Posted by Daryl (Amagasaki, Japan) on 25 May 2007 in Architecture.
I started a Master's degree in April. This is my university, Kwansei Gakuin, or 'Kangaku' for short. They have a beautiful campus at Uegahara, near Nishinomiya in Hyogo prefecture.
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looks beautiful in black & white - just lovely tones - also looks like a very nice place to go to school ps - sorry I haven't been around for a while - I have been very busy and I am going away on Monday
25 May 2007 12:46am
@Art Monkey: No worries AM! Have fun.
Lovely scene, and it looks good in black and white, I would wish only that the sky is not so blown out in parts.
25 May 2007 5:53am
@a hat full of sky: Thanks hat. Didn't really know what to do about the sky...
lovely ultra wide capture of your other "home" for the next year or two! looks like a university with much history! curious what Masters you are doing - Japanese studies? ESL? MBA? i miss being a student... anyway i wish you a wonderful time of studying and all the best i nyour pursuit of knowledge and skill :)
25 May 2007 6:50am
@Kairospix: Thanks K! I'm doing an MBA.
the building looks western :D Nice in B&W
25 May 2007 12:04pm
@Kheoh Yee Wei: Cheers Wei.
Nice elegiacal feel.... Maybe some cropping top and bottom to make a 10+
25 May 2007 10:31pm
@rverspirit: Thanks rverspirit!
Hi Daroru, looks like a nice serene environment - the palm trees remind me of Singapore! I like how the people are randomly "placed" in the picture. Adds much life to it!
26 May 2007 2:30pm
@Sojourn: Thank you Sojourn!
Looks like a very nice place to spend your days!
I too love the b/w treatment you gave the photo and wish the sky had been a little less blown out. If you'll forgive my impertinence, I used a layer mask to tone it down and you can see the result <here>. The image has such a clear line of demarcation between the sky and the foreground that making the layer mask was a snap. I've also included the mask <here>. Good tutorial on this at gimpguru.org.
3 Jun 2007 4:05am
@Mike Cash: Interesting Mike. Looks like quite a good site, will do a bit of research...
Funnily enough, got an e-mail on the 2nd June... university closed down for 2 weeks due to a measles outbreak! I heard this happened in Tokyo, now its moved to Kansai. Don't know if its just a precaution or if some people really got it down here.
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