Accidental first shrine visit - wandering the hills and stumbled across this little place. (I knew it was there, I'd just never been through the tree or down the path to the gates...) Very peaceful. Apart from the screeching birds and chittering squirrels who were upset with my appearance.
Another Hipstamatic production - this time with the Lumiere lens, Abbot K20 film & the Laser Lemon Gel.
I like the way you shot through one end of the torii and take then viewer to join you on your Hatsumode. Your Hipstamatic processing is effective in establishing a specific visual (and I like understanding your process for how you got this.) Now going to check out the link because who knows, maybe I MIGHT find myself there some day. OK, I'm back. I can't remember what year it was but I chaperoned a group of 20 American High Schoolers traipsing around Kamakura and we stayed in a youth hostel that didn't serve breakfast. (oh, the strange things we remember but Japan is not an easy country in which to find a place that can serve 22 for breakfast.)
@linnypinny@bkbinthecity Thanks! @jyokota I can't imagine the students were happy going hungry! As for my process, there's a couple of filters that usually give me the aesthetic I like but I do run through others. I was going for more shadows, that slightly verdigris tinge to the green here. I added a little bit of sharpness too, because I like that. When it's a shrine like this, I want to make it feel a little more like Princess Mononoke, if that makes sense! I often feel like these little enclaves of stillness with only occasional forest sounds, despite being right in the middle of a busy, bustling area, are crossover points into other worlds, and its kind of what I try to convey when I do shots like these.
Mononoke-hime! Ah, yes. I get it. I lived in Mitaka and the bus to the Kichijoji station went past the giant Totoro of Studio Ghibli. Oh, and the closest train station to my house is Musashi-sakai. For your Musashi pilgrimage.
