Such a detail in the shadows! Love the composition with the 16mm lens really helping to make the shadows such an integral part of this shot!

Your photo has every thing you say and a beautiful atmosphere as well. Great composition great light and shadows and full of details. Annierita

Super composition and capture of light and atmosphere.

I can say YES for myself.
Great play with light in this picture.

Superb composition and the lighting is magnificent ! Have a great day.

beautiful composition, quiet atmosphere and super play of light and shadows !

I still remember when you started out with your little Fujifilm compact - and the incredible pace at which you mastered techniques and established a unique personal style and skill since you got your first Nikon DSLR... and you prove an inspiration to any aspiring photographer as to how quickly you can master your tools and ways of seeing the world through your eyes and a lens. And many of us owe you a huge thank you to how freely you share so many of these techniques and skills to help us take steps forward on our own path.
This is yet another magnificent capture of the simplest of scenes captured and framed in a way that turns it into a compelling visual story and work of art.
I sometimes wish my eye's had an in-built digital sensor and every blink captured some of the things I could not get a camera ready for... : )

beautiful B&w :)

Lovely photo Ian, works beautifully in every respect :)
Yes, photography is a wonderful thing, I guess it's like learning to see again, I remember reading your articles, on visual separation and composition, and at first, it seemed so hard, such a lot to take in, now I understand, it takes a while....:) The above images is framed to perfection.

It has changed my way of looking around me ;-)

Yes those shadow patterns are certainly heaven for a photographer! Love the bright light anchoring the middle of the shot.

oh superbe cette lumière

superb composition! you used the shadows to perfection here - amazing work!

That is a superb shot.
Congratulations on the Spotlight.

great light and framing, i love it

Congratulations! :)

Stunning B and W, shadows, contrasts and composition. Congrats, deserved spot.

Congratulations on your SPOTLIGHT!!!

Splendid photo. Congratulations on the Spotlight !

Ah, yes, takes me back to the days of 'real' photography - a fine image. Congrats on the Spotlight.

fantastic ian***** congrats

wonderful light and shadow.

I read your text. I don't know if my opinion will be interesting for you because we don't know each other, but of course photography enriches my life, like breathing.

Fabulous composition with wonderful light and shadows ... excellent in monochrome !!!
Congratulations on the Spotlight !!!

Excellent. Congratulations!

New building, old books...people sit, the shadows move..and there's a story in the making! THIS is one of your many wonderful compositions and I'm glad that it is in the Spotlight, for all to see and learn!

yes yes yes to what you say and my smile after seeing your photo !( I will feel it with me al the day :-)))))

Congratulations on the spotlight.

congratulations, fabulous

perfect B&W mood translating the silence of the library! Congrats for the spotlight!

Luxurious black and white, once again... I do not understand that your photos are not more often in spotlights!

Beautiful picture with shadows and details and great light .Congratulations on the spotlight.

What a beauty - how did I miss that, the place, the light of course, the atmosphere... Gorgeous photography & sure, for me too, it changed my life leading it towards the path of natural Light, and I say Thanks each day ;)

A wonderful gallery I discover here ! And this B/W is fantastic ! Congratulations !
Kind regards
Jean

Great shot !!!

Congratulations !

Angle and light absolutly creasy !

magnifique atmosphère dans cette photo./

Great shot, beautiful compo and BW!!!!