Eye of the Staircase

This favorite image of mine has a briefer story - taken in one of the Dupont mansions in Delaware, the only point of interest is that I literally was on the floor with a tripod trying to get this photo while the tour group I was part of stood collectively gawking at me (I happened to be slightly behind the tour guide, trying very hard not to cross the red velvet ropes of death keeping me from being where I needed to be). Sometimes it's not easy to get the photo. And sometimes I don't. This time, I did. : )