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Urban Spirit

            Heal's Department Store, London, England

Most photographers in London have seen or even visited the wonderful staircase at the Heal's Department store, the one with the awesome chandelier in the middle of it well this is that same staircase before they renovated it. No chandelier there and looking rather different to what it is now.

Don't get me wrong, I love the new staircase and how it looks now but there is something that I really like about the old staircase, maybe its is honesty and its worn feel or maybe its the fact that it looks slightly uncluttered compared to what it is now,  I am just not sure. My favourite part of the staircase within this photo is the darkening on each stair and how each one is unique and different, to me this is part of the character of the staircase.

Which is your favourite, the way it is here or the way it is now? Cast your votes now :-).

Location Information
Heal's ("Heal and Son Ltd") is a British furniture and furnishing store chain comprising six stores, selling a range of furniture, lighting, accessories, home and garden wares. For over a century it has been known for promoting modern design and employing talented young designers.

Taken in: United Kingdom / England / London / Holborn (show map)

Taken on: October 16, 2012

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Sets appears in: • City and Architecture • Spiral Staircases

Groups appears in: • urban being - the world we built and live in (HQ) • Amateur Photographer Magazine more » • Stair Lovers • London Adventures • Urban Ideal Magazine « less

Camera: Sony SLT-A77V, f/8.0, 0.5 sec, 10mm (=15mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony SLT-A77V
Lens:	28-80mm F3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.5
Focal Length:	10mm (35mm equivalent: 15mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	+0.7 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.1.1 (Macintosh)
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