
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/4.5, ISO 3600 — map & image data — nearby photos
Come on In
Eisho-in Temple (栄摂院), Kyoto Japan
I went on short photo walks yesterday afternoon and this morning, at a cluster of temples near my place. It was quit pretty. I'd never been to the small Eisho-in Temple, and went yesterday on the recommendation of Tal (seen on this post) and found it to be exquisite at the height of fall colors.
I went back this morning with Damien, and we had the place all to ourselves.
I'll write more about it all later, but for today just a few representative from both days' ramblings. (You can see the paths I walked on Strava, here and here.)

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South Garden
of Eisho-in

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Cleaning Crew
including a man with a leaf blower at the big Buddha statue up on the hill

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Deserted in the Morning

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Damien's Back in the Game
My walks also visited the Konkaikomyou-ji Temple (金戒光明寺), of which the temple above is a sub part, and the next large temple to the north, the Shinnyodo Temple (真如堂本坊).

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Konkaikomyou-ji Temple (金戒光明寺)
You might remember the scene above, with the “no cars” granite post, from this shot four years ago.

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.8, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos
Grave Markers
the oldest I noticed in this small bunch is from 1692 (元禄5年)

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Sneaking a Peek
at Eisho-in's Buddha from the neighboring temple

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Not Open to the Public

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Lots of People
at Shinnyodo Temple (真如堂本坊)
(but you can find plenty of beauty nevertheless)
In the fuzzy background of the shot above, you might be able to notice that there are three people, one person taking the photo of a couple. It turns out that I knew the photographer. Small world.

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/320 sec, f/2.5, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Luscious Light

Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f/1.4 — 1/320 sec, f/1.4, ISO 800 — map & image data — nearby photos
Lovely Ambiance

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/320 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Harsh Light

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Old and New

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Tending History
I’m writing from California, and I rarely comment on blogs, but that shot of the roof detail with the single autumn leaf is absolutely beautiful. So serene. So simple. Yet stunning.
Lovely pics, keep the posting!
I definitely has to go there on next Autumn…