Feeling Dizzy?

Mikehamilton · 2 Feb 2012

Hello

Had a wander around the city of london today, and i fancied going to the top of the monument, so got a snap of the spiral stairs.

Spiral Stairs by Mike-Hamilton Photography, on Flickr

C&C welcome

Mike

wildsam90 · 2 Feb 2012

Brilliant shot,
Love how my eyes are taken slowly into the middle every time

Could i ask what lens you used?
Thanks
Sam

Mikehamilton · 2 Feb 2012

Cheers, it was taken with my EF-S 15-85mm @ 15mm i think.

Using live view too as i was not going to lean over them and use the viewfinder!

lfc1892 · 3 Feb 2012

Not an easy shot to carry off, but the out of focus front of the shot really distracts and the camera isn't central. Live view certainly would help, but even then, not easy. Ideally needed to be further forward so central and either use smaller aperture if not enough light, focus at hyperfocal or crop in to remove the OOF bits.

Sko77y · 3 Feb 2012

Would agree that the steps to the left of the picture are distracting, possibly a tighter crop?

Excellent photo all the same, would be scared I dropped my camera

Mikehamilton · 3 Feb 2012

Cheers, ill have a crop later on when i get home

mancubus · 3 Feb 2012

Wonderful compostion, like it alot.

Mikehamilton · 3 Feb 2012

Thanks Mick

Mikehamilton · 4 Feb 2012

anyone else?

mrtoad · 4 Feb 2012

Mikehamilton said:
anyone else?

just what the rest said...the crop even if you lose some steps wont matter a lot
live view...is that using the screen on the back of the body?
cheers
geof

gramps · 4 Feb 2012

Mikehamilton said:
Using live view too as i was not going to lean over them and use the viewfinder!

Spolied the whole effect now

Great pic, well taken ... even if it was from the safe angle.