[Leica] The Great Wall of China

[Susan Ryan]

the last two are my favorites as well, the first for content, the second for composition.

Sue



> On Nov 30, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Nathan, Thanks for looking
> Cheers
> Jayanand
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> On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 11:49 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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>> I love the last two with their subtle tones.
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>>> On 24 Nov 2014, at 08:18, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> So I come to the last day of our trip, with a visit to the Mu Tian Yu
>>> section of Great Wall of China which is 70 km from Beijing. It is a
>>> beautifully restored section of the wall running along a mountain ridge,
>>> and is accessed via a cable car. Why an Emperor, however paranoid, would
>>> build a huge defensive wall on top of a very steep mountain ridge is
>> beyond
>>> me, but there it is! A last observation is that it makes sense to do the
>>> typical tourist circuit starting in Shanghai, and ending at Beijing,
>>> because the quality of  the experience of the places visited increases,
>> and
>>> climaxes well in Xi'an followed by Beijing. The journey in the reverse
>>> direction would be an anticlimax, I feel.
>>> 
>>> On our way, we visited a cloisonne factory on the outskirts of Beijing,
>> and
>>> had a tour of the place:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2828.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2821.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> The Great Wall of China, Mu Tian Yu Section. Even here, surprisingly, in
>>> the countryside, with all the greenery, there were no birds to be seen or
>>> heard:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2415.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2424.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2869.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2890.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> People on the wall:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2431.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2447.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Two studies of a section of the wall - one a wider view than the other,
>> and
>>> with human content as well:
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2884.jpg.html
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/China/China-20141020-2456.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> Please see LARGE
>>> 
>>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>>> 
>>> Cheers
>>> Jayanand
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