United Kingdom 'Flying Books' at Leadenhall Market, London

Leadenhall Market was definitively one of my personal highlights in London and to be honest, I never heard of it before and just ran through it while I was discovering the city by foot. Not only is this market just an amazing piece of architecture, but it also has some very nice details like this roof out of books. At first, I thought Leadenhall was some kind of inspiration for the Harry Potter movies, but I am not quite sure if this is the case. Nonetheless, a must-see in London.

Important info: The flying books were only a temporary exhibition, so they are not there anymore on this sidestreet of the Leadenhall Market.

If you want to have no people in your photo you have to be there very early on weekends, but side streets like this one just need a little bit of patience to get a shot without somebody running into your photo.
The most important thing for this image is in my opinion the gloom of this alley in contrast with bright light rays shining between the books from the roof. I suggest you try the "Dodge & Burn" technique if you didn't get the results you wanted. It's an easy way to complexify the light of this beautiful scene without giving it an unrealistic appearance.

Get to the Bank or Monument station by London Underground and walk the rest of the way to Leadenhall Market.