[Leica] Forbidden City

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jay,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Sat, Nov 22, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Jay Burleson <leica at jayburleson.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>
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