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DreamSand — The Book and the Key
Published: 2006-01-24 06:17:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 14067; Favourites: 339; Downloads: 267
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...Only candlelight for this one too, but some saturation alteration.
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"The key to the treasure is the treasure" John Barth
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Looks like it should be in the gallery for a movie or book website!
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Wow! This is really nice! LOVE THE KEY! AHHH!
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i like the timeless and classical look of this picture. So fairytale-esque!
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This is amazing, they go so well together
Where on Earth did you find such a beautiful key?
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Beautiful objects, beautiful photograph! Lovely soft light... well done!
(I found your artwork because am browsing dA using this weeks browse word "KEY" in :iconword-worth-1000-pics)
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Very nice... it's a 
what kind of book is it? and where is the key from?
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Thank you very much, the key is not very special and the book is an old bible I think.
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Does the book Hold the key?
When I was a child & first became interested in Esoteric Lore, I had this idea, a dream if you will, that if I searched backstreet secondhand bookshops (y'know : the ones that are stacked to the ceiling with a chaotic jumble of old volumes in a labyrinth of tiny rooms where the dust dances like tiny faeries in the autumn sunbeams that stream thru' cobwebbed windows; and the proprieter potters about in the manner of an eccentric proffessor, or sits in a corner smoking a pipe like a twinkly eyed old wizard) that maybe, just maybe, I would find a rare & forgotten tome that would reveal to me The Mysteries of Life, the Universe and, well...Everything.
If only the quest for wisdom was that simple
However, your photo - so simple & yet so intricate - evokes for me of that dream, that hope, that sense of mystery...if you see what I mean.
From a technical point of view it is (as always with your work) of exquisite quality *I'm jealous!* and beautifuly lit (by candlelight eh?!) in a way which brings put the intricate detail of the books cover and the keys ornamentation. This lighting and the sepia-ish tone help to enhance the archaic atmosphere. Sepia-ish? 
With reference to the aforementioned archaic atmosphere : the only thing that let's this picture down a bit is the surface the objects are on, which looks like it's made of some kind of modern wood veneer. A course grained old wooden table would have worked better mayhaps.
Non-the-less, a lovely image.
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I do not know. 
I have always liked the old bookshop scenario, the description that you give is so wonderful I think, I would love to find the perfect bookshop looking like that.
Thank you so much for liking it so much. 
I agree about the surface, realised it too late, but well, it works, but old oak would have been perfect.
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I really luv this one , you have lots of interesting photos , but the book stands out . Exquisite 
Oh , and your avvie is beautiful
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Thanks! Glad that you like them. 
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Who holds the key to the boook of our lives? None but ourselves.
Beautiful, I love this.
K
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Nice interpretation. Thank you so very much! Glad that you liked it!
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You are welcome.
K
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I like the texture from the book and key, but I think that a warming filter might look nice (my opinion)
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Thanks, it was much warmer from the beginning but I was tired of warm photos after all the candle-light photos. : )
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Thank you so much! : )
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the atmosphere you created with/in the picture is great. i absolutely love that old key
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Thank you so very much, so glad that you liked it! 
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Mysterious ..... makes you wonder whats in the book.
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