Posted on March 12th, 2020 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, garden, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, pagoda, photomerge. Comments Off on 宸殿の北庭

Today’s photo is from Kyoto, Japan. The interesting thing (to me) about these buildings is that even though they are on the site of a Buddhist temple (Ninnaji), they are Shinto in design. These three buildings hold nine gods and have been doing so since 1644. The stone lanterns in front come from the 17th Century as well.

Posted on February 25th, 2019 under Japan. Tags: buildings, kyoto, landscape, lanterns, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, shinto. Comments Off on Kusho Myojin @ Ninnaji

Several panel shoji inside Kyoto’s Ninnaji

I apologize for not posting more from my adventures in Japan recently, but that’s what happens when you are somewhere else, away from home, and it isn’t Japan.

Today’s random, desktop background is a 4-photo photomerge of the decorated 障子 inside 仁和寺. The temple has been around for more than 1,100 years, but I’m guessing this is a more recent creation. I probably took this photo because the handles on two of the shoji give the appearance of the tree having eyes.

Posted on July 25th, 2017 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, photomerge. Comments Off on Photomerge from Japan

After 45 days in Denmark, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and London, today I’m heading back to the USA. That means loads of waiting in airports and the ability to finally get around to processing photos like this one from three years ago in Kyoto.

Posted on August 5th, 2016 under Japan. Tags: buddhist, garden, kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, panorama, photomerge. Comments Off on Ninnaji panorama

Today’s photo is of the same pagoda shown earlier, from much farther away.

Posted on October 16th, 2015 under Japan. Tags: kyoto, Nikon 24-120mm f/4 VR G lens, Nikon D600, Ninna-ji 仁和寺, pagoda. Comments Off on Five-story pagoda of Ninnaji