Tree of light
by paulb_17

Comment by sherpet:
magical feel to this image.....

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by AdrienneGC:
Great shot. The lighting and the simplicity of the composition are great. These titles bring back a lot of memories -- my degree is in mechanical engineering.

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by photojennic:
You may want to crop in more on your subject - fill your frame and try a different angle. Just books all in a line, with flash washing out some of the titles, doesn't do it. The idea is good, just the artwork is missing. Try different focal lengths and/or different angles and/or cropping.

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by kari1:
I can't understand the use of black and white here.

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by Shan2112:
I think I'd prefer to see less crop on the left or more on the right so that the books are either continual from side to side or have space on both sides - as is, seems a bit awkwardly uneven, like the B&W but it seems a bit flat, my preference would have been to tweak up the black a little - or add some contrast, it seems kind of drab. I do think "education" when I look at this - so it certainly meets the challenge - good job :)

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by np22sa:
Looks like we share the same nightmare...

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by bseifipour:
Good technically, but it's a bit bland.

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by photo-synthesis:
I dig it!

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by lemondster:
this challenge has many many book pictures. for one to get a high score they really need to be unique and very well taken. i think that this one doesnt fall into either catagory. it has serious potential but i think it comes up a little short. i think this would have stood out more if there was a more creative use of DOF and lighting. but by the looks of the books it seems that you might already have your hands full. i know mine are 5

Shelf of knowledge
by paulb_17

Comment by Claya:
Exposure is good and composition draws my eye along. I might have cropped it a bit tighter at the top.