Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged architecture, asia, gate, Hiroshima, Japan, Miyajima, oriental, pagoda, shinto, temple, traditional, Zen on August 1, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Mission to Miyajima : 1st April 2012
I went out to Miyajima, a World Heritage Site just a stone’s throw from Hiroshima city, back in April, with the idea of imagining I was visiting it for the first time and trying to see it with a fresh pair of eyes. Here are some of the results…
Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged architecture, Buddhism, Hiroshima, Japan, Miyajima, orange, oriental, pagoda, tower on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Orange Pagoda” : Miyajima, Japan, 22nd January 2011
These five-storied structures can be found all over Japan, but this one on the holy island of Miyajima, just a short ferry ride from Hiroshima, is one of the brightest and most cheerful-looking.
This striking shade also goes particularly nicely with a pale blue winter sky.
You can see a larger version of this photo here.
Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged "rice field", 18-200mm, cultivate, harvest, HDR, image, Japan, Japanese, Nikon D7000, oriental, paddy, photo, photograph, photography, Photomatix, plants, reflection, rice, sunset, zoom on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I have to walk along a narrow path next to a rice paddy to get to my house. I’d often noticed that at times the clouds reflected in the water might make a good picture, but yesterday it was particularly suitable: a ruddy sunset beginning, and the rice plants were verdant. I grabbed the camera, came out again and took a series of bracketed shots, then put them into Photomatix Pro to merge them into an HDR composite, and this was the result.
A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.
Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged abstract, architecture, art, Buddhism, China, D50, DSLR, eaves, image, Japan, Japanese, Nagasaki, Nikon, oriental, pattern, photo, photography, roof, temple, Zen on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Nagasaki is a city with a more cosmopolitan heritage than most Japanese towns. As well as some areas of old European housing, there are a number of Chinese-influenced temples whose decoration is noticeably different from the Japanese norm.
This detail of the colourful temple eaves is an example of this, and was captured four years ago on my first DSLR, a Nikon D50.
A larger version of this picture can viewed here at my dedicated website and store, Andy Lightfoot Photography.
