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“Koyo Silence”
Description:
The Flat Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden features raked gravel patterns, manicured evergreens, and brilliant autumn maples set against a misty forest backdrop. Designed for contemplation, this karesansui (dry landscape) garden blends precision and natural beauty, offering visitors a peaceful space to reflect on balance, change, and impermanence.
Story:
In the stillness of autumn, the Flat Garden becomes a living meditation. Each maple leaf turns in quiet conversation with time, its color deepening like a final breath before winter’s sleep. The raked gravel mirrors this calm, holding the memory of motion in every line. Here, amid the hush of mist and moss, change feels eternal — a fleeting moment captured in perfect balance between life and letting go. Koyo means “autumn” in Japanese and the stillness here was a peaceful and meditative silence that defines these gardens.
I photographed this scene after spending the earlier part of the morning capturing the famous Japanese maple that used for “Autumn Monarch” and “Gnarled Glory”.
-BAP
Location:
Flat Garden
Portland Japanese Garden
Oregon
45° 31' 7.1'' N, 122° 42' 28'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 10:56 PDT
Date: October 23rd, 2019
Camera & Settings:
15 shot panorama
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8G, Tripod
ISO 100, 44 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec
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“Koyo Silence”
Description:
The Flat Garden at the Portland Japanese Garden features raked gravel patterns, manicured evergreens, and brilliant autumn maples set against a misty forest backdrop. Designed for contemplation, this karesansui (dry landscape) garden blends precision and natural beauty, offering visitors a peaceful space to reflect on balance, change, and impermanence.
Story:
In the stillness of autumn, the Flat Garden becomes a living meditation. Each maple leaf turns in quiet conversation with time, its color deepening like a final breath before winter’s sleep. The raked gravel mirrors this calm, holding the memory of motion in every line. Here, amid the hush of mist and moss, change feels eternal — a fleeting moment captured in perfect balance between life and letting go. Koyo means “autumn” in Japanese and the stillness here was a peaceful and meditative silence that defines these gardens.
I photographed this scene after spending the earlier part of the morning capturing the famous Japanese maple that used for “Autumn Monarch” and “Gnarled Glory”.
-BAP
Location:
Flat Garden
Portland Japanese Garden
Oregon
45° 31' 7.1'' N, 122° 42' 28'' W
Google Map Link
Time: 10:56 PDT
Date: October 23rd, 2019
Camera & Settings:
15 shot panorama
Nikon D800E, NIKKOR 24-70 mm f/2.8G, Tripod
ISO 100, 44 mm, f/8, 1/20 sec
