Gate, Mid-afternoon

Posted by GJC (Kyoto (京都), Japan) on 4 March 2008 in Architecture.

akarui from Kagoshima, Japan

You are really playing with the light and shadows. This a very mysterious picture. After the steps in the light we think about a door but the kind of handle in wood is quiet low. The light brings us up where there is something on the right of the peer...My imagination is working even seeing the title...

4 Mar 2008 11:34am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

OUTSTANDING...I love everything about this photo, the mood is exquisite!

4 Mar 2008 11:38am

Koushiro from Singapore, Singapore

Great play with lighting there! I love your shots...

4 Mar 2008 12:49pm

Teresa Durães from Montijo, Portugal

loght and shadows. nice

4 Mar 2008 1:29pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

While the experts say that afternoon light is too harsh, you've really made the best of it here. You've captured a mysterious moment in time in which the doors are deeply embedded in shadow and, yet, the way "in" is illuminated. Very nice!

4 Mar 2008 1:49pm

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

The play of light & shadow is sublime!

4 Mar 2008 1:54pm

alex centrella from fresno, United States

outstanding light control.

4 Mar 2008 4:47pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

excellent lighting and colors

4 Mar 2008 6:44pm

graphistolage from Orléans, France

Superb!

4 Mar 2008 8:29pm

Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands

You are a real artist! Very good composition, it tells you something, without many details, like a haiku! I love it!

4 Mar 2008 8:31pm

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

cool shot.
I like how the shadow drifted on the door and stairs

4 Mar 2008 11:02pm

drphoto from Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Ooo, this is so subtle and moody. Well seen and expertly captured.

Dan

5 Mar 2008 8:31am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

All your captures have a certain degree of subtlety which I like! Here you make the subtlety tantalizing! Excellent mood!

5 Mar 2008 10:03am

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Superb! I'm really learning alot from looking at your posts, especially your choice of shot. I love your eye for light and shadow and how it gives scenes a totally different feel. Like this one; the doorknob (an unremarkable object by itself) visible in the sunlight surrounded by dark takes on an impact it wouldn't have, and an importance in the composition. Wonderful work.

10 Mar 2008 1:16pm

@Stu: Thank you very much. I'm flattered and encouraged. At the same time, I've learned from your blog as well, particularly your fine sense of night photography and your ability to see and effectively compose a wider scene than I usually photograph. I enjoy seeing Kyoto through your lens. Thanks for stopping by.