[Leica] Forbidden City

[Jay Burleson]

Pink is great!
(Note, you did duplicate some url's in this post.)

Jay

On 11/21/2014 12:42 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> What is called the Forbidden City in Beijing is actually the Emperor's
> palace and grounds from the Ming to the Qing dynasties, a period of around
> 500 years. It is called "Forbidden" because nobody could enter or exit
> without the Emperor's permission. It consists of 980 buildings in about 180
> acres of land. The day we landed up there it was a public holiday and the
> place was crammed with people, as was the huge Tiananmen Square:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2261.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2360.jpg.html
>
> As is usual, when I visit places that have been photographed a trillion
> times, I concentrate on my fellow tourists, using the buildings and the
> area as a background:
>
> Pink:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2360.jpg.html
>
> Recuperation:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2296.jpg.html
>
> Bridge:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2301.jpg.html
>
> Corridor:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2306.jpg.html
>
> Conversation:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2329.jpg.html
>
> Guide:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2356.jpg.html
>
> As we were leaving, I saw this kid:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2390.jpg.html
>
> The exit from the Forbidden City, The Gate of Divine Might:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2390.jpg.html
>
> The moat and walls encircling the complex. By the time we left, the day had
> really turned very dreary due to thick smog, so I could not decide whether
> B&W or Colour suited the mood, so here is one of each:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2817.jpg.html
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2818.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand