A brouhaha in the bookery

David Blair, president of the Quebec Literary and Historical Society, poses in the library of the Morrin Centre in Quebec city, September 16, 2008. The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec is postponing the controversial sale of thousands of historical volumes to a later, unconfirmed date. Photo Francis Vachon for the Globe and Mail
Technical: Canon EOS Mark III, 1/50 at f4 with a 24-70 at 54mm – ISO 400, one flash thru an umbrella on camera right

David Blair, president of the Quebec Literary and Historical Society, poses in the library of the Morrin Centre in Quebec city, September 16, 2008. The Literary and Historical Society of Quebec is postponing the controversial sale of thousands of historical volumes to a later, unconfirmed date. Photo Francis Vachon for the Globe and Mail
Technical: Canon EOS Mark III, 1/125 at f7,1 with a 24-70 at 70mm – ISO 250, one flash thru an umbrella on camera left (facing the subject) and one gridded flash on the right shooting to the back of the subject

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