DirtyGlassEye
The philosopher
This was a tricky one to edit, you'll have to squint to see shapes in the silhouette but I promise it is there. It's not all shadows, both physically and spiritually I guess.
It's crazy how many ties the Daisho-In Temple has with past emperors of Japan (namely Toba and Meiji, and even Prince Ninsuke) raising it's historical significance and religiously, it managed 12 sub-temples from Itsukushima which is a remarkable feat on paper.
To be honest, I don't know who this statue was made of, it doesn't help that there are over 500 statues on this lot so the websites didn't help much. The sun was shining bright with absolutely 0 clouds all day which made me think of a sunburst shot. The temples are too big and they were typically surrounded by trees so there were hardly any convenient spots to line up a shot. But the statues are smaller more distinct objects, very few of them actually being tall enough.
So as I said, I had to constantly readjust in editing to give even a small amount of light to the statue and any other illuminated items. Barely any saturation fixes needed to be made. On the other hand, there were naked trees that had yet to flower, so I didn't want that in focus either. Hopefully the shapes are still easily distinguishable. Again, squint if you can't see it, the sun is a powerful tool and obstacle.
The philosopher
This was a tricky one to edit, you'll have to squint to see shapes in the silhouette but I promise it is there. It's not all shadows, both physically and spiritually I guess.
It's crazy how many ties the Daisho-In Temple has with past emperors of Japan (namely Toba and Meiji, and even Prince Ninsuke) raising it's historical significance and religiously, it managed 12 sub-temples from Itsukushima which is a remarkable feat on paper.
To be honest, I don't know who this statue was made of, it doesn't help that there are over 500 statues on this lot so the websites didn't help much. The sun was shining bright with absolutely 0 clouds all day which made me think of a sunburst shot. The temples are too big and they were typically surrounded by trees so there were hardly any convenient spots to line up a shot. But the statues are smaller more distinct objects, very few of them actually being tall enough.
So as I said, I had to constantly readjust in editing to give even a small amount of light to the statue and any other illuminated items. Barely any saturation fixes needed to be made. On the other hand, there were naked trees that had yet to flower, so I didn't want that in focus either. Hopefully the shapes are still easily distinguishable. Again, squint if you can't see it, the sun is a powerful tool and obstacle.