"The Root Staircase"

[Tex Schneider]

"The Root Staircase"

The Rookery Building

Chicago, Illinois ~ USA

The Rookery Building is a National Historical Landmark in Chicago. Originally built in 1888, the lobby was remodeled in 1905 by Frank Lloyd Wright. (EDIT) The staircase was designed by John Root.

All comments are welcome.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Very neat take on this unusual staircase, would you call it a half spiral? You have it aligned perfectly.

 

[Tex Schneider]

Very neat take on this unusual staircase, would you call it a half spiral? You have it aligned perfectly.

You should have seen the workshop group taking turns trying to capture this image. We had to lie down on a set of stairs, the 7th step to be precise, and placement needed to be exact. One inch movement in either left or right direction on the step put the image off balance. Then you needed to hold your breath while trying to align it all up. Several attempts were necessary. Luckily, we had a private tour, but we were on a very short timeline!

Thanks Ben!

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat image as well as the tale describing getting the capture. That would take a very precise setup for the effect to work.

 

[JimFox]

This is very cool Tex. It's almost an abstract. Looking at it, I really can't tell if I am at the bottom looking up, or if I am at the top looking down.

 

[JimFox]

Congrats on the Daily Featured Post Tex!

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Beautiful image, Tex and congratulations on your Daily Featured Post.

 

[Amy Nelson]

Very impressive and well done, Congratulations!

 

[Jim Dockery]

Well done.

 

[Tex Schneider]

Thank you for the kind words everyone!

And thanks for the Daily Featured Post, Jim!

 

[Jeffrey]

Very nice imaging, Tex. Slight shadow recovery might help, but not necessary.

 

[Joe Colozzo]

congrats on the daily feature, and that is one sweet perspective shot!!! Very NICE!!!

 

[ckcarr]

Very nice!
Chicago has some amazing architectural and real city photographic opportunities.

Why were you in Chicago?

 

[Tex Schneider]

Very nice!
Chicago has some amazing architectural and real city photographic opportunities.

Why were you in Chicago?

Thanks for the kind words. Here is a brief explanation of why I was in Chicago.

Recently, I had the privilege of spending six days in Chicago participating in an architecture photography workshop with professional photographer Justin Reznick. It was an amazing experience, taught by a Master instructor and photographer. Here is a brief trip review: Six full days - from before sunrise until after sunset; the app on my iphone says I walked 37.2 miles - 84,587 steps - while carrying a 20 pound photo backpack; I enjoyed meeting up and shooting with a photography friend on the same trip; I met three new interesting photographers; I learned more about architecture photography while experiencing a very interesting city. It is possible I might be getting too old for all of that walking!!

 

[AlanLichty]

That does add some context to the neat shots you have been posting. Knowing where to go to get shots like this is everything. 37 miles in days? That's pretty good exercise.