Club Knoll's "Belvedere" on LF
at Oak Knoll Naval Hospital, Oakland, Calif.
A cupola consists of a dome-shaped or quadrilateral-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and provide ventilation. The word comes, through Italian, from the lower Latin ‘cupula’ (classical Latin ‘cupella’ from the Greek ‘kupellon’) small cup (lat. ‘cupa’) indicating a vault resembling an upside down cup.
If the cupola can be reached by climbing a stairway inside the building, it is referred to as a belvedere or widow’s walk. Some cupolas, called lanterns, have small windows which illuminate the areas below.
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6 comments
Stephen wrote...
Incredible photo! That's where you were for so long. We thought you fell off the roof!
upshift wrote...
Man, every time I see a shot from that LF rig of yours, I am always blown away. Excellent photo, Jon!
Scott Haefner wrote...
The clouds and lighting are so surreal.
Jonathan Haeber wrote...
Thanks, gentlemen. Always a pleasure to receive praise.
lens flare wrote...
IMHO your best LF exposure yet. You need to print some of these puppies.
Top notch.