The ceiling texture is fascinating. At first glance, it almost overwhelms the rest of the picture. The escalators and stairs are too dark, which hides their texture for comparison.

I see what you mean. Maybe I can try and dodge those textures in. I'll give it a whirl. BUt that ceiling is amazing. If you ever come out of the Wall St. station in NYC, you'll see it.

I sure wouldn't want to be feeling off if I were having to walk up the stairs towards that ceiling. It is dizzying! I think the off kilter angle adds to that effect too.

I think you have captured a good range of tones in this image. The darkness of the bottom half doesn't bother me as much as the angle, and the bit of overhang at the top. I think there's so much going on in the frame it may have had more impact if the middle railing ran right up the center of the frame. But if you were aiming for an uncomfortable effect, then it's perfect as it is.

The more I think about it, the more I think I like that contrast between the bright lights on top and the darkness of the bottom. It speaks of climbing out of the darkness, and all those other cliches about finding the light.

I don't know what your level of Photoshop knowledge is, but if you do want to try to lighten the escalators or stairs, could I suggest you use a curves adjustment layer and masking instead of dodging?

Hmm..I don't think this fits the theme very well. I get the feeling of a department store opposed to a big city.

That's ok, Daniel. To me, this is the subway station at Wall St. Maybe because I know that it feels so Big City to me. The ceiling and tile work, the stone, etc... anyway, it strikes me that way which is why I posted it here. Thanks.

i like this photo-and maybe if there were more commuters on the stairs it would have felt like a bigger city-nice shot though