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Palm House, Kew Gardens, London
We have spent many hours in Kew Gardens at every time of year and I have taken many photos but I really love the shots of the Palm House I captured one winter, just as the sun was setting behind the conservatory. The sepia colour of the photo is exactly as it was shot. It looks as if the ghostly palms and ferns are almost steaming in their glass enclosure.
Palm House, Kew Gardens, London
We have spent many hours in Kew Gardens at every time of year and I have taken many photos but I really love the shots of the Palm House I captured one winter, just as the sun was setting behind the conservatory. The sepia colour of the photo is exactly as it was shot, with the silhouette of ghostly palms and ferns in their glass enclosure.
Vat Phou Temple, Champasak, Laos
The ancient country of Champa once covered a huge area of what is now Eastern Cambodia, Southern Laos and South Vietnam. It’s now reduced to a region of southern Laos. The magnificant temple up on the hill at Vat Phou was originally Hindi but subsequently transformed into a buddist shrine. Shot in late afternoon, the light was fantastic and I love the colours and textures of the building. And the little old lady standing outside, too.
South Gate, Bayon Temple, Siem Reap, Cambodia
The tranquil stone faces of Bayon are some of the most recognizable images from the Angkor Archeological Park. It was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily to worship Buddhist deities. This close up is of one of the giant heads to the west of the South Gate to the Bayon temple complex and a little off the tourist track.
Rakan Monks, Diashoin Temple, Itsukushima, Japan
Daishō-in is a historic Japanese Buddhist temple complex with many temples and statues on Mount Misen, the holy mountain on the island of Itsukushima, off the coast of Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan. As you climb the steps through the gate you can’t miss the Rakan statues. These enlightened beings are known as arhats in Sanskrit and were the original disciples of the historical Buddha, called Shaka Nyorai in Japan. The statues at Daisho-in are cast in the Chinese style and displayed in a group of 500. Look closely and you will see they are each unique in their expressions and poses.
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