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18-APR-2008

Kyoto, Japan view map

Located in Teramachi Street, a historical street in Kyoto,
this ancient bookstore had a tremendous amount of old Japanese books.

The storekeeper was busy at updatng the inventory of books.

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Nikon D2Xs ,Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
1/13s f/6.3 at 14.0mm iso400 full exif

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Milos Markovic13-May-2008 11:20
Superb mood and feeling is captured here.
I love the shopkeepers busy look and the mood that converges a lot of wisdom and knowledge gathered on such a small space.
Exceptional reportage photo.
v.
2004 07-May-2008 12:26
A lot messages left from your fans evidenced that you really took an excellent picture for the bookstore. I definitely agreed them. I would like to tell you my secret. If I want to this shop, i must go to sleep within one minute as book is my sleeping pill.
Guy Dube06-May-2008 13:31
You are a very good photographer CM, a very nice shot. It can be in the National Geographic! V
Alex Foong05-May-2008 14:53
Excellence low light photography on a very interesting subject, CM! Books.
~V~
XiaoBernard9905-May-2008 14:41
I like I like to find this type of treasure shop in visit in other country ,a lot of sensation in particluary with the old books.I get some....
an nguyen05-May-2008 12:27
Quite interesting neat find. V
Guest 05-May-2008 10:36
Wonderful lighting and composition of this storekeeper at work, CM!
Chris Spracklen05-May-2008 08:33
A fascinating image, with so much to interest the eye!
Taken with your usual care and great skill, CM! (V)
Kind regards, Chris
Debbie Blackburn Beierle05-May-2008 06:51
I like the lighting and composition! Very interesting image. Thank you for the info!
TuTmin05-May-2008 06:16
how interesting! what about storekeeper? had he read all books?lucky him.
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monil05-May-2008 02:33
Excellent composition.
Char05-May-2008 01:47
Hi CM,
This is such a wonderful scene! I want to step right into the picture and touch all those fabulous old books. Thank you for sharing this. A terrific shot. \/
hugo poon05-May-2008 00:27
Wonderful capture!!
GeneWard04-May-2008 23:44
a very interesting image
Walter Otto Koenig04-May-2008 23:03
Great shot in this dimly lit book store. Looks great. Wonderful mood. "V"
Guest 04-May-2008 22:47
Beautiful low light capture, V