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A Few From Kyoto’s Shisendo Temple Last Month

by Jeffrey Friedl Wed, December 12th, 2012 9:14pm JST (11 years, 4 months ago)

desktop background image of the entrance path to the Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan -- Entrance Path Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/320 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Entrance Path
Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan

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I'm pretty tired today, so just a few simple shots from a trip to Kyoto's Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) a month ago. These are from the same outing that produced “Portrait Practice Among the Fall Colors”.

Lots of Color Nov 15, a week or so before peak -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/125 sec, f/6.3, ISO 2000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lots of Color
Nov 15, a week or so before peak

desktop background image of the garden pond at the Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan -- Garden Pond Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/200 sec, f/1.4, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Garden Pond
Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂)

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I can't decide whether I like the shot above or the shot below better, so I'll just put them both.

desktop background image of the garden pond at the Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan -- Garden Pond take two -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — ¹/200 sec, f/3.5, ISO 500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Garden Pond
take two

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The focus on both is a small bunch of dainty purple flowers amid some bamboo grass...

desktop background image of dainty purple flowers at the Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂), Kyoto Japan -- Dainty Purple Flowers amid some bamboo grass -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 900 — map & image data — nearby photos
Dainty Purple Flowers
amid some bamboo grass

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Someone's photo op -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Someone's
photo op

Oddly Prepared Plants long leaves wrapped like Princes Leah's hair -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Oddly Prepared Plants
long leaves wrapped like Princes Leah's hair

Bun on the Ground -- Shisendo Temple (詩仙堂) -- Kyoto, Japan -- Copyright 2012 Jeffrey Friedl, http://regex.info/blog/ -- This photo is licensed to the public under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (non-commercial use is freely allowed if proper attribution is given, including a link back to this page on http://regex.info/ when used online)

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/2.5, ISO 720 — map & image data — nearby photos
Bun on the Ground

I don't know why this was done, but my guess is to provide a form of frost protection for the bulbs, using the plants own leaves wrapped ornamentally.

November	16th,	2012	Portrait Practice Among the Fall Colors, with Paul Barr
March	10th,	2013	The Gorgeous Enkouji Temple of North-East Kyoto

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Nice post, as usual. But I have to point out that the plant that’s surrounding the flowers, which is a different plant in itself, is NOT “bamboo grass”… Bamboo is a kind of grass. But this plant is an equisetaceae (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equisetum), which does not make flowers and is not a kind of grass at all. They are very cool though :).

You’ve got to admit that “Bamboo Grass” is a good description, though (even though technically “Bamboo Grass” is quite redundant). I never remember what they’re called in Japanese, though perhaps now I’ll remember tokusa“. Thanks for the heads up. —Jeffrey

— comment by Nicolas on December 13th, 2012 at 3:01pm JST (11 years, 4 months ago) — comment permalink

‘Garden pond’: I prefer the first one. The other has some brighter spots (upper-left) with a not-so-nice bokeh IMHO. I find them distracting.
‘Someone’s ‘: lovely. I like the way you shoot people. How come I don’t see these opportunities?? 🙂
‘Bun on the Ground’: I think you’re right about the interpretation, but it must be a pretty special plant then. Where in the garden did you take the shot?

When entering the garden, it’s there immediately on the left. —Jeffrey

— comment by Damien on December 14th, 2012 at 1:27pm JST (11 years, 4 months ago) — comment permalink

“Entrance Path” has a nice balance among the various elements (stone path, fences, bare earth). The composition invites the viewer into the scene.

— comment by Tom in SF on December 15th, 2012 at 1:39am JST (11 years, 4 months ago) — comment permalink

Jeff
Thanks for the stunning rainbow photo of a few weeks ago. I enjoyed both pond flower shots in
today’s page. And I treasure the stone path photo. Your thought-provoking photos make regular visits
to your homepage worthwhile. Merry Christmas. Thank you for the Christmas tent card. Father Mac

— comment by FATHER MAC in Kyoto on December 16th, 2012 at 8:48pm JST (11 years, 4 months ago) — comment permalink