Three to Stand Alone

 I was given an assignment to take twenty pictures of a single object and then choose three I thought were best.  I chose the following:




Of the entire staircase I choose a "normal" exposure.  This particular staircase is rather dark, but I darkened it a bit myself by increasing shutter speed.  This way the staircase is not too light, but is also not too dark.  You can still see quite a bit of detail.

Interested in a brighter staircase, I choose a slower shutter speed to let more light in.  More detail is seen in the stairs, but not quite in the wall, giving a dream-like effect.

Doom, doom, doom. . .  This version of the staircase gives a gloomy, looming feeling.  By increasing the shutter speed quite a bit, I allowed this photo to be born.  The reflections are evident, giving a source of light when there appears to be none.