a touch of color
a dream of red mansions
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 16 April 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
The first night we stayed in the Hotel Seamore, which had really nice onsens. The Shirahama-Onsen is one of the three famous springs in Japan. Its waters contain natrium chloride hydrogen carbonate, which is supposed to be effective for rheumatic disease and arthritic. In the hotel, they had a traditional tea ceremony room. The red reminds me of the very famous Chinese book I reference in the title.
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Photo taken in Shirahama, Japan on December 21, 2007.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
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dpm from Maalé, Maldives
The tea ceremony can be very educating if you understand the language...
16 Apr 2008 6:12am
Sharon from Brooklyn, United States
A very nice warm shot. All of the lines make for a very interesting composition as well.
16 Apr 2008 6:22am
ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany
Love the lines and the red tones! Very well composed.
It seems to be a lovely place.
16 Apr 2008 6:42am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
The colour and the glow are beautiful, it looks a wonderful place e.
16 Apr 2008 9:09am
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
I like the simplistic clean lines, and the color tones are just great.
16 Apr 2008 10:18am
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
Great exotic composition with the pot as omnipotent ruler!
16 Apr 2008 11:44am
Helen from Melbourne, Australia
The colours is incredible! Lovely composition too. Thanks for visiting my blog.
16 Apr 2008 11:57am
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
it has this really nostalgic feel to it,the red glow makes it look quite melancholic and sad somewhat.Lovely shot dear:)
16 Apr 2008 2:52pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Excellent e.!!! The juxtapositions in this image are amazing!! You framed it brilliantly.
16 Apr 2008 3:11pm
Elisa from Massachusetts, United States
nice job!!! like the lines and red tones!
16 Apr 2008 3:20pm
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
The warmth of the colours is so calming. It must be a wonderful place to stay.
16 Apr 2008 3:59pm
Man With 101 Names from Hamburg, United States
Your pictures have been INCREDIBLE lately ... super SUPER shots !
16 Apr 2008 4:02pm
@Man With 101 Names: Thank you! It really means a lot to hear that. :) I think am3 has really helped to improve my photography.
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Superb capture. I like the graphics and the colours!
16 Apr 2008 6:23pm
Jennifer Radio from Statesville, United States
I LOVE these colours! they are phenomenal!
16 Apr 2008 10:07pm
vu@granby Gilles M. from Granby, Québec, Canada
The house front and the warm red are very typical of China.
16 Apr 2008 11:42pm
Anne from White Rock, BC Canada, Canada
PS. Thanks for your comment about the other site I put up. However, had to take it down and use another installation. I applied for it to be listed on VFXY when I started, but my feed apparently wasn't sending thumbnails to them. So, after hours sorting it out, I ended up taking it all down! Not too much in the new one I have started on again. But at least it is thumbnailing properly!
17 Apr 2008 12:17am
Rags from Plano, United States
I love your image because it is pretty, well composed, simple and is an image of great art.
17 Apr 2008 3:34am
TravBoy from West/Wet Coast, United States
Your title fits this image perfectly, great shot.
17 May 2008 2:16am
Nikon D40X
1/50 second
F/4.2
ISO 1600
90 mm (35mm equiv.)