Lobby of the Hastings Building

 

The third consecutive photograph of the Hastings Building emphasizes the sixteen foot ceilings and a second floor atrium. While spectacular, this feature reduced the rentable space and doomed the building as a commercial success. I am fond of saying the only two things important in photography are where you stand and when you press the shutter. In this photograph, the vantage point is very close to the floor and looking up. This allowed me to include the floor to ceiling view and the relatively wide angle lens distortion played well into the low camera position.