Golden Temple

Posted by Daniel (Kenmare, United States) on 13 February 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

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Comments (17)

Fred from Easton PA, United States

This is truly a classic photo.

13 Feb 2007 5:28am

Manuela Photography from Hainburg (near Frankfurt/Main), Germany

Very photogenic shot!

13 Feb 2007 9:03am

Bronnie from Christchurch, New Zealand

Epitomises my 'ideal' Japan, before I visited and realised that it's an incredibly diverse place!

13 Feb 2007 9:29am

Jerry from Tampa, United States

Daniel - wonderful image - dreamy tones - post card quality - very well done!

13 Feb 2007 10:40am

Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States

Cool image! Great processing!

13 Feb 2007 11:49am

Duncan Galbraith from kyoto, Japan

Nice processing. personally I dont really find Kinkakuji that interesting. You've managed to hide the gaudiness of the colours well. It's sister temple is by far and away the more lauded of the two and for good reason I reckon. As for the post card-iness of the image, I agree. My wife actually has an almost identical image stuck on the fridge.

13 Feb 2007 4:12pm

objectif-plume from Belgium

ça alors! on se croirait dans un film poétique décrivant les merveilleux paysage d'asie

13 Feb 2007 4:30pm

Angry Buddha from United States

Great shot and processing.

13 Feb 2007 6:05pm

Still from Valence, France

very elegant composition an choice of tones!

13 Feb 2007 7:20pm

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Wow you've done such a great job on the processing with this picture. The cropping is just right. I'm glad you've sepia treated this because the temple is too bright and would really take away from the surroundings if it was in colour.

14 Feb 2007 12:09am

Diana from United States

Again color, composition and cultural aspects wonderfully done.

14 Feb 2007 3:39am

Craig Persel from Montreal, Canada

Gorgeous panoramic image. Excellent.

14 Feb 2007 4:50pm

Steve from Hiroshima, Japan

I love this photo. It captures the essence of Kinkaku-ji.

15 Feb 2007 11:34am

Paul Ricciardi from West Hartford, United States

Beautiful, just beautiful...everything about it, the perspective, the angle, the composition, the exposure...the sepia works very well here too. Nice job, it's quite a shot.

15 Feb 2007 2:28pm