Steps, Stairs and Escalators
Nadia

Steps, Stairs and Escalators

January 2024

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A great winning image, this view captures a couple walking up the steps on the right, and a couple who are at the top in the shadows on the left. Striking a perfect balance. I love the clouds, shadows, and buildings either side. The main couple make this shot work so well, as they are not walking up the central stairs.

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An electric blue, slow exposure going up an escalator. This image leaves me with more questions than answers, but I like that about it. Nicely framed and balanced, how was it taken? Was the camera travelling up the escalator , or stationary? I think stationary, but the escalator was travelling.

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When do we ever see the underneath of random people's feet? The only time is whilst looking up at a glass walkway or steps like this image. Intriguing view, lovely shadows, and graphic nature. With a shutter speed of 1/8000th of a second, the feet are frozen.

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**This contest is open to photographers ranked 1001+ in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Whether spiral, straight, wooden or metal‚ architects of all eras have found creative and pleasing ways to weave steps and stairs into their buildings. Escalators might offer a little less opportunity for design flair, but as photographic subjects they all share the same visual opportunities - an array of patterns, repetitions, and leading lines that are impossible to ignore.