Fire Escape, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 2025.
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Healy Hall (Detail), Georgetown University
Washington, DC 27 April 2025 Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 HR-Digiron-W (@ f/6.3) lens. Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50), Cambo WRS-5005 Camera (Shifted vertically -22mm).Flickr
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Matt Blaze
in reply to Matt Blaze • • •Captured with the Rodenstock 70mm/5.6 HR-Digiron-W (@ f/6.3) lens. Phase One IQ4-150 back (@ ISO 50), Cambo WRS-5005 Camera (shifted vertically -22mm, pushing the limits of the lens). 16x9 crop.
This fire escape stairwell, retrofitted onto the back of Georgetown's Healy Hall, reminded me a bit of a Piet Mondrian painting. Hard afternoon shadows added to the abstract view.
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in reply to Matt Blaze • • •Very interesting. It reminds me of some of the railing work at the Marin County Civic Center, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Closeup photo here:
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Other similar railing work can be seen on photo 3 on this page (which includes the context for the above photo) along with many other interesting design elements:
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Marin County Civic Center Historical Marker
www.hmdb.orgEleanor Saitta
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