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She's Reading No3 (for fans of Coffee-table Books)

Photography Atmosphere/Mood posted on Sep 18, 2010
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This image was taken last autumn at the public library in Scorz�¨, a pretty town in the province of Venice where a number of graffiti writers and muralists from the region held a collective art exhibition. The place is also used for conferences, and one was going on while I was admiring the artworks and taking photos. I don't know who the lady and the young girl are, but they looked as if waiting for someone to finish whatever he was doing. In the meantime the girl looked at me until she got bored, and the mother looked at the coffee-table books on display. I love art coffee-table books and exhibition catalogues immoderately. When I go to an exhibition, whatever the subject, I usually buy the catalogue, and sometimes I even read it through. As for expensive coffee-table books, with their wonderful photos and glossy pages, I usually go to the remainder bookshop near home to look for a bargain. Thank you for your kind comments.

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magnus073

10:52AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Wonderful pic Sandra, you honestly couldn't have chosen a better setting to represent the perfect spot to enjoy a book. The art sets this area off so well and makes it even more inviting.

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MagikUnicorn

11:00AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

B E A U T Y

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claude19

11:03AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

SPLENDID shot in an interior ! Wonderful mood for a reader !!! SPLENDID

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lyron

11:10AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Excellent work!!

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carlx

11:14AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Nice place and capture!!!

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Faemike55

11:29AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Wonderful scene and setting! It's nice to take the time to just sit and read

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brycek

11:49AM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Lovely spot and capture!!

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renecyberdoc

12:27PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

wonderful journey the last couple of days into bookworld.

alanwilliams

12:36PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

art on the page, and art on the wall, the perfect combination.

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MOSKETON

12:39PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

GENIAL.

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NitraLing

12:54PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

This is cool!!!!!

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durleybeachbum

1:23PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

My best buy was a Lucian Freud catalogue going very cheap because the cover had a tear. Magic! Superb image!

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MaraP

1:54PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Fantastic mood, thx for sharing!

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flora-crassella

2:28PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

wonderful mood! GREAT piture!!!!!

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Madbat

2:36PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

I like that library, it looks nice and cosy.

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jeroni

4:43PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Fantastic light and mood

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bazza

5:21PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Lovely capture Sandra, the lighting is wonderful..

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drifterlee

6:33PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Cool shot and lighting!!

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Minda

7:11PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

i like the way u captured this sandra very nice..

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wysiwig

7:17PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

Superb composition. Outstanding image.

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jocko500

7:43PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

love the lighting as it hits the floor. this is cool

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mgtcs

7:45PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

a wonderful composition, fantastic work!

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danapommet

10:06PM | Sat, 18 September 2010

WOW!! I love that blue graffiti art. Dana

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Hendesse

4:21AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

Wonderful shot, I love the colors and the mood.

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mariogiannecchini

5:11AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

Una bella immagine , molto bene imterpretata !Che ti documenti e' chiaro dalle belle spiegazioni che aggiungi di solito alle tue immagini.Spiegazioni che leggo sempre con grande interesse .

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jmb007

7:47AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

bel endroit pour lire!!

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dochtersions

7:49AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

Great mood, great place to read several books ;-)

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mickuk50

9:34AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

There`s nothing better than a quiet spot to read a book :o) Mick

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virginiese

10:27AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

excellent capture of the atmopshere ! excellent work !

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anahata.c

11:22AM | Sun, 19 September 2010

I'm only back for one comment per gallery today (still can't be here much, unfortunately), so I won't comment on the art series yet. (Sorry! It's still to come...) I instead jumped to this most recent image, part of another wholly delightful and thought-provoking series of yours, which I'm so happy you're continuing. The image itself is so fascinating & rich: A dark enclosed space, the constant verticals in the windows and the tall painting between them, and the girl walking right in front of that painting (that's a great addition, Sandra, it's terrific), even the metal frame between the two seats in the front. And in the angles/perspective lines, which make for a very vertical experience. I can't help but feel it's like a coffee-table-room chapel (as chapels & churches have those ascending lines & lights). I mean, your light has an almost mystical glow---on the table and through the windows. It's as if this space were supposed to glow and be private & sacred, a little temple to the book. Considering the allure of the coffee table book---a miniaturization of whole tracts of the world crammed into a single book---it's fitting. And as for coffee table books themselves: That's why they're so appealing, to my mind. They bring whole worlds under two covers, and so vividly. Wonderful evocation in image and thoughts, and a delightful topic (reading/books, as seen through art). I'll comment on the other works over time, I promise, but for today at least I finally got back here between absences, and got to tell you what a joy these series are. I don't know how you got that girl, but it's one of those moments in a photograph where the gods seem to conspire with the artist. It's the final jewel in the crown. (Sign her up! Pronto!)

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