Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/250 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Entrance to the Yoshiminedera Temple
Re-imaged
善峯寺の正門
A few more from yesterday's visit to the Yoshiminedera Temple, about which I posted last night in “The Whole Gamut of My Blog In One Spectacular Visit to the Yoshiminedera Temple”.
The photo above is similar to one seen yesterday, but with a different, exaggerated presentation.
The parking lot was surprisingly unfilled, so we made a bee-line to the photogenic path seen in yesterday's lead photo...
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
Almost There
the guy in the background is standing at the base of the photogenic
Heading up that way, you get a nice view of the main temple building that we'd zipped on past, and the trees on the face of the opposing mountain in the background....
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/9, ISO 1000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 360 — map & image data — nearby photos
Roof Detail
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1400 — map & image data — nearby photos
Often Not Empty
but it was so uncrowded that we had hope
Sometimes the nature of the folks on the path lent a nice feeling to the photos...
Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 1100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Relaxing Date
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Sometimes Not so Much
But patience was rewarded. This next one looks spectacular full screen...
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 32mm — 1/125 sec, f/10, ISO 2500 — map & image data — nearby photos
Moving on, we came across a couple of guys working on the landscaping....
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 40mm — 1/160 sec, f/3.2, ISO 100 — map & image data — nearby photos
Shoring Up a Hillside
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/14, ISO 4000 — map & image data — nearby photos
Little Shrine
within the temple
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 200 — map & image data — nearby photos
Tripods Allowed
one of the few places that allows tripods.... but only on weekdays
As I wrote in “A Temple with Extra Restrictions on Photography is Now My Favorite Kyoto Temple” last year, the trend toward prohibiting tripods is increasing. I noticed for the first time this year that Yoshiminedera now prohibits tripods during the weekend, and that Kongorinji now prohibits the possession of a tripod.
It's just as well with me because I'm too lazy to use a tripod, though there are some special cases where I'd certainly like to be both not so lazy, and allowed to use one.
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 450 — map & image data — nearby photos
That Little Shrine
Nikon D4 + Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 24mm — 1/100 sec, f/2.8, ISO 250 — map & image data — nearby photos
From Above