This photograph is a tribute to Tice’s Factory Facade, Spruce Street, Paterson, NJ, 2003. Though the shadow patterns from the stairs are different than in his photograph, I found that these shadows were perfect as well. They line up with the stairs and highlight them, making them stand out from the building, forming a great contrast.

Of the photographs I took of this scene, this was the point of view I liked the best, lining up the horizontal stairs at the bottom with the base of the picture. This point of view draws a viewer’s eyes up the building, an effect I find very interesting. The main subject, the staircase, is centered and though the building cuts off on the left, the sky is a similar enough color to not throw off the weight on that side a great deal. I feel that this image is very focused, and contains a lot of clear detail, such as shadows between individual bricks and underneath the ivy.

Though this point of view was the best photograph I took of this scene, I would have liked to get a better one, like Tice’s. However, I was limited by the space in the alleyway where I took this. Also, I feel as though a scene with less ivy and graffiti would have had a greater effect, since these draw a viewer’s attention away from the main subject, the fire escape.