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Lost Art of Reading
Lost Art of Reading
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Challenge: Lost (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Sony Alpha a1
Lens: Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD
Location: Washington State
Date: Jan 12, 2026
Aperture: 16.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2026

 These solid metal bookend sculptures seem to have vanished from retail, although a few might be found in the used market; hence, "lost art." Or expand that to a lament about popular culture skimming and scrolling all the time. Anyway, I learned a lot in this exercise in lighting.
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Place: 5 out of 17
Avg (all users): 6.2258
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.3500
Views since voting: 108
Views during voting: 71
Votes: 31
Comments: 4
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/02/2026 10:17:10 AM
Congratulations, beautiful photography down to every detail.
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 02/02/2026 05:24:45 AM
gorgeous bookends, very evocative, great lighting, well done...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2026 03:51:10 PM
Those bookends are fabulous. Great choice for the challenge.
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 01/26/2026 02:52:29 PM
Nicely done, food for thought.
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