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Loretto Staircase in Santa Fe

The historic miraculous staircase inside the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The historic miraculous staircase inside the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots June 18, 2014
Beautiful shot!
Sebastiaan
 
Sebastiaan July 02, 2014
Very difficult to choose the right award for this beautiful capture, very nice contrast and working with lines, well done!!!
eddiepierce
 
eddiepierce July 04, 2014
Very cool!
skywatcher
 
skywatcher September 30, 2014
Love this :)
roccochiara
 
roccochiara April 19, 2015
eccezionale davvero!!!
l'abbiamo visitata!
..umanamente impossibile...
complimenti per la foto!


!!!
farlow
 
farlow July 14, 2015
Beautifully done. This is not an easy place to shoot--great use of light. I admire your effort. Congratulations.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots August 21, 2015
Beautiful B&W capture! Congrats.
RCrook Premium
 
RCrook October 06, 2015
I am from Santa Fe and this is one of my favourite places on this planet. You photographed it with reverence, thank you.
rushewallace
 
rushewallace December 21, 2016
Love the chose of black and white
AbdullahMdHasan
 
AbdullahMdHasan May 06, 2017
Soo Cool ! is it HDR
chaddunn
 
chaddunn May 07, 2017
I've been here before and the stair case is amazing in this picture and in person
SixxLoveCrue
 
SixxLoveCrue May 07, 2017
I love going to see this staircase! I am from NM and so proud of what we have to offer!
dwatts
dwatts May 09, 2017
I'm also from NM and you're right, we have so much to offer photographically! Not just SF, but the entire state has so much to offer!
EvanKor
 
EvanKor May 08, 2017
Amazing!
dwatts
 
dwatts May 09, 2017
Nice capture! I was there in the fall 2016, but there were so many people I couldn't get a good shot of the stairs! It was built without the use of nails or screws!
Linda49
 
Linda49 May 10, 2017
Magnificent!!
richardalliers
 
richardalliers May 12, 2017
Great perspective on this theme
HeartofIllinoisan
 
HeartofIllinoisan June 09, 2017
I love how you captured a "mystical" quality to the staircase. Great use of light and shadows.
joybello PRO+
 
joybello June 21, 2017
Beautiful lighting, well composed shot! I too use Photomatix pro. I really like the advice you give in the feedback. I think you're totally right. It doesn't depend so much on the equipment, but the photographer to get the right shot.
joybello PRO+
 
joybello June 21, 2017
My last comment didn't sound right. I'm getting tired. I meant the education of the photographer makes more difference than the equipment.
ahtzac
 
ahtzac April 04, 2019
wow!
SRH749
 
SRH749 December 25, 2019
STUNNING!!!! Just stunning!
mcampi Platinum
 
mcampi January 15, 2020
Wonderful and tough shot to capture.. Congrats on capturing this interesting subject.
DENISHELENE
 
DENISHELENE February 11, 2020
Bon équilibre des tons
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 June 22, 2020
Magnificent capture with marvelous B&W tones. Congratulations on your awards. Now I'd love to see this staircase!
markkrause PRO
 
markkrause January 08, 2022
Could be a 'Stairway to Heaven'. Wonderful capture in this choice of B&W.
OnTheGoPhotographer PRO
 
OnTheGoPhotographer July 15, 2022
This is the famous staircase inside the Loretta Chapel in Santa Fe Mexico. There is some beautiful story connected to the staircase. It had to be amazing to see it. It is definitely on my bucket list of things to see in my lifetime.
OnTheGoPhotographer PRO
 
OnTheGoPhotographer July 15, 2022
I just watched a series on NETFLIX called The UnXplained with William Shatner. It talked all about this Chapel and this famous staircase.
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