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A truly grand stairway in the National Art Museum in Mexico City. Not an easy shot because of the lighting contrasts. But I think the picture captures the drama of this architectural experience - the wide sweep of the stairway balanced by the vertical elegance of the classical columns.
Edited and converted to black and white in Photoshop.
Camera: Sony DSC-RX100 with integrated lens.
ISO: 1600
Aperture: f/6.3
Speed: 1/10 Sec
Focal Length: 10.4mm
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Stairway, National Art Museum, Mexico City
Photographer: Frederick Allstetter
rick8x | May 28, 2016
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Dimensions: 1650x2475
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Filed Under: Picture This: The Power of B&W
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