Old and New by padlock

Old and New

Two prayer books at St Albans, one well used the other virtually brand new. Good news for number two son he has been offered a place at Oxford. Now the real dilemma for him, he has to choose.
great image, good DOF to give separation from the subject and lovely b/g colour
January 8th, 2014  
This is lovely. What does your son have to choose between? How exciting to study at Oxford - it is so beautiful there
January 8th, 2014  
Well done him - what an achievement! Nice shot -like the DoF
January 8th, 2014  
@amcg17 Bristol, Exeter and Birmingham
January 8th, 2014  
wonderful image and well done to your son getting offered a place at Oxford is some achievement
January 8th, 2014  
Wow - Oxford, that's quite an achievement just to be offered a place. Good luck with the decision making. Like the shot too btw.
January 8th, 2014  
Lucky lad with that decision - must be scary! Love the photo
January 8th, 2014  
Oxford!! Wow, oh Wow! Is there any choice to be made really?!
January 8th, 2014  
Like this image by the way, sorry! The dof is perfect.
January 8th, 2014  
Great dof and shot. What an offer to your son, great achievement
January 8th, 2014  
No contest for your son - Oxford any day! Everyone loves an Oxford graduate. Nice shot
January 8th, 2014  
Oh very well done Padlock to #2 son....which has he to choose between, I would think it would be an easy choice unless the other is Cambridge of course!!! How proud you must be of him. I think it's coming back to me & I think the other one is Birmingham cause I joked about him meeting Lydia! I like the old used prayer book best.
January 8th, 2014  
Fantastic shot.... and congratulations on number two being accepted into Oxford... a great achievement! =)
January 8th, 2014  
Congratulations Padlock#2!! Great shot!
January 8th, 2014  
love the softness of this shot............well done son #2 ......Oxford wow!
January 8th, 2014  
Beautiful focus. Well done son number two! What's the choice? Wait till next year and apply to a proper university? ;0)
January 8th, 2014  
@judithg Oooooh not nice. Now he has what he thinks is a hard decision. For me if I was still looking at CV's know where I would be going. Old head young shoulders.
January 8th, 2014  
@gazbadger Brains and good looks, must be from his Mum's side.
January 8th, 2014  
@padlock Well @happypat has mentioned Birmingham which is where my daughter is and the very sciencey psychology course really suits her - but she would still have gone to Oxford given a choice (not that she applied). There are lots of advantages to being in a college, not least very good value accommodation, social life, sporting opportunities (Rachel won't do sport in Birmingham because you have to pay the best part of £200 to join anything). And then there are all the other reasons of course - you must be very self-controlled letting him make up his own mind!!
January 8th, 2014  
@judithg Judith, He also has offers from Exeter and Birmingham, waiting for Bristol which is his first choice. I keep quiet at the moment as in his words"What do I know". Didn't do Uni from school went the hard way after work.
January 8th, 2014  
Congrats to your son, and a great shot :)
January 8th, 2014  
Congratulations to your son, wow Oxford thats an achievement! Great shot.
January 8th, 2014  
Congratulations on your son's exciting future, and I love the shot.
January 9th, 2014  
Nice close up. Congrats on your son's offer.
January 9th, 2014  
Lovely shot. Congrats to your son.
January 9th, 2014  
This is a gorgeous shot, and congratulations to son #2!
January 9th, 2014  
Lovely shot Padlock
January 9th, 2014  
Nicely composed shot....I love books so much. Great lighting. You must be a very proud Papa!!!
January 9th, 2014  
Lovely shot! And congratulations to your son! - Lucy
January 9th, 2014  
Fabulous capture and lighting, good luck to your son.
January 9th, 2014  
Oxford is so prestigious! So long as it offers the right course.. May he make the right decision.
Lovely lighting in this shot.
January 9th, 2014  
Lovely capture in that subdued light.
January 9th, 2014  
Great contrasts here. Huge congrats to son no 2 son on his wonderful achievement.
January 9th, 2014  
loving the dof on this. great shot
January 10th, 2014  
Nice shot and lovely processing! Congratulations!
January 10th, 2014  
I wonder which sounds loveliest...!
Excellent news for your son. Mine has stunned me by applying to 4 universities and suddenly really enthusiastic about his studies! (Playing on ps3 now.. some things don't change completely I guess!)
January 10th, 2014  
Fantastic news about your son - congrats to you all. I love the dof of this shot
January 10th, 2014  
I love pictures of books and this one is truly wonderful!
January 15th, 2014  
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