Forgotten Places – Beelitz Heilstätten II

The numerous stairs in the buildings of Beelitz – Heilstätten left the strongest
impression on me..

This is the main entrance to the men living quarters, may be the most impressive hallway in all the buildings.

It was fascinating and difficult at the same time to capture the stairs from different perspectives and the light shining on them. Here a first set of two.

And then a set of different stairs by looking straight up.

I took colour and b/w pictures with different cameras (Leica M9 and Leica Monochrom) In most cases I liked the b/w version more. Compare for yourself.

By post processing the images in Lightroom and Silver Efex Pro 2 one can add contrast, toning etc. to underline the characteristics of the shots. I usually do not use these tools extensively. The following two pictures show what you can do.

Now a set of stairs by first looking up and then looking down.

And to finish off one more random shot and the featured image which I like best.