Kodaiji Temple tea house light and shadows 3

Kodaiji Temple tea house light and shadows 2

Kodaiji Temple tea house light and shadows 1

Kodaiji Temple tea house at dusk

Kodaiji Temple bell and cherry blossoms

Daiunin Temple tower from Kodaiji Temple

Rock and light snow at Kurama Temple

Kurama Temple power spot in black and white

Snow at Kurama Temple's power spot

Small altar resembling a face at Kurama Temple

Upper portion of Kurama Temple main gate

Kokeshi, Kyoto Station, Kyoto Tower, Higashi Honganji Temple

Straight kokeshi at Higashi Honganji Temple

Crooked kokeshi at Higashi Honganji Temple

Chionin Temple gate with snow

Bell at Konkai Komyoji Temple at night

Chionin Temple gate with autumn illuminations

Red leaves at Daitokuji Temple 3

Some particularly vivid red leaves at Daitokuji Temple.

Belfry in garden at Obaiin Temple, a subtemple of Daitokuji Temple

Before meeting a customer for lunch at a restaurant inside the precints of Daitokuji Temple, I set aside some time to explore the subtemples' gardens.

Nanzenji gate at night with rising moon

I would have loved to get a clear, detailed moon rather than a ball of blinding light, but I think the rest of the scene is too poorly lit to make that happen. I tried taking double exposures, but those were utter failures.

Nanzenji gate at night with autumn foliage 2

I've been experimenting with unusual places to shoot photos at night. Everything was in pitch black silhouette, but fortunately I know where the red leaves are around here. I placed my smartphone on the ground and used its light to illuminate the leaves.

Nanzenji gate at night with Chionin spotlights

I don't think the designer of Chionin's illuminations had this angle in mind, but the spotlights pair very nicely with this gate.

Nanzenji gate at night with autumn foliage 1

I've been experimenting with unusual places to shoot photos at night. Everything was in pitch black silhouette, but fortunately I know where the red leaves are around here. I placed my smartphone on the ground and used its light to illuminate the leaves.

Yokawa Main Hall roof and blue sky

This is when I noticed that isolating the color blue could make for wonderful skies.