weekly photo challenge: threshold
A threshold is a point of entering: that point just before a new beginning.
Krista Stevens at The Daily Post set the challenge this week: THRESHOLD.
We’ve chosen the Great Torii for this week’s theme – found at Miyajima Island, Japan.
This iconic Japanese gateway marks the boundary between the spirit and human world.
wise monkeys abroad 
April 11, 2014 at 4:11 am
super!
April 11, 2014 at 5:30 am
Thanks 🙂
April 8, 2014 at 7:05 pm
nice shot for the theme!
April 8, 2014 at 7:05 pm
Thank you 🙂
April 8, 2014 at 1:13 am
I’m going to Japan later this year and I can’t wait to visit this place.
April 8, 2014 at 5:22 am
Lucky you!! Enjoy your time in Japan! 🙂
April 6, 2014 at 1:26 am
Hi there! This is a gorgeous picture! My husband has seen this in person. He was an Army officer and lived in Japan for 4 years.
April 6, 2014 at 6:22 am
Really?? How very cool! And have you visited Japan? Or has he ever been back since?
April 6, 2014 at 6:46 am
I’ve not been there. 😦 This was before we were together. He lived there from ’86-’90 and hasn’t had the opportunity to go back. He loved it there and would love to take me sometime in the future.
April 6, 2014 at 7:00 am
Make sure he does 😉
You will enjoy it – culture, history, food, efficiency, people. Actually can’t really find any negatives about it 🙂
April 6, 2014 at 7:03 am
He LOVED the people and tells us so many stories about how gracious and friendly they are. He also loved the food. 🙂
April 5, 2014 at 11:17 pm
very kewl 🙂
April 6, 2014 at 6:22 am
Thank you 🙂
April 5, 2014 at 9:56 pm
Awesome!!!!
April 5, 2014 at 10:00 pm
Thank you 🙂
April 5, 2014 at 5:48 pm
Great! I missed this, when I was in Jappan!
April 5, 2014 at 6:06 pm
It’s pretty spectacular! Reason to go back, maybe?
April 5, 2014 at 3:18 pm
and I know the other reader said he would have liked to have seen the water a bit more – but I would have liked to have seen some of the clutter -because I kind of like that in photos – but really enjoyed the cropped version here. 😉
April 5, 2014 at 3:26 pm
Guess it could add character – After looking back at the original – the water looked so dirty and dodgy 😉
April 5, 2014 at 3:17 pm
really beautiful.
April 5, 2014 at 3:25 pm
Thanking you for both of your encouraging comments!
April 5, 2014 at 1:52 pm
Nice shot. I would have liked to see a little more expanded (water) foreground.
April 5, 2014 at 2:13 pm
Hi Rick, thanks for swinging by. This photo was taken back in 2008 when we weren’t really too interested in photography so there was a lot of “clutter” in the foreground – hence needed to be cropped for the challenge! 🙂
But will definitely keep in mind for future similar shots!
April 5, 2014 at 11:54 am
Gorgeous!! 🙂
April 5, 2014 at 12:01 pm
Thanks Shelley 🙂 Hope you both are well!!
April 5, 2014 at 11:41 am
Beautiful! Miyajima is a very special place – when I visited one Christmas, it was snowing very lightly giving the island a magical light!
April 5, 2014 at 11:58 am
Oh wow! That would have been quite spectacular to witness – lucky you 🙂
April 5, 2014 at 10:15 am
Wow. Amazing post! 🙂
http://psychosomaticallyinlove.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/weekly-photo-challenge-threshold/
April 5, 2014 at 10:16 am
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