Brian Moore
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Upstairs at my local Barnes & Noble bookshop. Shot with the Oly XA and Kodak Portra 400 film.
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Pete Askew
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Excellent Brian. I do like those tones. For one moment there I was quite shocked to see two young people in the same photograph absorbed by real books. Then I noticed the smartphone in the hand of the one on the right!! I can imaging his twitter feed, "In bookshop looking at a thing made of white stuff. Anyone know what its 4". 
Brian Moore
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LOL. Thanks Pete.
Thanks Kev. It was the shadows I really wanted, but I was shooting in ninja mode because I felt awkward about taking pics of people inside the shop. So, I couldn't compose through the viewfinder and or course didn't get quite what I wanted. Here's another I shot which shows the shadows better but is blemished I think by the darkness on the left.
Pete Askew
Admin
Actually I quite like that second one Brian. I don't find the dark area disturbing and the shadows are more prominent. I like the detail through the window as well.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks for the Hugo Kev!
Pete, thanks. Just goes to show how frail one's own opinion can be.
Pete, thanks. Just goes to show how frail one's own opinion can be.
Chris Dodkin
West Coast Correspondent
Loving the shadows - would make a good B&W I think 
Brian Moore
Moderator
Maybe I'll go back late this afternoon, Chris. (It's never a bother to visit a book shop.) I have a few BW frames left in my XA.
Paul Lange
Moderator
Nice Brian, especially the second image. Sounds like you didn't use fill flash, I am impressed that you managed not to get silhouettes.
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks a lot, Paul. No I didn't use flash. Never do.
Hamish Gill
Tech Support (and Marketing)
I prefer the second shot too Brian
the book stand gives context, there is more to see outside the window, the shadows are more of the subject and the framing is much more interesting generally ... I like it!
the book stand gives context, there is more to see outside the window, the shadows are more of the subject and the framing is much more interesting generally ... I like it!
Brian Moore
Moderator
Thanks Hamish. You've confirmed what the others think and what I didn't at first,...even though I liked the shadows better in the 2nd one. Much appreciated, Hamish.
