{"id":1312,"date":"2009-09-11T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-09-11\/1312"},"modified":"2009-09-11T22:01:07","modified_gmt":"2009-09-11T13:01:07","slug":"a-visit-to-rengeji-temple-with-nils-ferry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2009-09-11\/1312","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to Rengeji Temple with Nils Ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\nNOTE<\/b>: Images with an icon next to them have been artificially shrunk to better fit your screen; click the icon to restore them, in place, to their regular size.\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 36 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nInviting<\/span>\nEntrance path to the Renge-ji Temple, Kyoto Japan\n<\/div>\n\n

I got together with long-time Kyoto resident Nils Ferry<\/a> for the\nfirst time in more than a year,<\/span> for lunch and a photo<\/span>-walk. He introduced<\/span> me to an out-of-the-way temple he likes, Rengeji<\/i> (\u84ee\u83ef\u5bfa),<\/span> not far\nfrom the river where Anthony and his son Greg played<\/a> the last time I saw<\/span> Nils,\nlast summer.<\/p>\n\n

(Nils was the premier Kyoto photo-blogger prior to becoming a daddy.<\/span> Now that Greg<\/span> is in kindergarten, he's thinking of getting back into\nit...)<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 2200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPhoto Op<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The temple is small, but pretty, and very quiet. During the two hours we\nwere relaxing there, just one other pair of people visited, so we\nessentially had the whole place to ourselves.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 32 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/4.5, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nOld Storage Building<\/span>\nvery thick doors and walls, for before there was refrigeration\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGarden-Viewing Room<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 31 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGarden<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The garden somewhat reminded me of the Enkouji Temple (see this photo<\/a> for\ncomparison), which Nils brought me to on our first temple\nphoto hunt<\/a> in the fall of 2006. In some ways<\/span> I expect<\/span> that Enkouji is\nmore beautiful, but since it's an easily-accessed well-known tourist spot,\nthe crowds can kill any advantage it might have. I'll definitely try to\nrevisit Rengeji to see its colors this fall.<\/p>\n\n

One difference is that while you are allowed into the garden in both\ntemples, you may not take photographs from the garden in this one.\nBummer.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEnd Cap<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 24 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>125 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nJoints<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 40 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 2800 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nTea and Sweet<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>640 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMini River Garden Area<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 60 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 2500 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nNils Photographing Seiza Style<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 48 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/2.8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSomewhat of a Pest<\/span> Problem<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Some of the wood pieces in the temple showed a severe<\/span> termite problem. The temple<\/span> dates from 1662, and is still standing, so maybe it looks worse\nthan it is.<\/p>\n\n

Back in the entrance-path garden area, there were a few<\/span> hints of autumn...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 1400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nJust a Touch<\/span> of Color<\/span>\n( some leaves are red all year... I don't<\/span> think these have recently turned )\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 70 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGingko and Moss<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 60 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>100 sec, f<\/span>\/5, ISO 1100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGingko and Moss and Nils<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

The entrance path starts at a little wooden gate, which has the most\nsevere termite damage that I noticed.<\/span> As Nils said<\/span>, if they don't do\nsomething about it, it won't last more than another hundred years....<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>60 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nYikes<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24-70mm f\/2.8 @ 62 mm — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/7.1, ISO 6400 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Thus began our third photo hunt. I mentioned<\/span> our first above; the second\nwas two years ago to the geisha district<\/a>, where his mother-in-law lives.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I got together with long-time Kyoto resident Nils Ferry for the first time in more than a year, for lunch and a photo-walk. He introduced me to an out-of-the-way temple he likes, Rengeji (\u84ee\u83ef\u5bfa), not far from the river where Anthony and his son Greg played the last time I saw Nils, last summer.<\/p>

(Nils was the premier Kyoto photo-blogger prior to becoming a daddy. Now that Greg is in kindergarten, he's thinking of getting back into it...)<\/p>

The temple is small, but pretty, and very quiet. During the two hours we were relaxing there, just one other pair of [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}