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Harish, are you referring to Saihoji Temple and Ryoanji Temple? I was at Ryoanji in 1995, but this trip's schedule was a little tight to hit that one again. I went to Daitokuji this time, and saw a zen garden as well as a really neat temple interior... that pretty much killed the day (after that was a night shoot).

Ron
Harish said:
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Some more of Kyoto's temples and shrines. I've added a couple of
unusual perspectives this time for those who may like that...

Ginkakuji Temple from across the sand sculpture -- 22mm @ f/8



Heian Shrine -- 22mm @ f/8



Kinkakuji Temple (covered with gold) -- 35mm @ f/8



Kiyomizudera Pagoda (from across the valley) -- 135/2DC @ f/5.6



Kiyomizudera Gate -- 20mm @ f/8



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I got a few decent shots, Joe. Mostly luck :^)

That was my hope. Getting the exposure right really gives you a lot of freedom, doesn't it? The D2h doesn't hurt either [chuckle].

Thanks, Joe.

Ron
Joe Marques said:
You really shoot a lifetime of "keepers" on almost every outing.
What talent.

BTW, thanks again for your eBook. I'm actually starting to nail
exposures within 1/3 of a stop consistenly (D2H metering helps
too). I've also improved my workflow and output by a large margin.
Combine this with upgrading to the best DSLR I've ever touched
(D2H) and I'm actually producing some decent shots - finally. :)

Joe
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Frankly, that was about as small a group as I could hope for. There were at least 900 million people there :^)

In many of the shots you've seen, there were tons of people around. Carpets of them. They were like fleas at a flea-circus convention. Well, maybe not, but there were a lot of people everywhere. It was a real challenge to get shots without them. Believe me.

Ron
ricebanshee said:
Spectacular images!! Too bad those people are in the picture in the
first one. Were you waiting for a while when there wouldn't be any
people in the way? Still awe-inspiring nontheless!!

Rice
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Ginkakuji Temple from across the sand sculpture -- 22mm @ f/8

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Hi Hideaki!

That is a really spectacular shot, and a really neat location you took it from too. Nice job!

I enjoyed meeting you at the Philosopher's Path. That was a perfect day to be there, wasn't it? Tomoko says hi too :^)

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Sebastien said:
Hi! Ron. It was very nice to see you in Kyoto.(Tetsugaku-no-michi)
I really admire your work and your suggestion. It is very nice to
see your pictures of Japan.

This is my picture of Sakura. Please let me know what you think.

Sumaura Park in Kobe 15mm @ f/8
http://www.pbase.com/image/27992610

Thank you.

Hideaki
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Across from the main terrace at Kiyomizudera, you can walk across a path around the top of the valley and then up a path to the old wooden pagoda. Just below the pagoda is an opening from which I took this shot with the 135/2DC.

PS: no filter :^)

Ron
Mr.Triggerhappy said:
Nice work Ron! I like that 4th picture alot. Where did you go to be
able to be elevated to shoot that?

Also on that third shot, I took the exact same picture! More deja vu!
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AAAAHHHHHhhhhhhh!

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phat dinh said:
Ron Reznick said:
Some more of Kyoto's temples and shrines. I've added a couple of
unusual perspectives this time for those who may like that...

Ginkakuji Temple from across the sand sculpture -- 22mm @ f/8



Heian Shrine -- 22mm @ f/8



Kinkakuji Temple (covered with gold) -- 35mm @ f/8



Kiyomizudera Pagoda (from across the valley) -- 135/2DC @ f/5.6



Kiyomizudera Gate -- 20mm @ f/8



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Thanks for adding the history Ron, it helps bring these images even more alive. I love the architecture and wonder how in the world you're able to capture it all without a single person in the shot! I'm not used to a world where there's no traffic.

It's a place I won't get to visit any time soon and I hope that when you're all said and done posting here on the forum (please don't stop) that you'll create a web page with the complete adventure.

