Look carefully at the books. No, I mean REALLY carefully.
They’re not real. I’m serious. There are no books in this photograph.
This is the entrance to Paradise Bookshop in Daylesford, Victoria. The “books” in this image are simply painted onto the narrow wall beside the entrance!
But believe me, there are thousands of books inside ….. yes, real books!
I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/90 sec, ISO 400, focal length 68mm.
You have such a great eye David! I love this…real or not…the patterns and strong lines are very pleasing to look at. Great tension between the books and the door frame. Love your composition!
So glad you like it, Robin. The sight of the painted books totally stopped me in my tracks as we walked by!!
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must check it out spent some time in daylesford at christmas, good capture
Thanks, Philip. This is on the main street, just a few doors down from Coles and the Town Hall. So glad you like the shot!
– David McMahon
What masterful work, well spotted and captured David! I used to pop in here a bit as my Mum only lives 15 mins away
Very kind of you, Georgie. We could have gone and visited your Mum, had we known!
– David McMahon
great shot
Many thanks, JustArt. It’s a very big bookshop.
– David McMahon
Excellent, David. I was going to make a crack about those books being left on the shelf, but I guess they weren’t, were they! lol!
Thanks, David, it would have been a good quip!
– David McMahon
Great find & capture.
So glad you like it, Lucinda.
– David McMahon
Well done David
That’s such wonderful news, Georgie. Thank you very much for the honour.
– David McMahon
CONGRATULATIONS on you lovely feature, wonderful work.
Many thanks, Andrew – very kind of you to say so.
– David McMahon
You have such a great eye David! I love this…real or not…the patterns and strong lines are very pleasing to look at. Great tension between the books and the door frame. Love your composition!
So glad you like it, Robin. The sight of the painted books totally stopped me in my tracks as we walked by!!
– David McMahon
Love the pun and the trompe l’oeil painting. Great find!
Thanks for much for the visit and the encouraging comment, Marriet. Delighted to hear from you!
– David McMahon
Fabulous capture David!