The Golden Pavilion- Rokuon-Ji temple

Photographed in Japan.

 

The Golden Pavilion was declared " World Cultural Heritage" in 1994.

 

It is a breath taking temple and Garden.

It was croped a bit titely on the upper part to avoid the lack of

sky the day it was photographed.

 

Please comment your thoughts, Thanks Pnina

Was built by the Shogun of Ashikaga in 1397.

After his death it became a Zen Temple. The 2nd and 3rd floors are covered with gold leaves on Japanese lacquer. Situated in Kyoto.

Nice view.. ripples on water look good

A beautiful, peaceful capture. Respectfully, it might have been stronger if most of the water had been cropped, leaving only the temple and the branches of the tree on the left.

Hmmm, tighter crop... I don`t think so, the tree on the left fits nicely into the composition, IMO. The ripples of the water are not empty space, all together I find the composition balanced.

 

Regards

 

Carsten

Excelente imagen Pinna,,, preciosa luz y reflejos,,, Ah,,, por cierto nacieron los tres polluelos,,, y cuando vino la madre me fui,,,ayer estuve ayi,,, y corren como diablos,,, un cordial saludo.

This is a great image Pnina. As always, my scientific eye would tend to prefer a different crop, (i.e. more space above the roof) but again; 1- I don't know the place and 2-this crop is absolutely not destructive.

 

One other thing I would have loved to try while being there was with an ND4 filter and long exposure to obtain a smooth water surface. But I need to buy the ND4 filter and then travel to Japan ... that will be maybe after Vienna !

 

Cheers. L.

Prachi, Richard, Carsten, Julio and Lionel.

 

Carsten, thanks, I think like you that the water riples are adding to the composition as is.

 

Lionel, as I have written I have titly croped the upper part on purpose.

 

The riples in the water were done because of the light wind that was there why do you want it smooth? I like it.... anyway about the ND filter we shall soon talk about....

Pnina, This is a very nice travel photo. Good sharpness with the nice detail. I like how you crop it and the composition is very effective. The only improvement I can think about is the lighting. But for traveler like us, we just don't have time to wait... Enjoy it.

As always, beautiful colours. Part of me wished that the water was more tranquil so that you could have captured a sharper reflection.

Very nice and relaxant image, Pnina.

Very nice landscape, well composed. The light is excellent

Pnina, it's a very nice picture.

I was wondering what you thought of this crop?

I did it very fast and cut a bit to much off the top and right side but you get the idea about the water and the tree. To me the tree sticks out to much in the picture because of the water in front of it and in so doing takes to much attention, So if you crop it as I did I think it brings much more attention to the building, so what do you think? Anyway it's a very nice picture.

 

DK.

 

Pnina, I echo all the positive comments above as it is a beautiful scene. I must agree with Lionel regarding the tight crop on top. Increasing the space between the top of the building and the frame would relieve the point of tension caused in the current version. Perhaps an elevated platform for the camera would have allowed you to do this and still keep the sky from intruding. A treasured keeper in any case I'm sure. Best, LM.

Pnina,looks like,You keep some of Your treasures for later.Just perfect. I like all the water,the reflection of the pavilion,both trees , left and right. Peaceful and beautiful.The motif fits Your style. Alix

I like the original crop as it is. Agree with Carsten that it is quite balanced. Beautiful travel shot. Natural tones & exposure.

I really like the angle of the building and the

sharp image. I believe the building was made so

that when you see this building from this place,

the bird on the top of the roof is actually barely

within the background mountains. You might have

moved quite a bit to the right so that this was

not true. Also the wind was unfortunate. The

pond is called something like "Mirror Lake

Pond" and was designed to see the reflection

of the building. When there's no wind, many

people actually prefer the reflected image

than the actual building. And I think it is

true that

the objects in the lake such as pine trees

as in this picture are designed to make

harmony with the building itself and also

the reflection. So in my opinion, the wind

and the ripples are unfortunate. If there

was no wind and the reflection was clear,

I'm pretty sure a photographer like yourself

must have taken entirely different picture.

Kurt,Amar,Adolfo, David Len( nice to see you here Len)Cherlyn , Hiro and Alix.

 

David,Thanks for taking the time, it is too titly croped IMO, and the difference is not significante I think. The water and Garden are importent part of the complex and I wanted it to be seen,The upper tight crop was needed for my comming explanation...

 

 

To all of you thanks for all suggestions !!, but let me tell you that weather vision was terrible while being there. All the trees behind the temple were covered with haze, windy and lack of sky... I have worked hard in post precessing it, so its beauty can be seen.

 

So I appreciate all your comment and suggestions, It is not perfect... but its beauty can be seen.

Thank you Hiro for YOUR explanation.

 

Pnina

Magic reflections, exellent composition and lovely warm colors! Great work, Pnina.

Pnina, you have captured a sense of peace here. I agree the crop is tight at the top but it is not enough to make a problem. I think I would have tried a slightly wider angle (no surprise there!) I prefer including the foreground water as you have it. As to mist and bad weather sometimes they help to make nice photos....

 

A fine shot. regards - Colin

You have captured a very beautiful image of this temple under some difficult conditions. I think I would crop this way too. As Hiro explained, reflection on the still water is a spectacle, if sky was clearly fine. I almost agree with Hiro, but in this photo, temple and gray sky look like gold flakes and silver flakes on the water because of ripples. This is another beauty of reflection. I think people have been enjoying view of this temple in many different ways.

Thanks to allof you, I realy appreciate your comments!

 

Colin my 10-22 lens was not yet mine being here... so it is only the 18-55... and focal lent was 34mm.

 

Hiroya, my human meetings in Japan were one of THE high lights of my visit. I'm glad we could meet and keep a friendship.Thanks for everything.

It's a beautiful image, dear Pnina. I love all that water in front. It gives that wonderful old temple such a peaceful look.

I like the image, not least for the golds and yellows, and the quasi impressionist trees behind the building. I wouldn't change the crop - I like how the ripples curve in from the bottom of the frame to the calmer water extending off the l/h tree, and then get going again to bring the eye along the water (catching a wider stretch of the reflected golds) to the temple. The white panels and wooden framing add some nice linear elements as well, bringing out the chosen perspective facing the corner of the building. Best, Jeremy.

Hiro + DK = This. Just trying it on for size. ^_^