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Silver Pavilion in Kyoto

October 28, 2015 — Leave a comment

The Silver Pavilion as it is called was at one point supposed to be clad in Silver foil just like the Golden pavilion but never got to it. The Silver Pavilion, Ginkaku-ji, (real name Jisho-ji) was built around 1482 by Ashikaga Yoshimasa as a retirement villa. He modeled it after his grandfathers, Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji), which is why it looks familiar to it and then once he passed it was converted into a temple. the gardens are great and sprawling even up the Higasiyama hills. Great part of the Philosophers walk as the beginning or end. Grab a bike and go!

Taken with Bessa R4M with 21mm Color Skopar and Canon 50mm f1.4 ltm on Ektar Film

It was not covered in Silver but you can see the foil on display near the end of  the walk by the store…

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The gardens are a pleasure to view as you walk through them with water on two sides. I enjoy looking at the trees and two times I have been there and they were up in them pruning them…

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Looking over at the buildings that are not part of the tour but are pretty setting for the gardens indeed…

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Thanks for looking

Shoren-in Temple in Ektar

October 25, 2015 — Leave a comment

I brought some Ektar film with my on my trip and decided to do some shooting. This is  nice temple with a great garden. Not to large but you can enjoy the garden from inside the temple and sit and relax. After you can take walk through the gardens and also around behind the gardens. Green all around from the moss and evergreens and maples.

Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R4M with 21mm Color Skopar lens Kodak Ektar

Ryojin no  Ike pond which portrays the back of a dragon bathing in the pond…

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Shin-den is the largest of the buildings with this front area large and full of rich moss…

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Lovely and we made it to catch some of the azaleas bloom…

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thanks for looking today…

Walking up Fushimi-Inari

October 18, 2015 — Leave a comment

The mountain that the tori gates rise up on is splendid walk. I wish I have done it at night or right as the sun rose in the morning. there are a lot of little trails that branch of the main path up. Small shrines to stop at and enjoy. Mind you I got attacked a few times by mosquitoes. Some stones and little wooden tori gates are all over.

Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R4M with 50mm f1.4 on Ilford FP5

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Taxi in Ginza

October 14, 2015 — Leave a comment

Walking in Ginza was a pleasure, seeing people walk with clothing that was more then my year salary. Great stores and I also came across a lot of camera stores that had some great gear. I ended up getting a Hexar in Ginza and was quite lovely. Used it on the trip as well. Waiting to cross the road I caught a taxi turning in the intersection before we headed to lunch with a friend.

Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R4M 21mm with  Ilford FP5

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Asakusa Kitty Exploring

October 10, 2015 — Leave a comment

We stayed at the Sakura hostel in Asakusa, Tokyo when we visited there this past May. Great area as you are right there next to Sensoji temple which is great. They air there is happy and there is stores in the area and easy to get on trains and subways to get to the rest of the city. Walking around in the morning you see drunk people picking themselves up and heading home, people working on opening there store or restaurant and kitties exploring like this one in this alley.

Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R4M with Canon 50mm f1.4 ltm lens, Ilford FP5img051