Now and Zen

Posted by Stu (Scotland | Residing in Kyoto, Japan) on 9 July 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

Apologies for the bad pun.....

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Sriram from Chennai, India

Nice work, Stu... a very good black and white image!

9 Jul 2007 5:30am

Amit from Santa Clara, United States

It is not completely b&w image..it is little touch of sepia..

9 Jul 2007 6:12am

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Love processing, nice shot

9 Jul 2007 8:52am

Celialee from Kyoto, Japan

GORGEOUS! Love the processing!

9 Jul 2007 12:58pm

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Very zen. Really like the angle you used and the tones are sublime for this image. Well done!!!

10 Jul 2007 12:31am

@amy: Thanks Amy! Used the Orton effect here.

Sash from Adelaide, Australia

From looking at this image, I would've guessed that it was a one to two second exposure. But then I noticed the technical details and figured this was caused by the processing, to which I only have this to say: Mighty nice detailing, sensei.

Regarding the composition, I always found it a beeyatch to get the gorgeous raked pebbles and surrounding areas into a single frame. You've not only managed to do that (the reverse 'L' shape moving towards the central part of the bottom of the photo is sensational) but to give the content a stamp of your own creativity to make it a real work of art.

10 Jul 2007 1:22am

miu* from GA, United States

How peaceful it is!
I love Kare-san-sui.

10 Jul 2007 6:51pm

Shahab from Qazvin, Iran

Gorgeos!Dreamy atmosphere,great effected.bravo!

10 Jul 2007 9:43pm

Angry Buddha from Phoenixville, United States

I love the B&W tone you have for this shot. It has a real nice dream like quality.

11 Jul 2007 6:27pm

daniel from United States

Hey, I've ben here! Kyoto right? The sepia is nice for this scene.

12 Jul 2007 2:10pm

Canon EOS Kiss X
1/125 second
F/6.3
ISO 400
18 mm