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Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 — ¹/400 sec, f/9, ISO 640 — map & image data — nearby photos
Side Entrance
Sennyuji Temple (泉涌寺)
Kyoto Japan

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The first photo in yesterday's “Roofs and Rock Gardens at Kyoto's Sennyuuji Temple", the first photo shows the view from the entrance that I'd happened upon as I'd wandered the general area. It turns out it was a small side entrance, with just a small hut with a fee-collecting monk inside. (The hut can be seen at the left of the first photo of that post.)

Above is a view of the entrance and the hut, both sitting under the sprawling canopy of a perfectly-shaped maple brimming with the vibrant green of spring. It was gorgeous (though looks like a bonsai in the thumbnail... click through to the full-screen view for the real deal).

As pretty as it was, all I could imagine was what it would look like in the fall; I can't wait to find out.

Nikon D700 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — ¹/400 sec, f/4, ISO 220 — map & image data — nearby photos

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