Combined from 3 shots to try to capture the gigantic super modern main train station in Kyoto. It's all woven from steel girders, seeming to be open to the sky (but not as we were dry on rainy days). It's attached to a major office complex and high end shopping center and restaurant area. Really an impressive structure and at odds with the older historical area it serves.
Other postings from Kyoto today:
The Arashiyama Bamboo Forest http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-06-08
A very wet iris: http://365project.org/taffy/365/2014-06-09
@maggiemae Thanks so much Maggiemae! I hate to admit it, but in Chicago I often miss the subway I was trying to catch. Since they come frequently it usually doesn't matter. BUT, a real train, I'm much more careful about time!
What a fantastic capture, Taffy. Love the angle of this shot and detail you captured. I just noticed someone below and they are so small and just gave me how huge this is in perspective. FAV
Its an incredible building, so much to look at - lines, shapes, colours... I love your POV, I can see people and the size of the place. Your adventure continues...
@andy3168 It was huge and during the day, quite crowded and bustling. At night, it had a totally different feel to it -- still busy, but not hugely crowded. thanks for the view and comment, Andy!
Awesome shot! You've done such a great job of capturing the immense size of the structures you photograph! Thanks so much for sharing your journey to Japan.
@redy4et Thanks for your comment Elizabeth! I appreciate it -- it's a joy to share these photos, and I still have so many. A good thing, given how housebound I am at the moment (broken toes from running into my nightstand the morning I left for Beaver Island, and continued major mosquitoes here).
@panthora Thanks so much, Osia! I admit that I'm missing architecture opportunities now that we're on Beaver Island for the summer. I can use my macro a lot more here -- lots of flowers, bugs, sunsets, but I do love shooting structures. Maybe once the mosquitoes die out, I'll figure out a way to do so with the rural buildings.
@taffy I feel like we are having a conversation here across the continent! :-) I think it is great that you are getting an opportunity to do more macro shots and pastoral scenes! So sorry about those toes and the mosquitoes, but it must be nice to be sedentary for a while and focus on organizing, processing, and commenting. I think life gets so busy that we miss out on opportunities like that. However, when you are out and about it would be great if there were some rural buildings to photograph. Personally, I love barns, but I am not sure what there is at Beaver Island (or, where exactly it is!).....looking forward to your shots!
@panthora I agree -- always fun when someone happens to be online and we get to visit! There are some great old structures from Mormon settlers in the late 1800s and early 1900s, before the fight with the Irish, who ended up winning. But until the mosquitoes go away, it's just not worth it -- very discouraging as it's beautiful to look at outside, but miserable once out in it. We have to wear netting covering head and neck and then long sleeves, pants, and gloves, plus spray up, just to keep bites to a minimum. It's the first thing anyone is talking about here -- none of us have ever seen anything like it!
