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Subject: [Leica] IMG: A Paean to the Planet
From: lluisripollphotography at gmail.com (Lluis Ripoll)
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2024 18:22:14 +0100
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Very nice picture and a really interesting place
Lluis


> El 8 febr 2024, a les 1:57, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> va escriure:
> 
> 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
> 
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