Central Spine, Musée d’Orsay – Paris, France

Behold the central spine of the Musée d’Orsay — crafted from an old train station — a fusion of classic and modern architecture. With my love of buildings, you can understand why I love this structure. However, surprisingly, I also love this art museum. Something that I thought I would never say about an art museum. I’ll explain why in future posts.

Unlike the Louvre, which is sprawling and overwhelming, the Musée d’Orsay’s central hallway organizes the space. While significantly smaller than the Louvre, it was larger than it looked, with multiple rooms tucked beyond the central vaulted ceiling.

I used the same slow shutter speed trick I used in this image to create the motion blur. Half of a second handheld courtesy of the in-lens image stabilization on the Fujifilm 16-80mm f4. The motion blur adds some additional drama to an already dramatic space.

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