Red on white on white

Posted by Sash (Adelaide, Australia) on 11 July 2007 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Kyoto, Japan.

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Comments (3)

Stu from Kyoto, Japan

Great colours and contrast here. I've had such trouble shooting at places like this because the white gravel can become so overblown, and the cloudy, hazy atmosphere of Kyoto is a beeyatch for photography. The gravel's reflection really nicely illuminates the building here though, and I like the composition too, the fountain is the subject...then the building....then the fountain....then....you get my drift.

It looks a bit like Heian Jingu but something tells me it's not. Can you enlighten me mate?

11 Jul 2007 2:08pm

@Stu: Definitely Heian Jingu mate. I'm with you 100% with your assessment of Kyoto's sky, which is why this image has had a fair amount of PP done to it and why it's called red on white on white. The gravel was never the colour it is here, although as a high contrast image it works well that way (in my opinion).