Exercise: diagonals

IMG_3128, a photo by caroline..collins on Flickr.

Above the reception desk was this gorgeous staircase that continued up and around the reception area in a lovely square. I feel that the angle of this diagonal reduces the feeling of movement, if I'd taken the image with the stairs showing the feeling of movement would be enhanced. I initlally took this picture in b&w which highlighted the shape of the stairs and the iron work very well but I chose the coloured image as the wood adds warmth.