Hidden stairs...

[xystren]

It was quite interesting, just happen to be off the path a bit and noticed these.

[Frog]

Maybe from an undiscovered ancient civilization ?

Great find. My problem with the pic is that the stairs aren't obvious enough. I had to look for them.
I think closer with less background would work better.

[xystren]

Maybe from an undiscovered ancient civilization ?

Great find. My problem with the pic is that the stairs aren't obvious enough. I had to look for them.
I think closer with less background would work better.

Hey Frog,

Nahh, I doubt from an ancient civilization... I kept it in that way to keep them hidden. I'll attach another picture where they are less secret.

How does this one work?

[Frog]

I like the second composition much better.
The harsh light is a problem though. Can you get there sometime with softer light?

[xystren]

I like the second composition much better.
The harsh light is a problem though. Can you get there sometime with softer light?

Unlikely I will be able to get there again for a long while - back in Chicago now. It would be something nice to reshoot under better lighting.

I played around a bit with the exposure level (shot in raw). This tones down the harshness (or should I say the washed-out feel) I think, but I'm not sure if it's an great improvement or not ... Comments?

[xystren]

I will be eventually, but was several years since I had been there. I'll play around some more with some post production and see if I can tone down the lighting.

Thanks for your comments.

[hminx]

The second version of the stairs is a better composition but the stairs are too centralized and should be placed a little to the right. As to the harshness of the light, as mentioned by Frog, you could possibly try a warming filter in PP. A bit of sharpening might also help

[GB1]

Nice find, but technically the photo needs better technique with respect to sharpness, exposure and composition (in that the foreground blurry branch interferes with the view). I do like the way you showed the surroundings and didn't zoom in so close that you lost the context and that it is almost hidden. Maybe walking around and looking for a better angle, and using a tripod, would improve the composition and sharpness.

I've stumped across things like this out west, in the mountains, where people have carved stairs out of solid rock. I bet it was a lot of work .. but some of them look awesome

G