Lanterns are always photogenic, and a confidently worn trilby is possibly even more appealing, so to get both in the same frame was pleasing to say the least.
Photographs from a small group of islands
Lanterns are always photogenic, and a confidently worn trilby is possibly even more appealing, so to get both in the same frame was pleasing to say the least.
Coli says
Beautiful picture!
Lee says
Thank you very much. It all came together really nicely!
ellen says
Iām in love with this. What a stunning shot!
Lee says
Thank you, that’s very nice to hear!
Stephan says
This is so cool there is so much I like! š
Lee says
Cheers. Very happy the man turned up when he did!
cdilla says
Great photograph. The guy has an easy assertiveness that the trilby certainly contributes too.
I wonder if he knows it’s named after a stage depiction of a fictional half-irish laundress who worked in Paris in the 1850’s.
I’ve occasionally wondered about acquiring a trilby for myself – but I’d never be able to pul my hoodie up over it – so best stick to the baseball cap for now š
Lee says
Thank you. Don’t know about the fella in the photo, but I certainly didn’t know that. Very interesting.
A hoodie/trilby combo does sound a little odd, but you could end up pioneering a whole new look — perhaps…
Steve says
I guess that’s the Sensoji temple at Asakusa? The characters on the lantern (which I can’t read) look similar to a photo we took there a few years ago. But when I look up temple images online the lantern characters are different. (My memory could be wrong.)
Lee says
Yeah, that’s right. You are right about the different kanji too. There’s the main entrance/Kaminarimon gate, then the one in the photo, the Hozomon gate, which leads into the temple area itself. Both very similar looking, and with huge lanterns, but wth different kanji.