Another photo of the the floating O-Torii (Grand Gate) of Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社). Miyajima is well-known as a sacred island wherein people and gods dwell together harmoniously. Since ancient times, the people living there worshipped the island itself as a god. Like any old folk tale, this belief was passed down from generation to generation...
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Miyajima’s best known symbol – the floating torii (gate) of Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社), stands in the bay 200m in front of the shrine. The current gate, dating back to 1875, is built of camphor wood, is about 16 metres high and was built in a four-legged style, that is four additional legs as well as...
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One more image from Mount Buffalo National Park in Victoria. Morning was showy at 5am, then rainy and then just foggy. I was hoping to shoot sunrise but without any luck. Instead there was excellent “waterfall photography” weather. So I’m not complaining at all. Good photo spot on Google Maps.
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Another photo of the Craig’s Hut that located in the Mansfield State Forest on Mt Stirling. If you want to know more about this place and how to get there please check my first post about Craig’s Hut. Kind of lightpainting photo. I highlighted windows and doorway with my favorite lightning tool: Energizer Dolphin torch,...
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I would like to start posting photos from Seoul, South Korea I made in July-August 2007. This photo is a view of the Seoul city at Dusk from N Seoul Tower. N Seoul Tower located on Mt. Namsan offers great panoramic views of the city, and has been a symbol of Seoul since it first...
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Craig’s Hut is located on Clear Hills near Mt.Stirling in the Alpine National Park in Victoria, and was built especially for the film “The Man from Snowy River in 1981. It was called Craig’s after the lead actor, Jim Craig (played by Tom Burlinson) and re-used in the sequel. On 11 December 2006 the Craig’s...
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Wallaces Hut is the oldest of the huts still standing in the Alpine National Park. Originally built in 1889 by the Wallace brothers Arthur, William and Stewart, close to the Bogong High Plains Road just out of Falls Creek, from slabs of snowgum. In the 1930′s its woollybutt roof shingles were replaced by the State...
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