Ascendance

One of the architectural features of Oklahoma State University is the Noble Research Center, which I have walked past many times but never actually visited until recently. The south face of the building is dominated by a series of massive louvers which serve to create a fantastic sense of open space and scale in the inner lobby which makes the building ideal for photography. All the light and shadows playing off the various features inside work together to create an environment with so many photographic possibilities it's difficult to know where to start. Unfortunately with a 50mm lens on a crop sensor camera, it's a somewhat tricky proposition to capture the sense of grandeur and open air that is better suited for a much wider lens. I tried a few shots just looking up at the roof but those didn't work at all, so instead I figured I would focus on one of the metal stair railings as a way of giving a bit of context to what would otherwise just be a photo of the ceiling.

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