• Bubbles!! of light... lol - Momo Lolli
  • Dreamy huh? :D

Day Dreaming in the Library

I love when books are made with paper that has rough edges. I had been photographing art supplies in our library and I looked up and decided to grab a couple of my favorites - A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket.

Canon XS 1000d
shot in Raw
Editted in a Raw Plug-in for Gimp in Linux/Ubuntu
Natural Light from Windows (...did I use a flash too..? hm..)
Flare added in post process.

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Anand Krishna G, Simon Birky Hartmann, this.is.who.is.fi, D a J e *, and 942 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. eidog (9 months ago | reply)

    I think the highlight was unnecessary. But the picture is amazing. Paper books a hundred times better than e-books.

  3. ♥ Moa Maria (9 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot!

  4. Luz de Luna ❥ (9 months ago | reply)

    awesome photo!!!

  5. summer salt2010 (9 months ago | reply)

    I love the light in this!! : )

  6. Joey Monk (9 months ago | reply)

    Superb... well done!

  7. sᴏρніα (9 months ago | reply)

    Stunning! The light and flare are just...*-*

  8. chris_t1990 (9 months ago | reply)

    Love paper books, especially old and leather-bound. Personally not a fan of the light flare, I think it distracts from the textures.

  9. KatherineGrace21 (9 months ago | reply)

    awesome.

  10. xoandrea101xo1 (9 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful Colors and Tones!! absolutely Amazing <3

  11. .Morning. (9 months ago | reply)

    Love this photo!

  12. lesandsunnie (9 months ago | reply)

    I love this. Instant favorite!

  13. Kletia Garies (9 months ago | reply)

    gorgeous image!

  14. abby-lynne (9 months ago | reply)

    THIS IS FAB! one of my favs!

  15. Khwla Albhijan (9 months ago | reply)

    Iloveit

  16. Nuckols Photography (9 months ago | reply)

    Great shot, ruined it with the flare

  17. BriannaJayde Photography (9 months ago | reply)

    holy crap. this is phenomenal! congrats on flickr blog :)

  18. tothenewlow (9 months ago | reply)

    this is lovely!

  19. Farman22 (9 months ago | reply)

    absolutely stunning , love the flare ,congrats on flickr blog

  20. "The Rob" (9 months ago | reply)

    Great use of light, tools, and color.

  21. Deeyan Savitri (9 months ago | reply)

    lovely pic..

  22. verslibre (9 months ago | reply)

    I love that I could tell from a small thumbnail these were Lemony Snicket books. Great shot!

  23. metaphorae (9 months ago | reply)

    oh those are great editions....and what a lovely shot!

  24. Noah Stephens (9 months ago | reply)

    Hmm. The flare looks kinda fake :(

  25. Laura Josephine (9 months ago | reply)

    WOW!! Why all the sudden interest in this picture?! Thank you, everyone! This is a big surprise to me. What do you mean by "congrats on flickr blog"? Where's that?

    Thanks for all the comments and faves! Wow!
    And I guess the flare is a love it or hate it kind of thing :) I really do appreciate the constructive criticism.

  26. Haley'sEndeavor (9 months ago | reply)

    Flickr Blog is on you're home page, to the side :) and you're picture is posted there :) CONGRATS :) ps. LOVE the flare!

  27. Laura Josephine (9 months ago | reply)

    Ooo yep there it is!! I usually ignore the right side of the home page haha. Thank you :D

  28. dee jay mickey (9 months ago | reply)

    i just love this pic! :) Kudos!

  29. nab. [deleted] (9 months ago | reply)

    lovely!

  30. Hugo.Cesar (9 months ago | reply)

    I like the lightning effect.

  31. █ fo112 █ (9 months ago | reply)

    Nice Picture!! labels=1 labels=1 labels=1 map

  32. Dennis JVI (9 months ago | reply)

    Very nice! Nice light leak! Very deeep... :D

  33. acciopancakes (9 months ago | reply)

    I instantly knew what these books are~ Great shot!

  34. Jose Canamares (9 months ago | reply)

    fantastic tonal range, and the flare is lovely

  35. Rencha (9 months ago | reply)

    So beautiful!

  36. unstablance (9 months ago | reply)

    The light is awesome!!!
    Atmosphere is warm~

  37. Martije (9 months ago | reply)

    yummy! a dream pic for any book lover (like myself). so lovely, totally fave!

  38. monaagnes (9 months ago | reply)

    great effect ;)

  39. Mmolnes (9 months ago | reply)

    Great picture! Love the books, love the lighting and the effect of the light. Wish I was this good :-)

  40. nikki.tanikawa (9 months ago | reply)

    Very nice shot!!!

  41. -sina- (9 months ago | reply)

    My favorite subject! Beautifully captured!

  42. Moved...:: (9 months ago | reply)

    A Mazing

  43. suntale (9 months ago | reply)

    Nice work. Thanks!

  44. Roser <needsmorecaffeine> (9 months ago | reply)

    I love them too!!! This is a perfect shot!
    Congrats for the Blog! ;-)

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  48. Rebecca seals_ (9 months ago | reply)

    awesome lighting, love it

  49. lonelywhitelights [deleted] (9 months ago | reply)

    This photograph would be a million times better without the Photoshop lens flare (they never, ever look good!)

  50. Appleton Junior (9 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic photo. Love the light in this photo...

  51. Emerald Ola (9 months ago | reply)

    I love this effect! :)))

  52. martinak15 (9 months ago | reply)

    I love the circles of light!:)

  53. Emily.p (9 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful picture. ;D

  54. Redemptionsongsஜ (9 months ago | reply)

    Nice shot!

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