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02-OCT-2007

Fire buckets

At the Nigatsu-do Hall in Nara.

Found a couple of these little red buckets around this large wooden temple.
They seemed so inconsequential for fire protection.

Fortunately I did find some modern plumbing for fire fighting underneath this raised temple.

Nikon D200 ,Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6g IF-ED AF-S DX VR
1/60s f/3.5 at 18.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Oct-2007 11:55:13
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ModelNIKON D200
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 22-Nov-2007 05:46
Beautiful composition and unique shoot. V.
Ali Majdfar02-Nov-2007 05:44
Fantastic capture, ~V
Dan Ng02-Nov-2007 02:35
Wonderful contrast of time an d color, Bryan. V.
René Lortie01-Nov-2007 01:28
Wonderful doors and textures.
Tom Munson31-Oct-2007 23:17
Great shot of this fantastic woodwork. V
Jackdad31-Oct-2007 22:18
they look quite incongruous!
Simon Chandler31-Oct-2007 20:01
Impressive image. Great exposure to capture such large tonal range. v
Debbie B.31-Oct-2007 19:52
Love the splashes of red Bryan. They sure wouldnt help much in a fire!
Guest 31-Oct-2007 19:51
Hmm.. :) That's interesting.
Guest 31-Oct-2007 19:42
Wonderful bit of history, maybe this is where we used the bucket idea to fight fires..v
Guest 31-Oct-2007 18:56
Interesting find! vote
January Grey31-Oct-2007 17:54
Beautiful composition, great details and wonderful textures. V~
Karen Stuebing31-Oct-2007 14:12
Great comp and photo. Love the old wood and the bright red contrast of the buckets. V.
Guest 31-Oct-2007 13:32
Magnificent composition. V
Carol Rollins31-Oct-2007 12:38
This is a unique and interesting image Bryan. Those doors are wonderful. V.
Debbie Blackburn Beierle31-Oct-2007 06:29
Love the doors! Fascinating information on the fire buckets! V
Brian McAllister31-Oct-2007 06:17
Great shot of these ancient doors. V.