Level 2 Inverted

Although it is not usually my go, my good friend and colleague talked me into playing with my original Level 2 image to have some fun with it. I have come to the conclusion that architects either spend way too much time on ceiling detail or, when trimming back during projects, developers tend to cut costs in other areas. As the inverted image suggests, if the developers had presented the ceiling on the floor they may well have found themselves with a more interesting, albeit harder to clean, entrance to the arcade. I not sure that I feel completely comfortable with this type of approach to my photography (I would have preferred a stronger composition to begin with) but I think that this image is a more interesting interpretation that the original …

Level 2

I often pass this side entrance to one of the busier shopping arcades in the city and never really give it a second look, but in the early morning light with few people around it almost begs one to wander in and discover what is around the corner. This was not an easy shot to hand hold and get enough depth of field (OM4, f1.8 50mm zuiko, f8, HP5) so I braced myself against a chair. Even with some selective cropping I am not sure of the composition, maybe it would work better if I rotated it 90 degrees so the gentle curves on the ceiling were on the bottom …