The Great Buddha of Kamakura is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. The statue was cast in 1252 and originally located inside a large temple hall. However, the temple buildings were washed away by a tsunami tidal wave in the end of the 15th century, and since then the Buddha stands in the open air.
With a height of 13.35 meters, it is the second largest bronze Buddha statue in Japan (the largest is located in the Todaiji Temple in Nara). Source for Buddha info: japan-guide
Photographs taken with a Canon 5DMKII camera and Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens… with the Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter 77mm (below).
Singh-Ray 77mm Vari-ND Filter – lets me continuously control the amount of light passing through my lens by as much as 8 exposure stops! No need to change your shutter speed to control the exposure. Stay at the f-stop you want for your depth of field of choice. A very nice piece of gear – works great for both video and stills. Available for purchase on Amazon.com
excellent photos of Buddha and nice to learn a bit of its history, thanks for sharing.
Very nice photos of a wonderful place. I visited Kamakura and Enoshima last spring. I would love to go back again. Keep posting great photos.
Dude you have skills
awesome! i like to think we share the same skill in photography. wish i had a bad ass camera like that…. one day maybe i can be as cool as my big cuz.
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