Yakumo's World
An Invitation to Tea
Posted by GJC (Kyoto (京都), Japan) on 26 January 2009 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.
The first of four photos for my wife, a wise student of tea (茶道)
Frédéric A. from Païta, New Caledonia
une image pleine de calme et de charme. 1/8 s, il ne fallait pas de vent dans les feuillages.
Le D300 tient-il ses promesses ?
26 Jan 2009 7:47am
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
Is this a tea house? If so it's even more beautiful than I imagined. It looks so incredibly in harmony with nature.
26 Jan 2009 8:49am
@cat: Yes, indeed, this is a tea house of fairly typical size and construction. They are, as you suggest, designed to harmonize with their surroundings and to suggest a humble rustic cottage amidst the mountains. That will, so the hope goes, inspire a meditative state. I think you can see how that's very likely to happen!
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Man, doing chado in a snowy garden like this is just beautiful and zenful...
26 Jan 2009 9:31am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Beautiful. I find it very interesting that while there is snow on the ground there is still so much green.
26 Jan 2009 5:04pm
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
That's a delight to view GJC!
I love the composition and the placement of the snow within the overall frame.
26 Jan 2009 5:14pm
Jon Whittle from United States
My favorite part of this photo are the grass leaves pushing out of the snow in the lower right hand corner. A story within a story...
26 Jan 2009 5:37pm
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
Japan in winter. Nice addition to your portfolio.
26 Jan 2009 7:59pm
Robert Kruh from Slovenia
Beautiful place, i wont be there:) So green, so attractive! Lovely:)
26 Jan 2009 10:22pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
The riches of color and detail are amazing here.
26 Jan 2009 10:37pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I like the deep greens and how they mix with the snow, its time for tea too, which is great.
26 Jan 2009 11:46pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
I accept! What a lovely location.
27 Jan 2009 5:00am
grant from kansas city, United States
your answer to cat was very instructive. the building seems a natural part of this landscape.
27 Jan 2009 6:51pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
I like the premises, approaching home, the joy we feel at this moment...
27 Jan 2009 8:35pm
Pixim from Nice, France
It is interesting to see this complexity which reigns outside the enclosure where all must be calm, heat and concentration. I always adore the omnipresence of this nature ;)
27 Jan 2009 8:38pm
Nikon D300
1/8 second
F/18.0
ISO 400
39 mm (35mm equiv.)