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			|  | 04/15/2009 08:04:52 PM | 
		| | Ah the magic of Gaudi, the man is perhaps the most creative and innovative architect in modern history. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 10:56:27 PM | 
		| | Nicely framed it kind of makes the stairs look like a snail. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 07:29:42 PM | 
		| | Nice uses of line to draw us into the center. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 03:28:00 PM | 
		| | Creative spiral staircase shot. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 02:32:37 PM | 
		| | Cool.. these stairs look like a sea shell. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 02:28:57 PM | 
		| | I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1113 images, I gave 92 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 92, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge. 
 This looks like a snail! I love the textures and almost powdery feel of the stone. Nice muted colour palatte but nicely saturated. Perfect focal point and depth of field. Good vision.
 
 Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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			|  | 03/17/2009 12:03:59 PM | 
		| | Not voting (at least yet), but I just wanted to say this is great!  Added to favs. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 11:40:45 AM | 
		| | Great shot, I like the lighting, the abstract nature of this. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 10:58:25 AM | 
		| | Almost looks like a seashell, pretty cool. | 
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			|  | 03/17/2009 10:14:19 AM | 
		| | So interesting and organic. I feel it could have done with even bigger depth of field, the centre seems to go into a blur rather than infinity | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 11:02:59 PM | 
		| | Great appearance of depth. Nice lighting all the way down. | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 06:59:39 PM | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 04:33:59 PM | 
		| | cool place...very nice...like your colors and tones... | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 03:32:36 PM | 
		| | Great composition and lighting | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 11:36:55 AM | 
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			|  | 03/16/2009 10:48:07 AM | 
		| | great perspective, five from me ;D brano
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			|  | 03/16/2009 06:18:06 AM | 
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			|  | 03/15/2009 11:51:33 PM | 
		| | This is one of my top 4 images (which all received 10s) in this challenge.  I love the way it looks so organic.  I actually thought it was a shell when I saw the thumbnail (which I saw first), but this is so much better than the shell would have been.  Anyone can shoot a shell, but you saw it in the staircase and processed it masterfully.  I love the DOF, too.  Well done! | 
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			|  | 03/15/2009 10:11:48 PM | 
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			|  | 03/15/2009 06:53:37 PM | 
		| | I like the way this mimics an ammonite, even down to the segmentation. I think it could look a little better with some levels / curves manipulation; I suspect there is some detail that could be recovered from the highlights and shadows. 
 Nice though. 6.
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			|  | 03/15/2009 11:01:37 AM | 
		| | I like the composition but a tweak of contrast would have made it pop | 
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			|  | 03/15/2009 10:27:25 AM | 
		| | Wonderful shot with great perspective. | 
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			|  | 03/15/2009 01:30:03 AM | 
		| | Wonderful light and shape! | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 11:55:06 PM | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 09:01:10 PM | 
		| | At first I wasn't sure if this was a staircase or a seashell. Nicely done and  the comp is perfect. | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 08:03:12 PM | 
		| | Nicely done. I like the geometry and the textures and it looks like natural lighting. The color works too. | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 03:12:47 PM | 
		| | The lighting is just right | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 11:56:21 AM | 
		| | bold perspective, a little too much contrast. Recommend to lighten the dark shadows slightly, 6 | 
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			|  | 03/14/2009 11:17:47 AM | 
		| | It almost looks like a seashell - very cool. | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 08:22:08 PM | 
		| | Looks like the inside of a shell! Nicely seen and taken. | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 07:27:48 PM | 
		| | Voted earlier coming back to vote now. Wow, this looks more like the curl of a nautalus shell then a stone stairway! Angle, how you composed the shot, and lighting help greatly with creating this illusion. The eye really follows the curve/curl down. There is lots of interesting textures carved into the stone or the 'pores' in the stone and well as the curved shapes to hold the eye's attention. | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 06:00:53 PM | 
		| | This is intriguing in that I wonder how many floors it descends(or ascends) | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 04:11:09 PM | 
		| | almost like a shell.   Very interesting image. 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 03:16:05 PM | 
		| | excellent lighting.. wish the dof was just a little larger. like the hues used. 8 | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 01:35:01 PM | 
		| | Great shapes and textures, darks and lights! Very abstract! | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 12:37:06 PM | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 12:36:11 PM | 
		| | I think a little more light down the spiral would have really elevated this image | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 11:12:42 AM | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 10:47:34 AM | 
		| | its like looking at a shell and a stairway:) great focus and texture. lighting is cool too | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 08:33:29 AM | 
		| | A very organic feel to hard stone. | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 06:27:49 AM | 
		| | Great angle and perspective. | 
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			|  | 03/13/2009 05:32:21 AM | 
		| | interesting choice for a photo, i like the gum on the floor | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 10:28:24 PM | 
		| | Reminds me of a sea shell! Nicely composed. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 09:30:14 PM | 
		| | Great eye, and great use of shadows.  I love how the spiral draws the eye down the core, and the straight lines of the stairs curl around it. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 08:39:36 PM | 
		| | This is so beautiful. It looks like a sea shell also! | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 05:07:35 PM | 
		| | nice stairwell find, looks like a snail | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 04:28:27 PM | 
		| | That is on beautiful stair case all stone. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 02:34:56 PM | 
		| | Great perspective.  Nice shot. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 02:10:38 PM | 
		| | I love this staircase.  Nice shot with a good composition.  I wish it were a bit sharper. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 02:02:06 PM | 
		| | I think I recognise this staircase - Sagrada Familia in Barcelona? Cool shot. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 12:12:55 PM | 
		| | great shot, interesting angle, great composition | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 09:48:03 AM | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 09:46:25 AM | 
		| | Nice detail and lighting. Interesting perspective. Passes for a seashell in the thumbnail which is cool. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 07:48:23 AM | 
		| | Nice view down the steps, I like how the shadows are falling. | 
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			|  | 03/12/2009 05:44:52 AM | 
		| | Nice use of light and shape | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 10:43:21 PM | 
		| | The thumbnail makes it looks like some sort of nautilus or shell or whatever.. Its cool to see that its a narrow stairway. | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 07:42:25 PM | 
		| | That looks like a fun place to photograph | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 06:41:04 PM | 
		| | Nice play of light on the steps. | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 11:58:52 AM | 
		| | Is that chewing gum on the steps? | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 11:23:46 AM | 
		| | Cool. I might have placed the ending point on the top right third to get the golden section going on! | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 07:52:42 AM | 
		| | Almost looks like a shell,  very nice. | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 04:44:26 AM | 
		| | Very neat capture. Almost looks like a shell at first! | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 02:43:08 AM | 
		| | give me virtigo to look down the middle | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 01:45:42 AM | 
		| | Lovely lighting and composition. | 
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			|  | 03/11/2009 12:25:28 AM | 
		| | like a snail shell... the light makes this shot, nice | 
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