WOW! Okay, I have been staring at this for quite some time, and frankly, I LOVE this photo. It's absolutely gorgeous.
LIGHTING: Beautiful. The only nit-picky critique I have is that the focus falls on the windows at the end which seem like they should have more to them, because they are so bright. Obviously, this couldn't be corrected with the sunlight, but I would like to see more lighting on the books.
CHALLENGE: Definitely met. Wonderful rhythmic look. Maybe a bit "choppy" - I actually think this would have been perfect for "leading lines"
TECHNICAL: I see no problems at all with your settings
OVERALL: I absolutely love this, so please don't think of this as a short critique. It's hard to critique something that is near perfect. Adjust the lighting on the windows (now that you can edit) and you have yourself a treasure!
this room looks familiar, for me it is an attic in the gem theater in new richmond wi, where an elderly priest had a library of old latin liturgical volumes....... also it reminds me of the library in Super Mario 64. Nice library shot..... i love it in b & w.