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Old book
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Copyright: Sabina Yamamoto (devylla) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 394 W: 19 N: 444] (2511)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-04
Categories: Daily Life, Artwork, Experimental
Camera: Canon EOS 40D, Cannon EFS 17-85mm
Exposure: f/9.0, 5 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-04-04 16:24
Viewed: 621
Points: 24
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Hi friends,

Yesterday I make a experimental work,with shutter speed and this is the result.

I'm a fan of old books.
I did't like very much the new one's,with the white paper,very colored cover.
I think that the old books keeps the history on,the story..the yellou pages...the letters.The old books are mysterious.
I like it to read is a dark room,with just a little light,and not be disturb.
In the past few month,I did't have time and i did't feel like reading.

This book is a faimous one.

"Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) is a novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The title has been translated into English variously as Scarlet and Black, Red and Black, and The Red and the Black. It is set in 1830, and relates a young man's attempts to rise above his plebeian birth through a combination of talent, hard work, deception and hypocrisy, only to find himself betrayed by his own passions.

Like Stendhal's later novel The Charterhouse of Parma (La Chartreuse de Parme), Le Rouge et le Noir is a Bildungsroman. The protagonist, Julien Sorel, is a driven and intelligent man, but equally fails to understand much about the ways of the world he sets out to conquer. He harbours many romantic illusions, and becomes little more than a pawn in the political machinations of the influential and ruthless people who surround him. Stendhal uses his flawed hero to satirize French society of the time, particularly the hypocrisy and materialism of its aristocracy and the Roman Catholic Church, and to foretell a radical change in French society that will remove both of those forces from their positions of power.

The most common and most likely explanation of the title is that red and black are the contrasting colors of the army uniform of the times and of the robes of priests, respectively. Julien Sorel observes early on in the novel that, under the Bourbon restoration it is impossible for a man of his class to distinguish himself in the army (as he might have done under Napoleon); now, only a career in the Church offers social advancement and glory. Alternative explanations are possible, however: for example, red might stand for love and black for death and mourning; or the colours might refer to those of a roulette wheel, and may indicate the unexpected changes in the hero's career.

The novel ends with Stendhal's standard closing quote, "To the Happy Few." This is often interpreted as a dedication to the few who could understand his writing, or a sardonic reference to the happy few who are born into prosperity (the latter interpretation is supported by the likely source of the quotation, Canto 11 of Byron's Don Juan, a frequent reference in the novel, which refers to 'the thousand happy few' who enjoy high society)"(wikipedia)

Take care of books.:)

Not so much PP work on this one:
a little sharped and some contrast.

In workshop I post another version
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Hi Sabina!

I think you showed very well the what you like about reading, the mood you described in words! The lighting is fantastic and the mood is very fine. TFS!

Best regards,
Andor

Hi Sabina!
Nice POV!
Very good compostition!
Congratulations!

TFS!
Ollie DLC

Hi Sabina
great composition with beautiful light
I like it
ciao
Lucio

Great composition with beautiful colors. This is a wonderful picture. Thanks for sharing about the book.

Regards,
Kevin

hello Sabina Yamamoto
a great shot of light and wisdom.

a unique idea.
i too have one similar shot of candle and a novel. but that had a different view altogether.

you have potraid a nice thought, i like the combination of Wisdom and light together.

thanks for sharing.

i have finished all smiley today, will come back soon with one big :)

regards
manuj mehta

Hello Sabina,
Nice still life shot. If you love doing such shots in dim light, look here for "romior". He's excellent shots like this.
Well composed shot. TFS
Vandana

  • Great 
  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2847 W: 263 N: 5949] (23594)
  • [2008-04-05 7:11]

A very lovely idea. the light is well-handled and the colours superb.
I think I would like to see a little more space above the candle -- a minor detail
TFS
silke

foarte buna combinatie de texturi si lumina. poate ce ar fi fost ceva mai nimerit...sa incluzi mai mult din lumina reflectata de flacara lumanarii ar fi dat mai multa spatiozitate intregii compozitii, dar oricum imi place si asa! nice job!
TFS!
Diana

  • Great 
  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3581 W: 737 N: 2416] (19140)
  • [2008-04-06 23:26]

Sunt un pic inghesuite, ca sa zic asa. Cred ca mergea un pic mai larg cadrul.
Faina atmosfera.

v

great effect
Sabina

Buna Sabina,

Frumoasa compozitia, iar atmosfera fotografiei este minunata, imi place sa ma imaginez citind acolo. :-)
Am vazut si WS-ul, dar imi place mai mult varianta asta, e mai luminoasa, mai calda. TFS

O saptamana buna,
Sorina

Hi Sabina,
A very nice compo.. Beautiful light and colours.. Brava..

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