Tori gates are an ever-present backdrop in Japan, a beacon of tradition intersecting even the busiest street. When I first arrived in Japan I would notice them all the time. After a while however, they started to blend into the background – like a red bus in London, an old american car in Havana or a wandering cow in New Delhi.
Every now and again though, one grabs my attention and I remember that they can make a striking subject for a photo.
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elizabethtichvon February 15, 2014
this photograph is so powerful!
winegums February 21, 2014
Thank you! It is one of my favourite photos that I have taken 🙂
Dalo 2013 February 15, 2014
Really nice photo, and I very much like your description: “After a while however, they started to blend into the background – like a red bus in London, an old american car in Havana or a wandering cow in New Delhi” Amazing how something so significant can lose itself in the shuffle of life after a period of time.
winegums February 21, 2014
Thank you for commenting 🙂 You have some amazing winter shots over on your blog, you must have had some cold hands after those photo shoots!
Dalo 2013 February 21, 2014
Did not feel the numbing cold until after the shoot, but had some sake and hot springs to quickly make things just fine 🙂
iblogstr8sicit February 16, 2014
This was one of my favorites. I loved the red. always so colorfully displayed as an ornament of the landscape….sweet!
Nice editing!!!