Thanks for sharing!

oe
 
... these perspectives unusual. WA shots with a dominating fore-ground add a lot of depth to landscape shots. It is only problematic when the fore-ground distracts from the actual subject, but as long as it is as homogeneous as e.g. in the first pic it's perfect.

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Did you use a post-processing technique to extract shadow detail and retain the sky, or am I just misinterpreting the ambient balance of light here?

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That would end up being an awful lot of shots, Joe. I'm planning on putting together a book if I can get a publisher interested. I will put a few highlights up on the web though...

Getting shots without people in them is really a difficult proposition there. Sometimes you have to take rooflines :^)

Ron
Joe_Anduins said:
Thanks for adding the history Ron, it helps bring these images even
more alive. I love the architecture and wonder how in the world
you're able to capture it all without a single person in the shot!
I'm not used to a world where there's no traffic.

It's a place I won't get to visit any time soon and I hope that
when you're all said and done posting here on the forum (please
don't stop) that you'll create a web page with the complete
adventure.

Thanks for sharing!

oe
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Well, that shot was taken from just about sand-level. Not your normal field of view unless you're a sand-flea :^)

The rest were pretty standard except for the unusual angle that I took the Kiyomizudera gate. You should have seen the physical position I was in...

Ron
Harald Schillhammer said:
... these perspectives unusual. WA shots with a dominating
fore-ground add a lot of depth to landscape shots. It is only
problematic when the fore-ground distracts from the actual subject,
but as long as it is as homogeneous as e.g. in the first pic it's
perfect.

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The only ones with really tricky processing were #1 and #4. The first was tricky because of the very bright sky and the extremely dark temple. That sand was no problem. What I did there was a gamma boost in processing along with a very slight use of DEE. The #4 shot (Pagoda) was taken using the 135/2 in a fairly bright situation at distance, which usually ends up with a low-contrast shot. I had to do some contrast work and gamma tweaking in processing. None of these required much work in post... almost all work was done in processing. Some cropping, resizing, USM... that sort of thing was all that was done in post except for some occasional touch-up.

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ib1yysguy said:
Did you use a post-processing technique to extract shadow detail
and retain the sky, or am I just misinterpreting the ambient
balance of light here?

Layers?

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I agree that is about as small a crowd you could hope for. I live only a few blocks away from central park and to really get any shots there without any people in the way is to get there EAARLY in the morning. I'm not really a morning person so that really works to my disadvantage. Any tips on other ways to get around that other than having a great deal of patience?

Rice
Ron Reznick said:
Frankly, that was about as small a group as I could hope for. There
were at least 900 million people there :^)

In many of the shots you've seen, there were tons of people
around. Carpets of them. They were like fleas at a flea-circus
convention. Well, maybe not, but there were a lot of people
everywhere. It was a real challenge to get shots without them.
Believe me.

Ron
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I know what you mean... trying to get a scenic shot when there are several hundred or more people in the scene is tricky to impossible. You can either frame your scene with a focal length that crops them out, get up early, or get down to business with the clone tool. There is pretty much no other way, other than renting the entire park :^)

That's one reason why going to Yosemite and a number of other places of that nature in the summertime is not a great idea. Too many people.

Ron
ricebanshee said:
Rice
Ron Reznick said:
Frankly, that was about as small a group as I could hope for. There
were at least 900 million people there :^)

In many of the shots you've seen, there were tons of people
around. Carpets of them. They were like fleas at a flea-circus
convention. Well, maybe not, but there were a lot of people
everywhere. It was a real challenge to get shots without them.
Believe me.

Ron
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Thanks, Jeff. I will...

This is just a very small sampling. I haven't posted any interior shots of temples or shrines, for instance, and there are a great number of shots taken of isolated subjects like stone lanterns, small sculptures, isolated sections of scenery, etc. that I haven't posted.

It's a tremendously neat place.

Ron
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