puppydog's PhotoBlog

Composite

2009-01-29T07:46:38Z

This is my final composition. What do you think of it?

Singapore Weather

2008-11-24T06:09:38Z

Reflections

2008-10-03T10:41:54Z

This is the view of Clarke Quay by the Singapore River at night. We took a stroll here one evening after a nice dinner of ramen followed by green tea ice cream for dessert. We really needed the walk :D

Blue sky

2008-06-19T08:07:56Z

I took this photo with my cell phone's camera while walking along the back lanes of old shophouses at Neil Road in Singapore. I was amazed at how the blue of the building was the same blue as the sky... well, almost the same anyway :D

Japan Memories - Sepia Moods

2008-06-13T07:11:08Z

These photos were taken using the 'sepia' mode which I had only discovered on my camera when I was in Japan (like... duh!) Better late than never, I guess :D

Japan Memories - Guardians

2008-06-09T11:12:50Z

Japan Memories - Ninnaji Temple, Kyoto

2008-05-28T05:40:31Z

Ninnaji temple, located in northwest Kyoto not far from Ryoanji, is one of the oldest temples in the city. It was founded in 888 by the retired Emperor Uda, who, in accordance with his late father's wishes, converted a former palace grounds to a temple of the Shingon sect of Buddhism. The retired Emperor lived out his remaining 30 years here as the temple's head priest. From his example, a tradition arose that reigning Emperors would send a son to the temple to take over as head priest each time a vacancy arose. From 888 until the practice ended in 1869, the temple benefitted from this imperial patronage. The buildings of Uda's era have long since vanished, destroyed by some of the many fires that ravaged the site. Many of the buildings that survive are from the 16th and 17th centuries, while others are far more recent.

Japan Memories - Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Kyoto

2008-05-27T09:15:05Z

Built by the Fujiwara family in 768 at the time of Heijo-kyo, this Shinto shrine is one of the most important in Japan. In accordance with the Shinto need for purification, the shrine is destroyed and rebuilt every 20 years. Approaching the shrine, the visitors will walk along a path of 3000 lanterns, 2000 of which are made of stone, and 1000 of bronze.

Japan Memories - Todaiji Temple, Nara

2008-05-26T08:38:52Z

Tōdai-ji (meaning the Eastern Great Temple),is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu. The dimensions of the Daibutsu: Height : 14.98 meters Face : 5.33 meters Eyes : 1.02 meters Nose : 0.5 meters Ears : 2.54 meters The statue weighs 500 metric tonnes.

Japan Memories - Lanterns

2008-05-22T04:03:31Z