静か
This gallery was originally titled, “Nature”, then I added and subtracted some photos. It became “Simplicity.” Then “Simple”. But that’s not really what I was trying to convey. The Japanese word “Shizuka” (“quiet” or “stillness”), written in kanji as “静か” better expresses this gallery’s theme. If you enjoy this gallery, then I invite you to visit “Shapes & Shadows,”and other galleries here. Check up and down the Front Page, enjoy the (autobiographic) Stories . . .
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Door, wall. Okazaki. Kyoto. 2008.
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Kurama. Autumn. 2003.
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Noren. Gion. 2008.
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Ginkaku-ji — the Temple of the Silver Pavilion — Kyoto. May 2010.
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Ueno Park Restaurant in the Rain. April 2008.
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Ahn. “Safe”… Marutamachi Road. Kyoto. 2007.
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Garden. Ryoanji Temple. 2008. – note: same as on “About” page –
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Focus. Chiyoda Restaurant. Tokyo. 2007.
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Kurama. 2004.
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Woman chatting with friend. Gion District. Kyoto. 2010.
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Heron by the Shirakawa River. Kyoto. 2010.
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Along Tetsugaku no Michi — Philosopher’s Path. Kyoto. May 2010.
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Mt. Fuji Discovered in Kyoto. Entrance to Kurodani-dera. Kyoto. 2007.
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Father & Son. Hibiya Park. Tokyo. 2007.
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Middle School Student. Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. 2008.
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At Kurodanidera. 2008.
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LetsJapan 
The photo of the student looking over the devastation of Hiroshima I’d seen at your exhibit. The contrast is moving, and today even moreso were the seated young women of Hiroshima all making peace signs.
In Henry James’s story “Owen Wingrave,” a young man from a long line of military leaders refuses to go to military school; he tells his old tutor that he believes that any national leader who gets his country into a war should be executed–regardless of who is at fault. How many innocent millions’ lives would have been saved if all nations had such a law?
Thank you, Mary Jane. It was kind of a transcendent thing. Would that everyone be able to be there, once in there life.
R
Love the father/son shot. 🙂
Good for today (Sunday, 20 June – Father’s Day) . . .
Thank you.
R.
Great photos! I really enjoyed looking at them.
Sheila
Thank you, Sheila. I enjoyed making them and, even more, sharing them.
Richard
Brilliant photos, Richard. I’ll be tweeting this blog post, too!
Thanks so much, on both counts, Saul. I just want to either invoke a bit of “natsukashii” for those who currently live, or have lived, in Japan; or, for those who’ve not yet been, to bring to them some of the Feelings-through-Images that I have when I’m there.
Difficult to explain, but you certainly know what I mean.
Thanks and regards,
R.
Richard, just interested. Why do you choose a seal as your logo?
Dion,
Thanks for your question. That seal is very personal for me. If you can read it, you would know why. I will tell you one thing
about it: it’s been with me for over 20 years.
Kind regards to you and I look forward to seeing you around, and to reading your comments,
R.