[Leica] Forbidden City

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Nathan,
Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
wrote:

> Guide, Piggy Back and the moat at the end (either colour or b&w, I like
> both versions) are my favourites.
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> On 21 Nov 2014, at 09:42, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > 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:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2261.jpg.html
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2360.jpg.html
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> > 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:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2296.jpg.html
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> > Bridge:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2301.jpg.html
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> > Corridor:
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> 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
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> > As we were leaving, I saw this kid:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141019-2390.jpg.html
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> > The exit from the Forbidden City, The Gate of Divine Might:
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> 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
> >
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> 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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