On my island school (Mishima) there is a temple on a hill, atop some rough and rambling stairs. It glints serenely on the horizon through a tunnel of tori gates- a gate framed by a gate, framed by a gate, framed by a gate.
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Day 177- Eerie Temple
Shutter Speed: 10 seconds, Aperture: F/20, ISO: 200 On a night time meander in Kyoto I stumbled into this temple, bejeweled with hanging lanterns. It was too dark for a hand held shot so I had to rest my camera precariously on an ornate wooden beam for a long exposure. The result is quite eerie […]
Day 108- A Temple
I previously featured a beautiful Buddhist temple near my hometown, lit up for the festival of obon with a twinkling canvas of stone lanterns Day 14- Welcoming the Dead. I thought it would be good to go back in the day time and photograph it in a new light. The sweeping angles and patterns, all […]
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