Perspective: Compression

I took this photo a few years ago on a coach trip to the town of Pompadour (home of the French National Stud). There’s an extravagantly-decorated chapel (The Chapel of St Blaise) in a nearby village and while inside I pointed my camera through the open door.

It looks almost like a framed two-dimensional picture, but the optical effect of using a long lens compresses the perspective so that in fact there are at least four ‘planes’ in the image. Beyond the door there are two unseen sidewalks and a road before you get to the steps, at the top of which is a narrow terrace before you get to the wall and the front door.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Interesting Perspectives