What a waste Very nice.

Where was this photo taken? Very interesting contrast in the economical status and living conditions of the different societal groups... nice.

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, from de beach... kimlandsiedel

Good contrast. Nice find

Beautiful photograph, but what is the red and blue flares?

Lens flare I guess from the candles.

Great! Great! Absolutely great! I love it!!!

Great shot, though would like to see it without the star bursts

Wonderful! I personally like the star bursts.

Would it be too much to ask what settings you used to shoot this?

Not at all....
F:22
iso 50
93.5 sec exposure!

Since I am new at this and recently got a new camera, please tell me how you know that. Is it on the camera when you take the picture or is it a setting you adjust to those numbers?

It depends of how you want you photo to be.In this case i used f:22 for two reasons.
First,to have the maximun dof posible (all the subjects on my composition to be in focus).That means that even if the book & glasses are in the foreground & books/candles are in the background,everything is in focus with no dof.Using f:22 all so creates the "star" ffect on the candle light.Most cameras have the A mode (aperture mode)that adjusts the sutter speed depending the f number you use.I mostly use M (manual mode) to adjust eveything on my own.

author, thanks for explaining what you did in detail...I find it fascinating. Great photo.

nice shot! GL