Nara 奈良

Went to Nara for a photo trip!

Equipment: 5D3 + 24-105mm F4L

Processed in Lightroom 4

Man in cap sits on stone bench beside pond where turtles rest on logs. 猿澤池EXIF

Lots of turtles on the log! 猿澤池

Two people sit on a stone railing overlooking a calm lake with buildings and hills in the background. Couple overlooking pond 猿澤池EXIF

Sweet... I bet they could sit there for hours

Man in brown jacket seated on small stool beside canal with traditional tiled roofs behind. Elderly drawing 猿澤池EXIF

Elderly concentrating on drawing

Stone monument with carved inscription before a traditional wooden temple hall under a clear blue sky. TempleEXIF

Red bus stop shelter labeled "Kencho Mae" with a waiting passenger under monochrome trees. Bus StopEXIF

Black-and-white tunnel with tiled walls, directional signs, and a bright exit at the far end. Underground passageEXIF

Two Japanese houses side by side with one side in black and white style. Old and Modern housingEXIF

I find it interesting and amazing that the old and modern are built along side each other. Purposely de-saturated the modern era

Resting deer beside a textured tree trunk on a forest floor of pine needles and dirt. DeerEXIF

Two deer nuzzle on a sun-dappled stone path, with pedestrians and bicycles in the background. Deer CoupleEXIF

Lots of deers while walking towards 東大寺 and found a cute deer couple

Bare tree trunk framing a traditional temple reflected in a calm pond under a clear blue sky. 東大寺EXIF

Black-and-white view of a traditional temple with tiled roofs, framed by tall pine trees and reflected in a calm pond. 東大寺2EXIF

Two people embracing on a wooden bench by a pond, with a red torii gate visible through the trees in the background. Couple 東大寺EXIF

Another couple...

Deer standing on a stone ledge before a wooden structure, with a blurred person in the background. The DeerEXIF

Wooden sign reading “Smoking Prohibited” stands in a sun-dappled forest with dappled light filtering through trees. No SmokingEXIF

Wooden fence with engraved Japanese names leading toward a pink torii gate on a gravel path. Before 鳥居EXIF

Stone lanterns line a sunlit path beside a vermilion temple corridor, with bright lens flare from the trees above. Temple 2EXIF

Stone lanterns line a gravel path through a dense forest in black and white. Long walkwayEXIF

Waited about 5 mins for the people to walk past and finally got this clean shot