Peter Morton, Man on the stairs (January Theme: Blue)

This photo was taken at a concert in Olavinlinna (St Olaf’s Castle), a 15th century three tower castle in Savonlinna, Finland. The event was a commemorative concert to celebrate Finland’s independence from Russia. Except for some modern alterations, the castle appears to be much unchanged since 1475 with walls metres thick and huge stone banquet rooms. The stunning concert I attended was lit with a variety of special effects. The lighting in this photo shows a performer leaving the stage and ascending the original stone stairs to the room lit at the top.

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