La Grand Trianon

Taken in the palace of Versailles, I was really drawn to the floor patterns and I enjoyed the people that populated the scene. In particular in this image I have a gathering of men, of all ages, playing all sorts of different roles. The grandfather and child were present all the time I was shooting but when the male couple came into the scene, it really came together. I had quite a lot of time to think about the main design of the image so was very careful to make sure that the light was hanging centrally and matched up with the mid line of the door at the back. I do have a composite with a darker exposure I could use, but prefer the high key effect.
Black and white conversion to focus on tone, as the colour story wasnt important.