Artistic pattern in Chi Lin Nunnery 志蓮淨苑的美與藝

Chi Lin Nunnery is tranquil. Anyone staying inside the nunnery will have a feeling of comfortable and relaxing ambience. The whole architectural structure built on the prototype of temple in Tang Dynasty is so grant and elegant that makes one dazzled and stunned. Every part of the building is an artistic creation, a display of beautiful arts.

Recently I browsed over the old photos in which I found this album of my first visit to Chi Lin taken on 25th February 2009. Among all these photos, they have inspired my exploration of  the combination of 'beauty', 'art' and 'ambience' in which I have also found the basic essence of 'contrast', 'framing' and 'circle, angle, square' in photography.

Camera:  Canon PowerShot S3 IS

志蓮淨苑環境幽靜，置身其中，令人清靜自在。仿唐的建築宏偉古雅，美得令人目眩，每一部份都是藝術的創作丶美術的展示。最近再翻舊照片，這輯照片是我初次踏足志蓮淨苑拍攝的，日期是2009年2月25日，當時拍了數百張照片，從中啟發了我在這幽雅的建築群中，學習發掘「美」、「兿」與「氛圍」的組合。當中有「對比」、「圖框」、「圓、角、方」等攝影設計的基本原素。

Chi Lin Nunnery in full view
志蓮淨苑全景照

The line patterns of the eaves-tiles and the beams of the windows are composition of the architectural beauty.
瓦當的直紋，窗門的直條，組成建築群的美感。

The nunnery is visible inside the green trees and flourishing plants.
寺院掩映在茂松綠樹中

The slanting roof of the tall buildings just fits into the slanting 'frame' of the eaves.
高廈的斜頂剛巧配合了飛簷的 傾斜「框架」

A strong contrast between the new and the old; dark and light color tone.
新與舊、色調深淺的強烈對比。

Radar antenna at the peak of Sze Wan Shan
慈雲山上雷達發射塔

Fences and temple rafts
扶手與飛簷

Beautiful patterns on the eaves
樑柱花紋

Decoration on the rafts
簷鉓

Interlocking eaves
簷簷層疊

Light, shadow, circle, angle, square
光、影、圓、角、方

The three heading together
錦鯉三聚

Turning ripples
旋轉與漣漪

Ripples and bubbles
漣漪與汽泡

Mystery and circles
玄與圓

Three dragon heads of the fountain
三龍噴泉

Dragon heads and lotus flowers
龍頭與荷蓮

The compromise of being opposite
妥協的對立

In a row
排列

Stone art and Chinese rhyming couplet
石藝與對聨

Stone art and Chinese rhyming couplet
石藝與對聨

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