light and looks great in sepia

  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos, 4 months ago

    Wonderful perspective and tones, this is an awesome shot :)

  • Phil Deaves

    Phil Deaves, 4 months ago

    Wow…this is just amazing. Just about perfect….hard to find any fault. Great work.

  • Paul Tupman

    Paul Tupman, 4 months ago

    Thank you Phil.. I really appreciate that. :-)

  • Naomi Mawson

    Naomi Mawson, 4 months ago

    Beautiful tones and an interesting perspective – I like the way the heads down into the bottom corner.

  • Robyn Carter

    Robyn Carter, 3 months ago

    Fantastic tonal colour and composition.

  • stormyseas

    stormyseas, 3 months ago

    Great symmetry

  • Jacqueline Barreto

    Jacqueline Bar..., 3 months ago

    this is an amazing capture. and you’re right, the people fit well in this shot. i love your treatment. well done.

  • Matt Morton-Allen

    Matt Morton-Allen, 3 months ago

    this is a fantasic shot … i just love it

  • Elana Bailey

    Elana Bailey, 2 months ago

    Fab perspective of this stunning spiral staircase. Love the use of sepia and the people included too. Well done.

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt, 2 months ago

    wow this is breathtaking
    perfectly executed shot!!!!!

  • Crispin  Gardner IPA

    Crispin Gardn..., 2 months ago

    One of the better ones I’ve seen Paul. Love the monotone look and how you’ve captured the two people in the similar position on the stairs. Well done.

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu, 2 months ago

    it is wonderful

  • mausue

    mausue, 2 months ago

    Great image. Love the perspective and sense of balance created by the two people walking down the stairs. Nice detail and tone :)

  • RavenRidgePhoto

    RavenRidgePhoto, 2 months ago

    all i can say i WOW!!

  • tbealle

    tbealle, about 1 month ago

    WOW! This is a stunning shot!!! Love it :) Nice work, and great eye!

  • Mui-Ling Teh

    Mui-Ling Teh, about 1 month ago

    I was there last week; it was incredible and I love that staircase!

  • Dan Biggins

    Dan Biggins, 18 days ago

    Great perspective and toning – superb!

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