Windows to the World

by AnnKilbreath from Halifax CA on 15 Jun 2024

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This is the architectural award winning library in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who was the benefactor responsible for the construction of many libraries in North America, is known to have said that "a library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert."

Camera: E-M5MarkII
Focal: 20 mm
Shutter speed: 0.003125 sec
Aperture: f/ 10

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