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The round window

For me, this is a quintessentially Japanese scene, with the tatami mat, the flower arrangements (ikebana) and the round window looking onto a beautiful garden.

Meigetsu-in Rinzai Zen temple, Kamakura, Japan. Kamakura is not only the site of the giant bronze statue of Buddha (Daibutsu) but also contains many temples and shrines with the most beautiful Japanese gardens

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  • The round window
  • Japanese garden
  • Zen garden with Mt. Fuji
  • Study in bamboo #1<br />
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The temples and gardens in Japan often have bamboo groves, and I enjoy photographing them.  Today, I have posted a series of studies that I did in the real Japanese gardens of the temples of Kamakura, and one from the mountains near Shizuoka, Japan.<br />
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All photos are as shot, with no digital manipulation other than minor adjustments to colour and contrast.<br />
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The rest of the studies can be seen here: <a href="http://goo.gl/aAKEEJ">http://goo.gl/aAKEEJ</a><br />
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03/01/14  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Study in bamboo #2
  • Zen-garden-with-mosses,-rock,-flowers-and-fallen-leaf,-Meigetsu-in,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Zuisen-ji-(flower)-temple,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Muso-Soseki-Zen-garden,-Zuisen-ji-temple,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Tsukubai ritual purification pool, Zuisen-ji
  • Study in bamboo #6
  • Ornate-gate-in-wall,-Kencho-ji-Zen-monastery,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Little egret (Egretta garzetta) in the Zen garden of Kenchoji Monastery, Kamakura, Japan
  • Little-egret-(Egretta-garzetta)-standing-in-the-water,-Zen-garden,-Kencho-ji-monastery,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Little egret (Egretta garzetta) standing on a rock, Zen garden, Kencho-ji monastery, Kamakura, Japan
  • Zen garden, Kencho-ji monastery, Kamakura, Japan
  • Japanese-Zen-garden-Hokoku-ji-temple,-Kamakura,-Japan
  • Bamboo forest<br />
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I loved the play of light and shadows in the famous bamboo garden at Hōkoku-ji temple in Kamakura, Japan.  It was fun to play with a rapid panning motion upward to try to achieve an etherial effect.<br />
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04/11/14  <a href="http://www.allenfotowild.com">http://www.allenfotowild.com</a>
  • Study in bamboo #3
  • Study in bamboo #4
  • Study in bamboo #5
  • Lgood

    on February 24, 2018

    Amazing framing!

  • arctangent

    on February 23, 2018

    A view that invites contemplation, and, I think, invites us to simplify our lives

  • fotoeffects

    on February 23, 2018

    Wonderful framing...beautiful!

  • Franks-Focus

    on November 15, 2016

    Providing a well-rounded view of the world beyond the wall. Well done.

  • Denise Beetle

    on November 14, 2016

    nice!!

  • Byron Fair Photography

    on November 14, 2016

    Very nicely framed

  • fotoeffects

    on November 14, 2016

    Outstanding comp and exposure...so beautiful!

  • Donna McCommon

    on November 14, 2016

    Nice framing.

  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on November 14, 2016

    Hi Terry, this is GREAT.

  • James Clarke (jamri)

    on March 29, 2016

    Perfectly exposed and composed for the scene.

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