Saturday, 22 January 2011

CXXXVII - Kyoto


Can you tell I like photographing details?

Shimenawa (注連縄) is a special plaited rope made of rice straw which is used to mark the presence of holy places in Shinto faith and to ward off evil.

I love how the golden colour of the straw contrasts with the bright red of the shrine in sunny days.

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5 comments:

  1. lina22 January 2011 at 06:34

    Cool image!

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  2. 2cats22 January 2011 at 11:00

    hahaha! You do like closeups, that's for sure. But that's OK - your photos are beautiful no matter what you happen to be photographing! :-)
    Thank you for joining us at Show Me Japan and have a great Sunday!
    Anna

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  3. Yoshi23 January 2011 at 08:37

    Great macro photo of shimenawa. I agree with you that I also enjoy contrast of these two regardless of the weather!!!
    Thanks for sharing.

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  4. snowwhite6 February 2011 at 02:46

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  5. snowwhite6 February 2011 at 02:50

    Dynamic angle!
    I have never seen Shimenawa from the bottom.
    I love this!
    Thank you for sharing!!

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