Yakumo's World
The Spirits Move: Iwakura Shrine (石座神社)
Posted by GJC (Kyoto (京都), Japan) on 8 April 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture.
For an explanation of the white paper in the zig-zag pattern, please see yesterday's image.
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Très belles couleurs! Bel effet de vent avec ce léger flou!
8 Apr 2009 5:37am
Hoai Bao - Journal of Photography from San Francisco, United States
Lovely colors, great shot.
8 Apr 2009 5:47am
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
This and the previous photograph really give a sense of time elapsing, slowly. The temple is anchored and the papers and the red cloth are gently swaying. It's a fantastic effect. The red is beautifully done and provides continuity with the last image too.
8 Apr 2009 5:53am
Stu from Kyoto, Japan
Such wonderul colours, textures and composition. It really draws me in somehow.
8 Apr 2009 11:51am
Marcie from United States
Love the rich colors and tones and composition. Well seen and captured.
8 Apr 2009 12:12pm
Hiro from Kyoto, Japan
1/8秒といのがきっといいのでしょうね。私だったらもっと遅くしてしまいそうですが、そうするとわざとらしくなるのでしょうね。
8 Apr 2009 12:56pm
Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada
Beautiful composition and colors. Now I know about the paper but the red... robe??? what is it?
cheers
Roman
8 Apr 2009 4:35pm
@Roman: Thanks for the comment and visit. The red is a bunch of cloth streamers that are attached to a brass bell at the top. To get the god's attention before making your prayer, you need to use those streamers to ring the bell. Once the god's attention is focused, you may make your prayer.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
True motion of spirits, the intensity of the red is particularly appealing.
8 Apr 2009 4:43pm
daina from New York, United States
My first thought was of a Cardinal’s robes and how red is symbolic of power and also danger at least in the west. Here one wants to look past it – to push it aside to fully see the interior and also the white object behind it. (which also feels like a representation of a figure.) The spirits move indeed even if one has no understanding of the real significance of these elements. A strong image…
8 Apr 2009 4:49pm
Ilan from Israel
So simple, yet so colorful.
Great result, I really love this image.
8 Apr 2009 4:56pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
You made a jewel here. The form is just perfect and the meanings are rich, offering many different readings.
8 Apr 2009 5:30pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
So completely beautiful. This image is outstanding!
8 Apr 2009 6:19pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Haha, could your visit conjure up an invisible force? Nice shot.
8 Apr 2009 9:48pm
michele from Canada
aptly titled - the sense of movement is very strong here. the red reminds me of robes as well and the sunlight in the background on the left is exquisite. this is just delightful.
9 Apr 2009 1:47am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
Beautifully composed! Lovely colors and light.
9 Apr 2009 10:39am
Ian from United Kingdom
Goodness, talk about melting! It would be the wooden steps that do it for me, straight away - so quietly understated with the even, unintrusive light. Great to see, more obviously, the red taking centrestage but my eye is repeatedly drawn to the fabulous shaft of sunlight to its left.
9 Apr 2009 11:14am
Roman from Thunder Bay, Canada
thanks for the explanation... Japanese people are so... practical, of course you need to get god's attention first, why waste time if he's not listening... such a rich culture...
cheers
Roman
9 Apr 2009 11:31am
Sugata from Newark, United States
I always love your motion blurs! This is no exception.
10 Apr 2009 2:53pm
Nikon D300
1/8 second
F/8.0
ISO 100
54 mm (35mm equiv.)