Backstage Space, Hershey Theater

[Ricochetrider]

Took this pic with my phone this evening at work. It’s an upstairs space backstage at a theater I work at. Fired it off then didn’t really look at it until I got home. Turns out I really like it, enough to post it here for critique. 
iPhone 13 Pro Max 

What do you think? 

Edited December 1, 2022 by Ricochetrider

[mikemorrellNL]

I like everything about this photo: 

- interesting form of the spiral staircase (echoed by the shadow on the wall)

- the dame goes for the 'mesh' shadow repeated on the walls and ceilings

- the 'dark and moody' atmosphere

- the warm, rich, brown/organe colors offset by contrasting blues

- sense of looking 'upwards' towards the ceiling while wondering 'what does the staircase lead down to?'

Opening the photo in a new tab (for me in Chrome) shows it against a black background which IMHO looks better. Set against black, you can really see how the edges in parts of the photo merge into the background.

Congrats!

[SilverDog]

Nice composition. Light from below, from the side and above makes for some interesting patterns.

[michael_kucinich]

I find the spiral staircase interesting. To my eye, the light on the bricks on the right side is somewhat distracting. Nice color.

[AlanKlein]

Nice shot.  One of the actors on the stairs would make it more interesting.

[pavel_l.]

Nice shot. This collage of stairs and shadows reminds me constructivism (avanguard movement the beginning of 20th century.)

Cheers.

[hjoseph7]

The lighting on this one is excellent. You would expect a lot of harsh shadows in a scene like this, but there aren't many. Nice composition.

[Ricochetrider]

Thanks for the kind words, everybody. I appreciate your input.

 

I like the way the blocky, square-edged elements fill up the scene but are softened somewhat by the curvaceous, winding stairway, which is nicely accented by its own shadow on the wall. I tried  it in B&W thinking it'd be noir-ish but in the end the warm color palette won me over. 

Edited December 7, 2022 by Ricochetrider

[JDMvW]

Like Pavel, I like the Constructivist like composition.

[derrick_sorensen]

Crazy how good phones are now! Nice shot! 

[Ricochetrider]

On 12/18/2022 at 7:18 PM, derrick_sorensen said:

Crazy how good phones are now! Nice shot! 

Yeah seriously.
I recently had a phone pic printed in a large-ish 11x17 format. It’s way better than I ever would have expected 

[ericphelps]

Like it a lot! No suggestions but just for fun I would have tried a shot from outside the actual staircase to simply show the shadows on the brick wall. Might not have been possible tho...

[Edwin Barkdoll]

I like this one a lot, but I prefer it in BW – the colors, although very appealing detract, to my eyes, from the serpentine shape of the staircase which, again to my eyes, is the focal point of the photo.