Flower-Arranging Show at the Shouren’in Temple, 2013

Nikon D4 + Voigtländer 125mm f/2.5 — 1/640 sec, f/2.5, ISO 100 —
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Rich October Sun

at the Shoren'in Temple (青蓮院), Kyoto Japan

I paid a visit today to the Shouren'in Temple (青蓮院) in Eastern Kyoto
for a repeat of the Ikebana (生花; flower-arranging) event that last year
produced all these posts:

· Busy Hallway at Kyoto’s Shoren’in Temple


· Serene Photos to Calm the Nerves


· Cute and Colorful Scene at the Shoren’in Temple


· More Pleasantness From The Shoren’in Temple Ikebana Event


· Revisiting Flower Arrangements at the Shoren’in Temple

Today's visit won't produce so much, but this post is a first run at some of the shots I took...

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Sundrenched Moss-Covered Roots

of a huge 800-year-old “Natural Treasure of Kyoto” camphor tree
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Display Maintenance




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Stone Bridge
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Main Garden
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The light was really harsh today; somehow, it was better last year.

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Flowers Suffering

from severe axial chromatic aberration

(just a camera-geek joke)
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Rich Light

nice smiles




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Water Basin

festooned for the occasion
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Viewing Flower Arrangements

in the garden-viewing room
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Two Arrangements
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That Water Basin Again

with less sky reflections on the surface of the water
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Passages
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Weathered Handrail
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Side Passage
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Garden-Viewing Room

from above the garden




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Cliché Bamboo
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Bell

with a suspended log for a striker