{"id":1835,"date":"2011-08-13T11:46:09","date_gmt":"2011-08-13T02:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-08-13\/1835"},"modified":"2011-08-16T05:35:30","modified_gmt":"2011-08-15T20:35:30","slug":"roofs-and-rock-gardens-at-kyotos-sennyuuji-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2011-08-13\/1835","title":{"rendered":"Roofs and Rock Gardens at Kyoto’s Sennyuji Temple"},"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 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 360 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMain Hall<\/span>\nSennyuji Temple (\u6cc9\u6d8c\u5bfa), Kyoto Japan\n<\/div>\n\n

As I wrote back in April's “An Amazing Day of\nPhotography at Some Eastern-Kyoto Temples<\/a>”, I'd spent<\/span> a wonderful<\/span>\nmorning wandering around an area of eastern Kyoto that I'd not visited\nbefore, with many temples and a bounty<\/span> of spring blossoms and flowers. I did one<\/span> followup post<\/a>\na couple<\/span> of months ago, but much remains that I'd like to share.<\/p>\n\n

Perhaps the largest temple complex I came<\/span> across was that of the\nSennyuji Temple (\u6cc9\u6d8c\u5bfa).<\/span> It has many<\/span> buildings separated by large expanses\nof gravel — a decidedly<\/span> non-spring feeling not made better by the\nweather, which was heavy overcast punctuated by periods of harsh sun. Many photos,\nlike the one above, came out flat.<\/p>\n\n

But with many buildings are many roofs, and I love<\/span> the complex shapes of\ntemple\/shrine roofs, especially in views that layer them...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMany Layers of Roofs<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

I often try different versions of the same composition by changing the\nfocus distance, and in this case, I can't<\/span> tell which I prefer,<\/span> the one\nabove with the focus toward the background, or the one below with the focus\nat the very front (the roof in the far upper right)...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nLayers of Roofs, #2<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nDepth<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/8, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMain Hall, Etc.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1600 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSmall Sign of Spring<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>6400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nStone Lawn<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

One of the smaller buildings was segregated by its own walls and gate,\ninside of which was a courtyard<\/span> with a “lawn” of carefully raked stones. I'm not sure<\/span> whether this counts as a “stone garden”, but I'm not sure what\nelse to call it.<\/p>\n\n

Here are a few views...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>800 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 250 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Moving around to other areas of the complex...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 1000 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nRoof Detail<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nService Path<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCacophony of Roofs<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 450 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nSorta' Clich\u00e9<\/span>\nbut still peaceful\n<\/div>\n\n

I eventually came across a stone-garden forecourt for some place I could<\/span> not enter, but the front wall and entry gate was pretty...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 900 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nImpressive Wall<\/span>\n
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<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 320 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nBetter Than a Red<\/span> Carpet<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

Judging from the satellite photo of the location (via the map link under\nany of these photos), it seems that beyond the gate is a graveyard.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>5000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>5000 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 200 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

from the dead-end corner where I took<\/span> the photo above, there was a closed<\/span> gate\nover which I could<\/span> just barely see a garden<\/span> down below on the other side...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D700 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/6.3, ISO 640 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nQuiet Time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n

In looking again at the satellite photos, I see a<\/span> complex of connected\nbuildings with many small gardens of various kinds, but all with rock\n“lawns”, so these rock lawns must be this temple's thing.<\/p>\n\n

It had cost 500 yen (about US$6.50) just to enter the grounds, with some\nadditional fee to enter the complex of buildings. Knowing now about the\nmany gardens, I'd like to<\/span> go back and give it a try,<\/span> but I didn't<\/span> on that\nday.<\/p>\n\n

Still, as it was, I was just<\/span> getting started for the day.<\/p>\n\n

Continued here...<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I wrote back in April's \"An Amazing Day of Photography at Some Eastern-Kyoto Temples\", I'd spent a wonderful morning wandering around an area of eastern Kyoto that I'd not visited before, with many temples and a bounty of spring blossoms and flowers. I did one followup post a couple of months ago, but much remains that I'd like to share.<\/p>

Perhaps the largest temple complex I came across was that of the Sennyuji Temple (\u6cc9\u6d8c\u5bfa). It has many buildings separated by large expanses of gravel -- a decidedly non-spring feeling not made better by the weather, which was heavy [...]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,2,10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835"}],"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=1835"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1835\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}