Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2024/02/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hard to photograph without special access but delightful to see. On Wed, Feb 7, 2024, 7:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > My wife and I went into central Dublin today to visit Trinity College > Dublin's Library and its Long Room. It is being renovated for > conservation purposes, so most of its shelves are empty. Instead there > is a temporary art installation of one very large item. The globe > dominating, is Luke Jerram's "Gaia" which being displayed during the > renovation and conservation of the library fittings and contents. The > 1712 structure and all its contents are being minutely checked for > actual and potential issues. > > The library contains the Book of Kells and many other literary > treasures, so my wife's culture group decided to visit to see the state > of things. I must admit I hadn't been it it for nearly 50 years, to my > shame. Now they have added on a huge annexe and lots of digital cultural > gee-gaws. It was certainly worth the admission fee, and I must go back > again next year. Luckily, as my wife is an alumnus, she can bring me in > for free. That said, as a photographic challenge, it is very problematic > - no flash, no tripods and plenty of wandering people in the harsh > contrasts. > > I took a number of photographs, but here is one for starters. > The rotating Gaia installation at the library's Long Room > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Dublin/The+Long+Room+Trinity+College.jpg.html > Sony A7II with Zeiss 35/2.8 lens. Can be seen larger if desired. > > It's huge and well away from me and my camera: probably 40 odd metres of > the 65 metres of the Long Room. Incidentally, for any sci-fi fans out > there the Long Room was used as the inspiration for a library in a Star > Wars film. > > Here a Wikipedia link which has a proper photo of the room taken when > properly lit by its splendid windows. > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Trinity_College_Dublin > > Douglas > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >