Courtyard - IR by TwoPynts
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"The Art of Peace functions everywhere on earth, in realms ranging from the vastness of space down the the tiniest plants and animals. The life force is all pervasive and its strength is boundless. The Art of Peace allows us to perceive and tap into that tremendous reserve of universal energy." ~ Morihei Ueshiba, founder of Aikido
The inner courtyard rock garden of the orginal Morikami Settlement Museum buidling. The structure was built in an authenitic pre-20th century Japanese manner. Shot in IR, I decided to do a bit more to it in the postwork. Inspired by Igorsv's latest work, I had some fun with the lense blur filter. The original is shown in the thumb. Best viewed at full size, thank you for looking. -----
Thanks for your brainy comments on my previous upload,
Coral Slab
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Sony DSC-P200 (IR Converted w/B+W 092 Filter) & PhotoshopCS. (1131)
Morikami Japanese Gardens, Boca Raton, FL, USA 2008
Sponsored by: 
Kramer Kreations 
Comments (29)
ohhhh thats nice.. i like sand gardens!!! very bloody good indeed!!! :)
Cool effect! The blur makes the whole thing look like a miniature.
very interesting and post work is imaginative
those gardens are a work of art - well captured
Nice shot of this beautiful garden
Nice postwork utilized in this shot of the courtyard. I thought at first the rocks in the middle were actually big brown dogs lying down and resting their weary bones. I realized soon after that with no apparent paw prints on the ground that that was not the case.
cool image
superb serenity !
i feel at peace just gazing at this
cool picture. perfect capture
Amazing how rocks can capture our eyes and thoughts. Excellent job. Aloha
With the blurred edges. it looks more like a scale model, than a real building and garden ! Neat IR capture and postwork. ~Cheers~
Another keeper Kort... I love Zen Gardens, and the post works just adds to the tranquil feeling of teh image. Great stuff my friend.
OMG, fantastic place...impressive POV!!!
Lovely capture and very peaceful looking.
A fabulous photography with this partial blure effect!!!
Interesting place. Excellent focussed shot with great DOF. Looks superb!
Very interesting capture!
It is a true luxury when one enters to a gallery as this and looks so beautiful photography, is a true wonder!!!A million stars************ Enjoys a pretty weekend.hug and kiss in your heart.blessings Luminous.Ludy.
Excellent capture!! Captures the feel of the place very well.
Excellent work!!
Gorgeous photo!
Greetings Kort, One of the things I like about this photograph is that it reminds me of some of the Eichler homes that were constructed back in the sixties and a few of them had an atrium in which one mind find such a treasure as seen here. Thank you for sharing and have a great week. egmont
日本の庭ですか？
this world is still beautiful, Kort!
Quite interesting picture !
Interesting capture!
Beautiful
oh... i've got to remember to comb my hair before leaving....