Posted by Daryl (Amagasaki, Japan) on 21 November 2007 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.
Schoolgirls at Kiyomizu Dera, Kyoto.
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this is a nice moment - these two young ladies look quite enthralled with this activity. Do they write a wish on a piece of paper and put it on the line?
21 Nov 2007 4:50am
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks for the visit Jason. The pieces of paper have a 'fortune' written on them and are called omikuji; I found this Wikipedia page about them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omikuji
You buy the pieces of paper at the shrine or temple - as Wikipedia says, it's like a lottery. If you get a bad fortune, you stick it on a pine tree, or like these girls are doing, tie it onto strings set up near pine trees.
Wonderful picture. I wonder what they are talking about!
21 Nov 2007 7:10am
@martie: Thanks martie. Maybe discussing everyone else's bad luck?!
very cool! i like how you partially showed their expression! M.E. too wonders what they're saying to each other and what they wished for...
21 Nov 2007 11:50am
@M.E.: Thank you M.E! Check out my reply to Jason...
They seem to be very intend...
21 Nov 2007 5:19pm
@Wolfgang Prigge: Thanks Wolfgang!
Wow, that's a fantastic portrait, such life and mystery to it!
23 Nov 2007 6:06am
@Lorraine: Cheers Lorraine!
nice portrait.
26 Nov 2007 4:57pm
@pedro alexandre: Thanks pedro.
Did you get caught in the act of taking their photo?
29 Nov 2007 9:33am
@Twelvebit: No, I was in and out like a flash! Everyone's taking photos everywhere anyway, they probably thought I was taking the trees. Cheers Twelvebit.
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