{"id":2450,"date":"2014-08-24T14:50:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T05:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-08-24\/2450"},"modified":"2014-08-24T14:50:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T05:50:18","slug":"sand-sculptures-at-kyotos-silver-pavilion-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/2014-08-24\/2450","title":{"rendered":"Sand Sculptures at Kyoto’s Silver Pavilion Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nThe Golden Pavilion<\/span>\nand its “<\/span>moon-viewing platform”<\/span> conical sand sculpture\nKyoto Japan, November 2013\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

Last fall I visited the Ginkakuji Temple (\u9280\u95a3\u5bfa\uff0c\n<\/span>the “<\/span>silver pavilion”<\/span>) in north-east Kyoto. It's\nnamed<\/span> for a building<\/span> that was intended to\nbe coated in silver leaf (comparable to how the\ngolden pavilion<\/a> is coated in gold leaf). Apparently they never got\naround to actually applying the silver, but the name stuck.<\/p>\n\n

As it is today, the temple is noted for its sculptured sand, including a huge<\/span> Mt. Fuji shaped cone.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>200 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEntrance Stone Garden<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The minor entrance stone garden is not particularly special, with\nsimilar features easily found at other temples. But the main<\/span> garden raises\nthe level considerably...<\/p>\n\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 85mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/1.6, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n
Desktop-Background Versions<\/b>\n1280×<\/span>800<\/a>  ·  1680×<\/span>1050<\/a>  ·  1920×<\/span>1200<\/a>  ·  2560×<\/span>1600<\/a>  ·  2880×<\/span>1800<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nPerfect<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

There's also a curvy\/wavy raised sand feature that's better seen from above...<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I suppose it's supposed to evoke the sea or water or something, but I'm not sure.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>250 sec, f<\/span>\/5.6, ISO 220 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nCurved Edge<\/span>\na couple of feet tall\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n
Desktop-Background Versions<\/b>\n1280×<\/span>800<\/a>  ·  1680×<\/span>1050<\/a>  ·  1920×<\/span>1200<\/a>  ·  2560×<\/span>1600<\/a>  ·  2880×<\/span>1800<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>2000 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nEdge Detail<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

I'd love to know how they construct these, and how often. I imagine<\/span> that the sand is quite hard packed, but we've had some monumentally<\/i>\ntorrential rains of late that dump a month's<\/span> worth of rain in an hour, so I wonder<\/span> how these sculptures hold up. I looked<\/span> around on YouTube and found\nthese<\/a>\nthree<\/a>\nvideos<\/a>, which give some insight.<\/p>\n\n

A path leads through a more-traditional garden and up the mountain a bit,<\/span> to give the nice from-above view we saw before.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>400 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nGarden Path<\/span>\n
Vertical Desktop-Background Versions<\/b>\n\n\n1050×<\/span>1680<\/a>  ·  1200×<\/span>1920<\/a>  ·  1600×<\/span>2560<\/a><\/small><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Voigtl\u00e4nder 125mm f\/2.5 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>500 sec, f<\/span>\/2.5, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\n“<\/span>Moody Trees”<\/span><\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n

The focal point in this photo is unrelated to the focus point, which may be really annoying to some.\nCompare to these shots<\/a> of similar trees at the Heian Shrine.<\/p>\n\n

<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>1250 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nWide View from Above<\/span>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n
<\/a>\nNikon D4 + Nikkor 24mm f\/1.4 — 1<\/sup>\/<\/big>80 sec, f<\/span>\/1.4, ISO 100 —\nmap & image data<\/a> — nearby photos<\/a><\/span>\nMossy Slope<\/span>\n
Desktop-Background Versions<\/b>\n1280×<\/span>800<\/a>  ·  1680×<\/span>1050<\/a>  ·  1920×<\/span>1200<\/a>  ·  2560×<\/span>1600<\/a>  ·  2880×<\/span>1800<\/a><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last fall I visited the Ginkakuji Temple (\u9280\u95a3\u5bfa\uff0c the \"silver pavilion\") in north-east Kyoto. It's named for a building that was intended to be coated in silver leaf (comparable to how the golden pavilion is coated in gold leaf). Apparently they never got around to actually applying the silver, but the name stuck.<\/p>

As it is today, the temple is noted for its sculptured sand, including a huge Mt. Fuji shaped cone.<\/p>

The minor entrance stone garden is not particularly special, with similar features easily found at other temples. But the main garden raises the level considerably...<\/p>

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