Kiyomizudera in black and white

Kiyomizudera temple is one of the more famous temples in Kyoto. Just mention the name and eyes will light up in recognition. Everybody just flocks to this place - it is amazing to see the amount of people on the narrow streets leading up to the temple.



The crowd is worse during the favourite seasons of spring and autumn which is why I avoid this place during those times. Being squashed in the crowd in the temple is one thing, but being squashed like a pancake in the bus leading there is something I do not want to experience again anytime soon.



The view is no doubt gorgeous; the fascination with this place is justified. The temple buildings are beautiful and old. The temple grounds are huge and there is the famous verandah where you can view the valley below and the pagoda on a small hill (not pictured in this post but in my older posts about Kiyomizudera). The valley is colourful during autumn, with the beautiful red, yellow and green foliage and during the sakura season, there are many sakura trees that the tourists can appreciate and admire.



I took these pictures when I went out with my friends late last year. Having taken coloured pictures of the place, I decided to take advantage of the full sun to try out my B&W mode. And I am happy with the pictures. They turned out better than I expected.



I still have a problem with noise though when I take B&W pictures. I am still to lazy to flip through the manual to figure out why!



I think I prefer the pictures in B&W than in colour of this place. The temple is old and full of history - I think the B&W mode suits it better.



I took my friends as far as the entrance, after that they were on their own. I have been in there too many time already! So all these pictures are just from the free grounds. I love this dragon spring-fountain.



Argh....the piping spoilt the picture!