Takuhatsu (begging).

Well, when I saw the other photos I was not too impressed. But this one is a masterpiece. I see photos like this once a year, maybe. Thanks for this one. You have taken something from the monestary with you - did you notice that?

A zen-monk from Rinzai Sogenji-monastery in Okayama on his begging

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Great photo- one thing could have made this even better: more visible detail of the monk's face. Reminiscent of HCB's famous shot of the guy jumping a puddle in a Paris train station.

Very confusing body movements - scrambled my mind figuring out what was going on. nice capture of the jump, but the composition (the person way up top with such space below) suggests it was too much a grab shot. Nice try

I quite like this "up in the air" composition. This is an excellent shot for its individual quality, and also for its ability to juxtapose the human and spiritual.